Lauderdale County, Mississippi

Lauderdale County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 78,161. The is. It is the largest county in the. Lauderdale County is named for colonel, who was killed at the in the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,853 (715 ). 1,822 km² (704 sq mi) of it is land and 30 km² (12 sq mi) of it (1.65%) is water.

Major Highways

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 78,161 people, 29,990 households, and 20,573 families residing in the county. The was 43/km² (111/sq mi). There were 33,418 housing units at an average density of 18/km² (48/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 60.15%, 38.18% or , 0.18% , 0.50% , 0.03% , 0.34% from , and 0.63% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 29,990 households out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.70% were living together, 18.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.40% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 90.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,768, and the median income for a family was $37,581. Males had a median income of $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over.

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