Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 10,769 people, 4,071 households, and 3,069 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

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 was 17 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 4,888 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 62.67% White

Race (United States Census)

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, 36.61% Black

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 or African American

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, 0.07% Native American

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, 0.16% Asian

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, 0.01% Pacific Islander

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, 0.13% from other races

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, and 0.36% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were Hispanic

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 or Latino

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 of any race.
There were 4,071 households out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 15.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.60% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% 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 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,878, and the median income for a family was $35,711. Males had a median income of $28,459 versus $19,695 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the county was $15,744. About 13.70% of families and 16.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.30% of those under age 18 and 23.50% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

• Towns
  • Carrollton
    Carrollton, Mississippi
    Carrollton is a town in Carroll County, Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Carroll County. The population was 408 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area-Geography:...
    
    
  • North Carrollton
    North Carrollton, Mississippi
    North Carrollton is a town in Carroll County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 499 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area-Geography:North Carrollton is located at ....
    
    
  • Vaiden
    Vaiden, Mississippi
    Vaiden is a town in Carroll County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 840 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area-Geography:Vaiden is located at ....
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Avalon
    Avalon, Mississippi
    Avalon is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Mississippi, United States.Avalon is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan areaIt is known as the home of the great bluesman Mississippi John Hurt....
    
    
  • Black Hawk
    Black Hawk, Mississippi
    Black Hawk is an unincorporated community located in Carroll County, Mississippi, approximately southeast of Greenwood, Mississippi on Mississippi Highway 430 and approximately north of Acona.Black Hawk is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area...
    
    
  • Coila
    Coila, Mississippi
    Coila is an unincorporated community located in Carroll County, Mississippi. Coila is situated approximately 9 miles south of Carrollton, Mississippi on Highway 17. Coila is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area...
    
    
  • McCarley
    McCarley, Mississippi
    McCarley is an unincorporated community located in Carroll County, Mississippi, approximately east of Winona and approximately west of North Carrollton. McCarley is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area...
    
    
  • Teoc
    Teoc, Mississippi
    Teoc is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Mississippi and is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area approximately northeast of Greenwood on Teoc Road along Teoc Creek.....
    
    
  • Valley Hill
    Valley Hill, Mississippi
    Valley Hill is an unincorporated community located in Carroll County on U.S. Highway 82, approximately east of Greenwoood and approximately west of Carrollton.Valley Hill is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area...
    
    

See also

• Henry Pinckney McCain
  Henry Pinckney McCain
  Henry Pinckney McCain was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from 1914 to 1918.-Life and career:...
  
   - Born in Carroll County, 1861
• John S. McCain, Sr.
  John S. McCain, Sr.
  John Sidney "Slew" McCain Sr. was a U.S. Navy admiral. He held several command assignments during the Pacific campaign of World War II....
  
   - Born in Carroll County, 1894
• Mississippi John Hurt
  Mississippi John Hurt
  John Smith Hurt, better known as Mississippi John Hurt was an American country blues singer and guitarist.Raised in Avalon, Mississippi, Hurt taught himself how to play the guitar around age nine...
  
   - Born in Carroll County, ca. 1893
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Carroll County, Mississippi
  National Register of Historic Places listings in Carroll County, Mississippi
  This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Carroll County, Mississippi.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Carroll County, Mississippi, United States...