Adams County, Mississippi

Adams County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 34,340. Its name is in honor of the second,. The is. It is part of the.

History
Adams County was created on from part of Pickering Territorial County. It was the first county to be organized in the, eighteen years before Mississippi became a state. Its namesake is President. Four Mississippi governors have hailed from Adams County:, , , and.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,259 (486 ). 1,192 km² (460 sq mi) of it is land and 67 km² (26 sq mi) of it (5.34%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics


As of the of 2000, there were 34,340 people, 13,677 households, and 9,409 families residing in the county. The was 29/km² (75/sq mi). There were 15,175 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (33/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 46.04%, 52.76% or , 0.14% , 0.25% , 0.01% , 0.21% from , and 0.59% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 13,677 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.80% were living together, 21.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 86.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,234, and the median income for a family was $29,591. Males had a median income of $30,260 versus $20,383 for females. The for the county was $15,778. About 22.90% of families and 25.90% of the population were below the, including 36.80% of those under age 18 and 19.20% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

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