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Marion County, Mississippi | ||
Marion County courthouse in Columbia
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Location in the state of Mississippi | ||
Mississippi's location in the U.S. | ||
Founded | 1811 | |
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Named for | Francis Marion | |
Seat | Columbia | |
Largest city | Columbia | |
Area - Total - Land - Water |
549 sq mi (1,422 km²) 542 sq mi (1,404 km²) 6.2 sq mi (16 km²), 1.1 | |
Population - (2020) - Density |
24,441 | |
Congressional district | 4th | |
Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 | |
Website | www.marioncountyms.com |
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,441.[1] Its county seat is Columbia.[2] Marion County is named for American Revolutionary War guerrilla leader Francis Marion also known as The Swamp Fox.[3]
Geography[]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 549 square miles (1,420 km2), of which 542 square miles (1,400 km2) is land and 6.2 square miles (16 km2) (1.1%) is water.[4]
Major highways[]
U.S. Highway 98
Mississippi Highway 13
Mississippi Highway 35
Mississippi Highway 43
Mississippi Highway 44
Adjacent counties[]
- Jefferson Davis County (north)
- Lamar County (east)
- Pearl River County (southeast)
- Washington Parish, Louisiana (south)
- Walthall County (west)
- Lawrence County (northwest)
Demographics[]
Historical populations | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1820 | 3,116 | ||
1830 | 3,691 | 18.5% | |
1840 | 3,830 | 3.8% | |
1850 | 4,410 | 15.1% | |
1860 | 4,686 | 6.3% | |
1870 | 4,211 | −10.1% | |
1880 | 6,901 | 63.9% | |
1890 | 9,532 | 38.1% | |
1900 | 13,501 | 41.6% | |
1910 | 15,599 | 15.5% | |
1920 | 17,144 | 9.9% | |
1930 | 19,923 | 16.2% | |
1940 | 24,085 | 20.9% | |
1950 | 23,967 | −0.5% | |
1960 | 23,293 | −2.8% | |
1970 | 22,871 | −1.8% | |
1980 | 25,708 | 12.4% | |
1990 | 25,544 | −0.6% | |
2000 | 25,595 | 0.2% | |
2010 | 27,088 | 5.8% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2020[1] |
2020 census[]
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 15,721 | 64.32% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 7,583 | 31.03% |
Native American | 42 | 0.17% |
Asian | 65 | 0.27% |
Other/Mixed | 624 | 2.55% |
Hispanic or Latino | 406 | 1.66% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 24,441 people, 9,483 households, and 5,863 families residing in the county.
2000 census[]
As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 25,595 people, 9,336 households, and 6,880 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile (18/km2). There were 10,395 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 66.96% White, 31.87% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. 0.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 9,336 households, out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.00% were married couples living together, 15.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 24.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.80% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $24,555, and the median income for a family was $29,894. Males had a median income of $26,909 versus $17,192 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,301. About 20.70% of families and 24.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.60% of those under age 18 and 23.00% of those aged 65 or over.
Government and infrastructure[]
The Mississippi Department of Human Services's Division of Youth Services operated the Columbia Training School in unincorporated Marion County. The facility was closed in 2008.[11][12]
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 8,273 | 67.94% | 3,787 | 31.10% | 117 | 0.96% |
2016 | 7,836 | 67.01% | 3,677 | 31.45% | 180 | 1.54% |
2012 | 8,237 | 64.71% | 4,393 | 34.51% | 99 | 0.78% |
2008 | 8,513 | 65.43% | 4,422 | 33.99% | 75 | 0.58% |
2004 | 7,999 | 66.95% | 3,888 | 32.54% | 60 | 0.50% |
2000 | 6,796 | 61.79% | 4,114 | 37.41% | 88 | 0.80% |
1996 | 5,023 | 50.39% | 4,334 | 43.48% | 611 | 6.13% |
1992 | 5,776 | 49.74% | 4,654 | 40.08% | 1,183 | 10.19% |
1988 | 7,019 | 61.87% | 4,240 | 37.38% | 85 | 0.75% |
1984 | 7,355 | 66.11% | 3,757 | 33.77% | 13 | 0.12% |
1980 | 5,218 | 48.73% | 5,366 | 50.12% | 123 | 1.15% |
1976 | 5,300 | 49.36% | 5,283 | 49.20% | 154 | 1.43% |
1972 | 6,805 | 79.40% | 1,693 | 19.75% | 72 | 0.84% |
1968 | 763 | 9.16% | 1,722 | 20.66% | 5,848 | 70.18% |
1964 | 5,469 | 91.55% | 505 | 8.45% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 698 | 22.92% | 1,082 | 35.53% | 1,265 | 41.54% |
1956 | 611 | 20.15% | 1,751 | 57.75% | 670 | 22.10% |
1952 | 1,420 | 35.35% | 2,597 | 64.65% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 49 | 1.79% | 205 | 7.47% | 2,491 | 90.75% |
1944 | 54 | 2.16% | 2,441 | 97.84% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 45 | 2.11% | 2,083 | 97.89% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 37 | 1.88% | 1,932 | 98.07% | 1 | 0.05% |
1932 | 94 | 3.71% | 2,429 | 95.97% | 8 | 0.32% |
1928 | 526 | 36.33% | 922 | 63.67% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 99 | 8.70% | 1,039 | 91.30% | 0 | 0.00% |
1920 | 143 | 18.52% | 613 | 79.40% | 16 | 2.07% |
1916 | 51 | 6.01% | 792 | 93.40% | 5 | 0.59% |
1912 | 12 | 2.51% | 438 | 91.44% | 29 | 6.05% |
Communities[]
Cities[]
- Columbia (county seat & only incorporated place)
Census-designated places[]
- Foxworth
- Kokomo
Unincorporated communities[]
- Bunker Hill
- Cheraw
- East Columbia
- Goss
- Hub
- Improve
- Jamestown
- Morgantown
- Sandy Hook
- New Hope
- Rosehill
- Foxworth
Notable people[]
- Earl W. Bascom (1906–1995), "Father of Modern Rodeo," Mississippi Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee, producer of Marion County's first rodeo in 1935[14]
- Charles C. Bass (1875–1975), "Father of Preventive Dentistry"; researcher in tropical medicine
- Charles Coleman (American football) (born 1963), American football player
- Logan Cooke - NFL punter
- Peggy Dow, American actress
- Walter Payton, American football player
See also[]
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Mississippi
References[]
- ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28091.html.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 200. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ.
- ^ "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=0500000US28091&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau profile of Columbia, MS . Retrieved on July 21, 2010.
- ^ "Public Appearance Calendar Governor Ronnie Musgrove For the Week of December 31, 2001 Archived October 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine". Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Retrieved on July 21, 2010. "Columbia Training School 1730 Highway 44 Columbia, MS."
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.
- ^ Marion County. 2012. ISBN 9780738591933. https://books.google.com/books?id=t2nPQrVFH0UC&dq=earl+bascom%2C+columbia+mississippi&pg=PA9.
External links[]
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