Smith County, Mississippi

Smith County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 16,182. Its is. Smith County is named for Major.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,651 (637 ). 1,647 km² (636 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.22%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:Circle sign 13.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 18.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 28.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 35.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 37.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 16,182 people, 6,046 households, and 4,558 families residing in the county. The was 10/km² (25/sq mi). There were 7,005 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 76.11%, 23.11% or , 0.11% , 0.10% , 0.04% , 0.19% from , and 0.35% from two or more races. 0.59% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,046 households out of which 35.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.60% were living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.60% were non-families. 23.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.50% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,840, and the median income for a family was $36,780. Males had a median income of $28,698 versus $20,154 for females. The for the county was $14,752. About 12.90% of families and 16.90% of the population were below the, including 22.50% of those under age 18 and 23.70% of those age 65 or over.

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 * Unincorporated places

External link

 * Smith County - Official site.