Noxubee County, Mississippi

Noxubee County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 12,548. Its is. Noxubee is a word meaning stinking water.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,813 (700 ). 1,800 km² (695 sq mi) of it is land and 14 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.75%) is water.

Major Highways

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 12,548 people, 4,470 households, and 3,222 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (18/sq mi). There were 5,228 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 69.30%, 29.49% , 0.15% , 0.11% , 0.37% from , and 0.58% from two or more races. 1.12% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,470 households out of which 35.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.00% were living together, 24.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.90% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the county the population was spread out with 30.70% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 19.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 90.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $22,330, and the median income for a family was $27,312. Males had a median income of $25,008 versus $17,636 for females. The for the county was $12,018. About 29.20% of families and 32.80% of the population were below the, including 43.60% of those under age 18 and 25.30% of those age 65 or over.

Recent News
The U.S. Department of Justice has recently attempted to bring a case under the Voting Rights Act alleging that the local Democratic party chairman, Ike Brown, has conspired to orchestrate "relentless racial discrimination" against white voters. 

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