Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Chickasaw County | |
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Congressional district | 1st |
Website | www |
Chickasaw County is a
History
The Mississippi state legislature created Chickasaw County in 1836, following the cession of the land by the
The American Civil War devastated the local economy, completely destroying the plantation-based infrastructure of Chickasaw County. The newly freed slaves had to adapt to the new labor system, in which the white landowners still retained partial control over their lives through the practice of sharecropping. The economy declined again in the late 19th century, when falling cotton prices reduced both black and white residents to poverty. Farmers eventually began diversifying their crops, and the economy slowly began to improve.[3]
Geography
According to the
Major highways
- U.S. Route 45 Alternate (Mississippi)
- Mississippi Highway 8
- Mississippi Highway 15
- Mississippi Highway 32
- Mississippi Highway 41
- Mississippi Highway 47
- Natchez Trace Parkway
Adjacent counties
- Pontotoc County (north)
- Lee County (northeast)
- Monroe County (east)
- Clay County (southeast)
- Webster County (southwest)
- Calhoun County (west)
National protected areas
- Natchez Trace Parkway (part)
- Tombigbee National Forest (part)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1840 | 2,955 | — | |
1850 | 16,369 | 453.9% | |
1860 | 16,426 | 0.3% | |
1870 | 19,899 | 21.1% | |
1880 | 17,905 | −10.0% | |
1890 | 19,891 | 11.1% | |
1900 | 19,892 | 0.0% | |
1910 | 22,846 | 14.9% | |
1920 | 22,212 | −2.8% | |
1930 | 20,835 | −6.2% | |
1940 | 21,427 | 2.8% | |
1950 | 18,951 | −11.6% | |
1960 | 16,891 | −10.9% | |
1970 | 16,805 | −0.5% | |
1980 | 17,853 | 6.2% | |
1990 | 18,085 | 1.3% | |
2000 | 19,440 | 7.5% | |
2010 | 17,392 | −10.5% | |
2020 | 17,106 | −1.6% | |
2023 (est.) | 16,866 | [5] | −1.4% |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2013[10] |
2020 census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White
|
8,584 | 50.18% |
Black or African American
|
7,407 | 43.3% |
Native American
|
13 | 0.08% |
Asian
|
41 | 0.24% |
Pacific Islander
|
4 | 0.04% |
Other/Mixed
|
419 | 2.45% |
Latino
|
642 | 3.75% |
As of the
2010 census
As of the
2000 census
As of the
According to the
There were 7,253 households, out of which 36.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.80% were married couples living together, 18.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.60% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $26,364, and the median income for a family was $33,819. Males had a median income of $25,459 versus $20,099 for females. The
Communities
Cities
Towns
Villages
Census-designated place
Unincorporated communities
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 4,175 | 51.28% | 3,810 | 46.80% | 156 | 1.92% |
2016 | 4,127 | 52.31% | 3,649 | 46.25% | 114 | 1.44% |
2012 | 3,994 | 46.97% | 4,378 | 51.49% | 131 | 1.54% |
2008 | 4,395 | 48.52% | 4,588 | 50.65% | 75 | 0.83% |
2004 | 4,193 | 50.22% | 4,078 | 48.84% | 79 | 0.95% |
2000 | 3,549 | 49.46% | 3,519 | 49.05% | 107 | 1.49% |
1996 | 2,535 | 42.75% | 2,971 | 50.10% | 424 | 7.15% |
1992 | 3,150 | 44.96% | 3,220 | 45.95% | 637 | 9.09% |
1988 | 3,390 | 55.35% | 2,713 | 44.29% | 22 | 0.36% |
1984 | 3,605 | 60.52% | 2,329 | 39.10% | 23 | 0.39% |
1980 | 2,540 | 40.13% | 3,622 | 57.23% | 167 | 2.64% |
1976 | 2,581 | 45.10% | 2,891 | 50.52% | 251 | 4.39% |
1972 | 3,753 | 84.66% | 579 | 13.06% | 101 | 2.28% |
1968 | 381 | 7.38% | 720 | 13.95% | 4,062 | 78.68% |
1964 | 3,138 | 91.83% | 279 | 8.17% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 385 | 15.17% | 791 | 31.17% | 1,362 | 53.66% |
1956 | 231 | 11.24% | 1,650 | 80.25% | 175 | 8.51% |
1952 | 685 | 27.51% | 1,805 | 72.49% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 12 | 0.61% | 115 | 5.89% | 1,827 | 93.50% |
1944 | 180 | 8.51% | 1,935 | 91.49% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 58 | 3.18% | 1,764 | 96.76% | 1 | 0.05% |
1936 | 18 | 1.14% | 1,559 | 98.80% | 1 | 0.06% |
1932 | 16 | 1.08% | 1,455 | 98.64% | 4 | 0.27% |
1928 | 171 | 10.26% | 1,495 | 89.74% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 86 | 6.07% | 1,301 | 91.88% | 29 | 2.05% |
1920 | 194 | 16.67% | 944 | 81.10% | 26 | 2.23% |
1916 | 47 | 3.61% | 1,215 | 93.32% | 40 | 3.07% |
1912 | 19 | 2.00% | 856 | 90.30% | 73 | 7.70% |
Chickasaw County is a swing county. No presidential candidate has won more than 55% of the county's vote since George H. W. Bush in 1988, and it has voted Republican and Democratic an equal number of times since 1976.
Notable locals
- Singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry, a Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame inductee
- Bukka White, early blues performer
- William Raspberry, journalist
- The Commodores
- Jim Hood, politician and former Mississippi Attorney General
- Jeff Busby, United States Representative who spearheaded the Natchez Trace Parkway
- Shaquille Vance, 2012 U.S. Paralympic National Championship, gold medal (100m), silver medal (200m)
- Ida Mae Brandon Gladney, central character in the Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction book The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson[14]
Fictional locals
- Titus Andromedon, aka Ronald Ephen Wilkerson, one of the main characters from the comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, was originally from Chickasaw County[15]
In popular culture
Candieland, the plantation of the fictional Calvin Candie, played by Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino's film Django Unchained, is located in Chickasaw County.[16]
Titus Andromedon, from Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, is from Chickasaw County, Mississippi.
See also
References
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Chickasaw County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ a b "Chickasaw County History". msgw.org. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "The Great Migration: Journey That Reshaped America". NPR. October 2, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ "Tituss Burgess Airs His Launcry". Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ Kaster, Gregory L. (January 2, 2013). "The Law of Slavery Lies at the Heart of the Movies "Lincoln" and "Django Unchained"". The Ohio State University. Retrieved March 5, 2018.