Kemper County, Mississippi

Kemper County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 10,453. Its is. It is named in honor of.

The county is part of the.

Long-time  (1947-1989) was born in Kemper County. is located in the town of, at the junction of and.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,987 (767 ). 1,984 km² (766 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.11%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 45.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 16.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 21.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 39.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 10,453 people, 3,909 households, and 2,787 families residing in the county. The was 5/km² (14/sq mi). There were 4,533 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 39.03%, 58.13% or , 2.06% , 0.08% , 0.03% , 0.11% from , and 0.57% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,909 households out of which 32.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.70% were living together, 20.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 12.50% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 15.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $23,998, and the median income for a family was $30,248. Males had a median income of $24,431 versus $18,199 for females. The for the county was $11,985. About 21.20% of families and 26.00% of the population were below the, including 35.30% of those under age 18 and 26.70% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

 * Towns


 * Census-designated places
 * (mostly in Neshoba County)


 * Unincorporated places