Leflore County, Mississippi

Leflore County is a located in the  region of the  of. As of 2000, the population was 37,947. The is. It is part of the. Leflore County is named for leader.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,570 (606 ). 1,533 km² (592 sq mi) of it is land and 37 km² (14 sq mi) of it (2.38%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 49.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 82.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 7.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 8.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

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 * (southeast)
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 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 37,947 people, 12,956 households, and 8,887 families residing in the county. The was 25/km² (64/sq mi). There were 14,097 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (24/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 30.00%, 67.73% or , 0.11% , 0.65% , 0.04% , 0.98% from , and 0.50% from two or more races. 1.90% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 12,956 households out of which 35.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.00% were living together, 27.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.40% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.70% under the age of 18, 13.10% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 18.20% from 45 to 64, and 11.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 92.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $21,518, and the median income for a family was $26,059. Males had a median income of $25,959 versus $18,497 for females. The for the county was $12,553. About 29.10% of families and 34.80% of the population were below the, including 48.00% of those under age 18 and 24.50% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

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 * Unincorporated places

Education

 * Colleges and Universities
 * (Itta Bena)


 * Public School Districts


 * Private Schools
 * (Greenwood)