Winston County, Mississippi
Winston County | |
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UTC−5 (CDT) | |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | Winston County, Mississippi Winston County Economic Development District Partnership |
Winston County is a
The county is the site of
History
The county is one of sixteen formed when chief Greenwood LeFlore ceded the lands in the
In 1863, during the
Geography
According to the
Major highways
Adjacent counties
- Oktibbeha County (north)
- Noxubee County (east)
- Kemper County (southeast)
- Neshoba County (south)
- Attala County (west)
- Choctaw County (northwest)
National protected area
- Tombigbee National Forest (part)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1840 | 4,650 | — | |
1850 | 7,956 | 71.1% | |
1860 | 9,811 | 23.3% | |
1870 | 8,984 | −8.4% | |
1880 | 10,087 | 12.3% | |
1890 | 12,089 | 19.8% | |
1900 | 14,124 | 16.8% | |
1910 | 17,139 | 21.3% | |
1920 | 18,139 | 5.8% | |
1930 | 21,239 | 17.1% | |
1940 | 22,751 | 7.1% | |
1950 | 22,231 | −2.3% | |
1960 | 19,246 | −13.4% | |
1970 | 18,406 | −4.4% | |
1980 | 19,474 | 5.8% | |
1990 | 19,433 | −0.2% | |
2000 | 20,160 | 3.7% | |
2010 | 19,198 | −4.8% | |
2020 | 17,714 | −7.7% | |
2023 (est.) | 17,416 | [7] | −1.7% |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10] 1990-2000[11] 2010-2013[12] |
2020 census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White
|
8,856 | 49.99% |
Black or African American
|
8,078 | 45.6% |
Native American
|
162 | 0.91% |
Asian
|
39 | 0.22% |
Pacific Islander
|
1 | 0.01% |
Other/Mixed
|
352 | 1.99% |
Latino
|
226 | 1.28% |
As of the
2010 census
As of the
2000 census
At the 2000
There were 7,578 households, of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.90% were married couples living together, 18.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.09.
26.80% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.50% 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 88.30 males.
The
Communities
City
- Louisville (county seat)
Town
Unincorporated communities
Ghost towns
Education
There are three public high schools in Winston County, Louisville High School (Louisville Wildcats) , Nanih Waiya Attendance Center (Nanih Waiya Warriors) and Noxapater Attendance Center (Noxapater Tigers). In addition, there are two private schools, Winston Academy also known as (W.A.) or (Winston Patriots), established in 1969 as a segregation academy,[16][17] and Grace Christian School (Eagles) in Louisville which was founded in 1970.
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 5,112 | 55.35% | 4,040 | 43.74% | 84 | 0.91% |
2016 | 4,910 | 55.29% | 3,850 | 43.35% | 121 | 1.36% |
2012 | 5,168 | 52.58% | 4,607 | 46.87% | 54 | 0.55% |
2008 | 5,497 | 53.78% | 4,653 | 45.52% | 71 | 0.69% |
2004 | 5,386 | 57.21% | 3,978 | 42.25% | 51 | 0.54% |
2000 | 4,645 | 55.51% | 3,672 | 43.88% | 51 | 0.61% |
1996 | 3,498 | 47.03% | 3,488 | 46.89% | 452 | 6.08% |
1992 | 4,311 | 48.07% | 3,953 | 44.08% | 704 | 7.85% |
1988 | 5,317 | 57.61% | 3,851 | 41.73% | 61 | 0.66% |
1984 | 5,192 | 59.36% | 3,543 | 40.51% | 11 | 0.13% |
1980 | 3,998 | 46.79% | 4,416 | 51.68% | 131 | 1.53% |
1976 | 3,659 | 46.96% | 3,956 | 50.77% | 177 | 2.27% |
1972 | 5,155 | 78.64% | 1,354 | 20.66% | 46 | 0.70% |
1968 | 508 | 8.39% | 911 | 15.05% | 4,635 | 76.56% |
1964 | 3,922 | 94.30% | 237 | 5.70% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 405 | 13.65% | 1,056 | 35.60% | 1,505 | 50.74% |
1956 | 361 | 13.35% | 2,132 | 78.82% | 212 | 7.84% |
1952 | 771 | 23.15% | 2,559 | 76.85% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 33 | 1.57% | 240 | 11.40% | 1,832 | 87.03% |
1944 | 51 | 2.72% | 1,822 | 97.28% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 26 | 1.30% | 1,979 | 98.70% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 21 | 0.86% | 2,418 | 99.10% | 1 | 0.04% |
1932 | 12 | 0.69% | 1,720 | 99.08% | 4 | 0.23% |
1928 | 97 | 5.65% | 1,620 | 94.35% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 53 | 3.79% | 1,344 | 96.21% | 0 | 0.00% |
1920 | 113 | 10.64% | 932 | 87.76% | 17 | 1.60% |
1916 | 47 | 3.83% | 1,152 | 93.96% | 27 | 2.20% |
1912 | 9 | 1.09% | 743 | 90.39% | 70 | 8.52% |
Notable people
- Andy Kennedy - basketball player and coach[19]
See also
References
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Winston County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ History of Winston County, Mississippi Archived July 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ken Carleton, "Nanih Waiya: Mother Mound of the Choctaw", The Delta Endangered, Spring 1996, Vol.1 (1), NPS Archeology Program, accessed November 16, 2009
- ^ "Winston County". Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. 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 June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
- 2000 censusdata
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Spencer, Mack (May 17, 2004). "Public domain, private options". Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
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- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ^ "Ole Miss Bio". Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.