Harrison County, Mississippi

Harrison County is a located in the  of. It is part of the. As of, the population was 189,601. Its s are and. Harrison County is named for.

The county was severely damaged from both in August  and  on August 28-29,, causing.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,528 (976 ). 1,505 km² (581 sq mi) of it is land and 1,023 km² (395 sq mi) of it is water. The total area is 40.48% water.



Major highways

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 * [[Image:I-110.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 49.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 90.svg|20px]]
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 * [[Image:Circle sign 53.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 67.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of, there were 189,601 people, 71,538 households, and 48,574 families residing in the county. The was 126/km² (326/sq mi). There were 79,636 housing units at an average density of 53/km² (137/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 73.15%, 21.09% or , 0.45% , 2.60% , 0.09% , 0.90% from , and 1.72% from two or more races. 2.59% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 71,538 households out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.10% were living together, 15.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.10% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.55 and the average family size is 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 11.10% from 18 to 24, 30.50% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 11.10% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,624, and the median income for a family was $41,445. Males had a median income of $29,867 versus $22,030 for females. The for the county was $18,024. 14.60% of the population and 11.60% of families were below the. Out of the total population, 20.70% of those under the age of 18 and 11.30% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Harrison County has the per capita income in the State of Mississippi.

Communities

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 * Census-designated places


 * Unincorporated places

Corrections system
Harrison County has received coverage on and other media regarding the beatings of inmates, and the death of inmate Jessie Lee Williams Jr., who died while in custody on Feb. 4, 2006, which have occurred in the Harrison County Jail in . In 2006 and 2007, six Harrison County Sheriff's Department deputies pled guilty to crimes related to the abuse of inmates at the jail.