Simpson County, Mississippi
Simpson County | |
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Congressional district | 3rd |
Simpson County is a
2020 census, the population was 25,949.[1] The county seat is Mendenhall.[2] The county is named for Josiah Simpson (1787-1817),[3] a territorial judge who also served as a delegate to Mississippi's Constitutional Convention.[4]
Simpson County is part of the
Metropolitan Statistical Area
.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 590 square miles (1,500 km2), of which 589 square miles (1,530 km2) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) (0.2%) is water.[5]
Major highways
- U.S. Highway 49
- Mississippi Highway 13
- Mississippi Highway 28
- Mississippi Highway 43
- Mississippi Highway 149
Adjacent counties
- Rankin County (north)
- Smith County (east)
- Covington County (southeast)
- Jefferson Davis County (south)
- Lawrence County (southwest)
- Copiah County (west)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1830 | 2,680 | — | |
1840 | 3,380 | 26.1% | |
1850 | 4,734 | 40.1% | |
1860 | 6,080 | 28.4% | |
1870 | 5,718 | −6.0% | |
1880 | 8,008 | 40.0% | |
1890 | 10,138 | 26.6% | |
1900 | 12,800 | 26.3% | |
1910 | 17,201 | 34.4% | |
1920 | 18,109 | 5.3% | |
1930 | 20,897 | 15.4% | |
1940 | 22,024 | 5.4% | |
1950 | 21,819 | −0.9% | |
1960 | 20,454 | −6.3% | |
1970 | 19,947 | −2.5% | |
1980 | 23,441 | 17.5% | |
1990 | 23,953 | 2.2% | |
2000 | 27,639 | 15.4% | |
2010 | 27,503 | −0.5% | |
2020 | 25,949 | −5.7% | |
2023 (est.) | 25,715 | [6] | −0.9% |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2013[11] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic)
|
15,928 | 61.38% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
8,803 | 33.92% |
Native American
|
36 | 0.14% |
Asian
|
84 | 0.32% |
Pacific Islander
|
2 | 0.01% |
Other/Mixed
|
710 | 2.74% |
Latino
|
386 | 1.49% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 25,949 people, 9,486 households, and 6,617 families residing in the county.
Communities
Cities
Town
Village
Unincorporated communities
Ghost town
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 7,635 | 64.62% | 4,037 | 34.17% | 143 | 1.21% |
2016 | 7,393 | 64.74% | 3,874 | 33.93% | 152 | 1.33% |
2012 | 7,424 | 60.61% | 4,723 | 38.56% | 102 | 0.83% |
2008 | 7,641 | 60.59% | 4,817 | 38.20% | 152 | 1.21% |
2004 | 7,138 | 68.15% | 3,272 | 31.24% | 64 | 0.61% |
2000 | 6,254 | 65.32% | 3,227 | 33.71% | 93 | 0.97% |
1996 | 4,455 | 56.56% | 2,851 | 36.19% | 571 | 7.25% |
1992 | 5,358 | 57.45% | 3,213 | 34.45% | 755 | 8.10% |
1988 | 6,151 | 66.69% | 3,016 | 32.70% | 56 | 0.61% |
1984 | 5,983 | 67.04% | 2,894 | 32.43% | 47 | 0.53% |
1980 | 5,190 | 55.60% | 4,015 | 43.01% | 129 | 1.38% |
1976 | 4,291 | 53.91% | 3,600 | 45.23% | 69 | 0.87% |
1972 | 5,669 | 85.87% | 871 | 13.19% | 62 | 0.94% |
1968 | 875 | 12.47% | 1,079 | 15.37% | 5,064 | 72.16% |
1964 | 4,949 | 94.81% | 271 | 5.19% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 606 | 18.89% | 1,034 | 32.23% | 1,568 | 48.88% |
1956 | 467 | 14.64% | 2,140 | 67.11% | 582 | 18.25% |
1952 | 878 | 24.09% | 2,767 | 75.91% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 59 | 2.29% | 171 | 6.65% | 2,342 | 91.06% |
1944 | 78 | 3.06% | 2,470 | 96.94% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 40 | 1.70% | 2,316 | 98.26% | 1 | 0.04% |
1936 | 48 | 1.92% | 2,445 | 98.04% | 1 | 0.04% |
1932 | 47 | 2.36% | 1,941 | 97.59% | 1 | 0.05% |
1928 | 231 | 10.88% | 1,893 | 89.12% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 100 | 6.15% | 1,518 | 93.42% | 7 | 0.43% |
1920 | 109 | 10.63% | 902 | 88.00% | 14 | 1.37% |
1916 | 34 | 3.38% | 966 | 96.02% | 6 | 0.60% |
1912 | 19 | 2.79% | 606 | 88.86% | 57 | 8.36% |
Education
Simpson County School District is the local school district.[14]
See also
References
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Simpson County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Simpson". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ Blakeney, Amanda. 2022. 1/82: Simpson County. Mississippi Landmarks (Mississippi State University), Vol. 18, No. 2, Page 27, October 2022.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 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 7, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 7, 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 7, 2014.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ Presidential Elections Results, uselectionatlas.org; accessed December 6, 2017.
- U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 5, 2023. - Text list
External links
- Media related to Simpson County, Mississippi at Wikimedia Commons
- Mississippi Courthouses – Simpson County