Quitman County, Mississippi

Quitman County is a located in the  region of the  of. As of, the population is 10,117. Its is. Quitman County is named for, from  to  and from  to.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,053 (406 ). 1,049 km² (405 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.41%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 10,117 people, 3,565 households, and 2,506 families residing in the county. The was 10/km² (25/sq mi). There were 3,923 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 30.47%, 68.62% or , 0.13% , 0.17% , 0.01% , 0.08% from , and 0.52% from two or more races. 0.54% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,565 households out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.60% were living together, 26.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.42.

In the county the population was spread out with 32.00% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 19.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 86.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $20,636, and the median income for a family was $25,394. Males had a median income of $23,571 versus $16,993 for females. The for the county was $10,817. About 28.60% of families and 33.10% of the population were below the, including 43.10% of those under age 18 and 30.60% of those age 65 or over.

Quitman County has the per capita income in Mississippi and the  in the United States.

Communities

 * Cities


 * Towns
 * (mostly in Panola County)
 * (partly in Panola County)


 * Unincorporated places

Education

 * Public School Districts


 * Private Schools
 * Delta Academy (Marks)