Monroe County, Mississippi

Monroe County is a in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 38,014. Its is.

History
The county is named in honor of U.S. President.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,000 (772 ). 1,979 km² (764 sq mi) of it is land and 20 km² (8 sq mi) of it (1.02%) is water.

Major highways

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 * [[Image:US 278.svg|21px]]
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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 38,014 people, 14,603 households, and 10,660 families residing in the county. The was 19/km² (50/sq mi). There were 16,236 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (21/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 68.37%, 30.77% or , 0.10% , 0.17% , 0.01% , 0.11% from , and 0.47% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 14,603 households out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.00% were living together, 17.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were non-families. 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,307, and the median income for a family was $36,749. Males had a median income of $30,232 versus $20,411 for females. The for the county was $14,072. About 13.60% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the, including 22.30% of those under age 18 and 21.70% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

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 * Unincorporated places


 * Ghost towns