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| George County, Mississippi | |
 George County courthouse in Lucedale
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 Location in the state of Mississippi | |
 Mississippi's location in the U.S. | |
| Founded | 1910 |
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| Named for | James Z. George |
| Seat | Lucedale |
| Largest city | Lucedale |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
484 sq mi (1,254 km²) 479 sq mi (1,241 km²) 4.9 sq mi (13 km²), 1.0 |
| Population - (2020) - Density |
24,350 |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | http://www.georgecountyms.com/index.html |
George County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,350.[1] Its county seat is Lucedale.[2] The county is named for James Z. George, US Senator from Mississippi.
George County is included in the Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is located near the Alabama state line.
History[]
George County was named after Senator James Z. George and was formed on 16 March 1910 from parts of land formerly included in Jackson and Greene Counties.[3]
The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad ran through Lucedale on its way to Mobile.
Geography[]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 484 square miles (1,250 km2), of which 479 square miles (1,240 km2) is land and 4.9 square miles (13 km2) (1.0%) is water.[4]
Major highways[]
U.S. Highway 98- Mississippi Highway 26
- Mississippi Highway 57
- Mississippi Highway 63
- Mississippi Highway 198
Adjacent counties[]
- Greene County (north)
- Mobile County, Alabama (east)
- Jackson County (south)
- Stone County (west)
- Perry County (northwest)
National protected area[]
- De Soto National Forest (part)
Demographics[]
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 6,599 | ||
| 1920 | 5,564 | −15.7% | |
| 1930 | 7,523 | 35.2% | |
| 1940 | 8,704 | 15.7% | |
| 1950 | 10,012 | 15.0% | |
| 1960 | 11,098 | 10.8% | |
| 1970 | 12,459 | 12.3% | |
| 1980 | 15,927 | 27.8% | |
| 1990 | 16,673 | 4.7% | |
| 2000 | 19,144 | 14.8% | |
| 2010 | 22,578 | 17.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2020[1] | |||
2020 census[]
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 20,929 | 85.95% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,774 | 7.29% |
| Native American | 85 | 0.35% |
| Asian | 77 | 0.32% |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other/Mixed | 812 | 3.33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 672 | 2.76% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 24,350 people, 7,592 households, and 5,309 families residing in the county.
2000 census[]
As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 19,144 people, 6,742 households, and 5,305 families residing in the county. The population density was 40 people per square mile (15/km2). There were 7,513 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 89.38% White, 8.82% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.84% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. 1.60% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 6,742 households, out of which 38.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.00% were married couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.30% were non-families. 19.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.20% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,730, and the median income for a family was $39,386. Males had a median income of $33,575 versus $20,542 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,337. About 13.00% of families and 16.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.80% of those under age 18 and 20.20% of those age 65 or over.
Politics[]
The county has gone solidly Republican in the last nine Presidential elections.[11] In past Presidential elections third-party candidates sometimes did well here. In 1968 George Wallace won the county with over 90 percent of the vote,[12] which was the second highest percentage he received in any county. In 1988 the county gave David Duke 4.21%, which was the highest percentage he received. In that election it also gave more support to Lenora Fulani than she received in most of the nation. In 2012, President Obama only received 14% of the vote, and Hillary Clinton received barely ten percent in 2016[13] In 2020, George County was only one of two counties that voted against replacing the state flag. The other was nearby Greene County.
The county is located in Mississippi's 4th congressional district, which has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+21 and is represented by Republican Steven Palazzo.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 9,713 | 87.91% | 1,218 | 11.02% | 118 | 1.07% |
| 2016 | 8,696 | 87.92% | 1,027 | 10.38% | 168 | 1.70% |
| 2012 | 8,376 | 84.98% | 1,359 | 13.79% | 121 | 1.23% |
| 2008 | 7,700 | 82.49% | 1,532 | 16.41% | 103 | 1.10% |
| 2004 | 6,223 | 77.78% | 1,724 | 21.55% | 54 | 0.67% |
| 2000 | 5,143 | 70.61% | 1,977 | 27.14% | 164 | 2.25% |
| 1996 | 3,311 | 55.71% | 1,888 | 31.77% | 744 | 12.52% |
| 1992 | 4,141 | 43.55% | 2,650 | 27.87% | 2,718 | 28.58% |
| 1988 | 4,545 | 58.40% | 2,435 | 31.29% | 802 | 10.31% |
| 1984 | 4,346 | 72.10% | 1,655 | 27.46% | 27 | 0.45% |
| 1980 | 3,052 | 51.45% | 2,757 | 46.48% | 123 | 2.07% |
| 1976 | 1,957 | 37.43% | 3,072 | 58.75% | 200 | 3.82% |
| 1972 | 3,979 | 92.90% | 270 | 6.30% | 34 | 0.79% |
| 1968 | 171 | 3.91% | 214 | 4.89% | 3,992 | 91.20% |
| 1964 | 2,797 | 92.04% | 242 | 7.96% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 310 | 14.97% | 844 | 40.75% | 917 | 44.28% |
| 1956 | 403 | 24.26% | 1,150 | 69.24% | 108 | 6.50% |
| 1952 | 603 | 30.86% | 1,351 | 69.14% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 25 | 2.14% | 108 | 9.26% | 1,033 | 88.59% |
| 1944 | 92 | 8.05% | 1,051 | 91.95% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 38 | 3.87% | 945 | 96.13% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1936 | 24 | 2.61% | 892 | 97.17% | 2 | 0.22% |
| 1932 | 19 | 2.25% | 824 | 97.63% | 1 | 0.12% |
| 1928 | 369 | 52.34% | 336 | 47.66% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 68 | 11.93% | 502 | 88.07% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1920 | 56 | 16.67% | 263 | 78.27% | 17 | 5.06% |
| 1916 | 32 | 7.96% | 341 | 84.83% | 29 | 7.21% |
| 1912 | 5 | 1.72% | 231 | 79.38% | 55 | 18.90% |
Communities[]
City[]
- Lucedale (county seat)
Census-designated places[]
- Agricola
- Benndale
Unincorporated places[]
- Basin
- Bexley
- Crossroads
- Merrill
- Shipman
See also[]
- Dry counties
- National Register of Historic Places listings in George County, Mississippi
References[]
- ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28039.html.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
- ^ Mississippi Encyclopedia Staff (2018-04-14). "George County". Center for Study of Southern Culture. http://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/george-county.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_28.txt.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US28039&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.
- ^ The New York Times Electoral Map (Zoom in on Mississippi)
- ^ David Leip's Presidential Election Atlas Statistics for 1968
- ^ David Leip's Presidential Election Atlas Statistics for 1988
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.
External links[]
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