Tippah County, Mississippi
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Tippah County | |
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UTC−5 (CDT) | |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | www |
Tippah County is a
One of President Bill Clinton's great-grandfathers is buried here.[3]
Geography
According to the
Major highways
- U.S. Highway 72
- Mississippi Highway 2
- Mississippi Highway 4
- Mississippi Highway 15
Adjacent counties
- Hardeman County, Tennessee (north)
- Alcorn County (northeast)
- Prentiss County (southeast)
- Union County (south)
- Benton County (west)
National protected area
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1840 | 9,444 | — | |
1850 | 20,741 | 119.6% | |
1860 | 22,550 | 8.7% | |
1870 | 20,727 | −8.1% | |
1880 | 12,867 | −37.9% | |
1890 | 12,951 | 0.7% | |
1900 | 12,983 | 0.2% | |
1910 | 14,631 | 12.7% | |
1920 | 15,419 | 5.4% | |
1930 | 18,658 | 21.0% | |
1940 | 19,680 | 5.5% | |
1950 | 17,522 | −11.0% | |
1960 | 15,093 | −13.9% | |
1970 | 15,852 | 5.0% | |
1980 | 18,739 | 18.2% | |
1990 | 19,523 | 4.2% | |
2000 | 20,826 | 6.7% | |
2010 | 22,232 | 6.8% | |
2020 | 21,815 | −1.9% | |
2023 (est.) | 21,287 | [5] | −2.4% |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2013[10] |
2020 census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White
|
16,609 | 76.14% |
Black or African American
|
3,447 | 15.8% |
Native American
|
20 | 0.09% |
Asian
|
24 | 0.11% |
Other/Mixed
|
597 | 2.74% |
Latino
|
1,118 | 5.12% |
As of the
2000 census
At the 2000
As of 2000, there were 8,108 households, of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.20% were married couples living together, 11.80% 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 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.00.
Age distribution was 25.00% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.20 males.
The
Communities
City
- Ripley (county seat)
Towns
Census-designated place
Unincorporated communities
- Brownfield
- Tiplersville
- Lake Mohawk
- Dry Creek
- Cotton Plant
- Camp Hill
Media
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 8,054 | 79.73% | 1,937 | 19.17% | 111 | 1.10% |
2016 | 7,240 | 78.19% | 1,842 | 19.89% | 178 | 1.92% |
2012 | 6,717 | 73.30% | 2,317 | 25.28% | 130 | 1.42% |
2008 | 6,937 | 71.33% | 2,623 | 26.97% | 165 | 1.70% |
2004 | 6,174 | 66.57% | 3,016 | 32.52% | 85 | 0.92% |
2000 | 5,381 | 64.04% | 2,908 | 34.61% | 114 | 1.36% |
1996 | 3,249 | 46.80% | 2,992 | 43.10% | 701 | 10.10% |
1992 | 4,444 | 50.85% | 3,475 | 39.76% | 820 | 9.38% |
1988 | 4,593 | 60.41% | 2,958 | 38.91% | 52 | 0.68% |
1984 | 4,706 | 64.46% | 2,566 | 35.15% | 29 | 0.40% |
1980 | 3,338 | 44.97% | 3,878 | 52.24% | 207 | 2.79% |
1976 | 1,887 | 30.08% | 4,260 | 67.90% | 127 | 2.02% |
1972 | 3,937 | 85.87% | 569 | 12.41% | 79 | 1.72% |
1968 | 589 | 10.02% | 663 | 11.28% | 4,627 | 78.70% |
1964 | 2,482 | 71.82% | 974 | 28.18% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 486 | 16.80% | 1,939 | 67.05% | 467 | 16.15% |
1956 | 287 | 9.71% | 2,569 | 86.94% | 99 | 3.35% |
1952 | 511 | 15.08% | 2,878 | 84.92% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 66 | 3.07% | 425 | 19.75% | 1,661 | 77.18% |
1944 | 126 | 4.73% | 2,539 | 95.27% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 63 | 2.73% | 2,248 | 97.27% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 19 | 1.16% | 1,625 | 98.84% | 0 | 0.00% |
1932 | 52 | 2.56% | 1,972 | 97.24% | 4 | 0.20% |
1928 | 298 | 16.98% | 1,457 | 83.02% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 96 | 6.19% | 1,411 | 90.91% | 45 | 2.90% |
1920 | 237 | 19.52% | 955 | 78.67% | 22 | 1.81% |
1916 | 82 | 5.00% | 1,547 | 94.33% | 11 | 0.67% |
1912 | 34 | 2.89% | 1,056 | 89.87% | 85 | 7.23% |
See also
External links
- Tippah County - Official site.
References
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Tippah County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Ashley Elkins, Editorial: "High-profile primary"[permanent dead link], September 2008
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 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 8, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 8, 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 8, 2014.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ "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.