Winston County, Mississippi

Winston County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 20,160. Its is. Winston County is named for military leader.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,580 (610 ). 1,572 km² (607 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.51%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Circle sign 19.svg|20px]]
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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 20,160 people, 7,578 households, and 5,471 families residing in the county. The was 13/km² (33/sq mi). There were 8,472 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (14/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 55.26%, 43.25% or , 0.66% , 0.08% , 0.28% from , and 0.46% from two or more races. 1.21% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,578 households out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.90% were living together, 18.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,256, and the median income for a family was $33,602. Males had a median income of $28,665 versus $18,210 for females. The for the county was $14,548. About 19.40% of families and 23.70% of the population were below the, including 32.90% of those under age 18 and 18.90% of those age 65 or over.

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