Walthall County, Mississippi

Walthall County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 15,156. Its is. The county is named after general and Mississippi Senator.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,047 (404 ). 1,046 km² (404 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.15%) is water. It is the smallest county in Mississippi in land area.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Circle sign 44.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 48.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,156 people, 5,571 households, and 4,111 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (38/sq mi). There were 6,418 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 54.61%, 44.09% or , 0.12% , 0.24% , 0.01% , 0.26% from , and 0.66% from two or more races. 1.33% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,571 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.00% were living together, 16.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.40% under the age of 18, 9.90% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $22,945, and the median income for a family was $29,169. Males had a median income of $26,745 versus $16,909 for females. The for the county was $12,563. About 22.40% of families and 27.80% of the population were below the, including 42.70% of those under age 18 and 17.50% of those age 65 or over.

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