Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 17,955 people, 6,978 households, and 5,024 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

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 was 26 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 8,100 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 64.49% White

Race (United States Census)

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, 34.81% Black

Race (United States Census)

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 or African American

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, 0.11% Native American

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.11% Asian

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.01% Pacific Islander

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.17% from other races

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, and 0.30% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population were Hispanic

Race (United States Census)

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 or Latino

Race (United States Census)

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 of any race.

There were 6,978 households out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.00% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 15.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 25.50% 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 2.55 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 15.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,610, and the median income for a family was $33,396. Males had a median income of $27,580 versus $19,402 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the county was $14,288. About 18.80% of families and 23.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.50% of those under age 18 and 24.10% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

• Cities
  • Quitman
    Quitman, Mississippi
    Quitman is a city in Clarke County, Mississippi, USA, along the Chickasawhay River. The population was 2,463 at the 2000 census. The county seat of Clarke County, it is the hometown of San Antonio Spurs power forward Antonio McDyess and the birthplace of writer Wyatt Emory Cooper.-Geography:Quitman...
    
    

• Towns
  • Enterprise
    Enterprise, Mississippi
    Enterprise is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 474 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Enterprise is located at...
    
    
  • Pachuta
    Pachuta, Mississippi
    Pachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 245 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pachuta is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
    
    
  • Shubuta
    Shubuta, Mississippi
    Shubuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. Shubuta was incorporated in 1865. It had become a trading post community in the 1830s, but it was not until the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was signed under the Indian Removal Act and the Choctaw ceded the land to the United...
    
    
  • Stonewall
    Stonewall, Mississippi
    Stonewall is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,149 at the 2000 census.-History:A cotton mill was established here in 1868 and was one of the first industries in Mississippi. The town was named after General T.J...
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • De Soto
    De Soto, Mississippi
    De Soto is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. Its altitude is 210 feet .It includes four places listed on the National Register of Historic Places:*C. V. Akin House*Carmichael House*Cook-Sellers House...
    
    

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Clarke County, Mississippi
  National Register of Historic Places listings in Clarke County, Mississippi
  This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Clarke County, Mississippi.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States...
  
  
• Dry counties