Calhoun County, Mississippi

Calhoun County is a one of the county from Mississippi's 82 counties, located in Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. Calhoun County had an official population of 15069 in 2000. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 14508, making it the 24th least populous county in Mississippi. It is spread over 587.97 square miles (1522.84 kmē), of which, 586.54 square miles (1519.13 kmē ) of it is land and 1.43 square miles (3.7 kmē) of it is water, makes it the 38th largest by total area in Mississippi.

Calhoun County Mississippi
Map of Calhoun County, Mississippi

As of the census of 2000, there were 15069 people, 6019 households, and 4258 families living in the county. The population density was 25.7 people per square mile (9.92/kmē), it would be the 20th least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. There were 6902 housing units at an average density of 11.8 per square mile (4.56/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.46 persons, and the average family size was 2.97 persons. In the county Population was distributed with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 14508, The racial makeup of the county was 70.18% White, 28.92% Black or African American, 0.18% American Indian, 0.06% Asian, 0.04% Native Hawaiian, and 0.63% from two or more races.

Calhoun County Mississippi Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Calhoun County Mississippi School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Calhoun County Mississippi GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $27113, it is 42nd wealthiest county by median household income in Mississippi. The median income for a family in the county was $34407, making its Mississippi's 34th highest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $15106, it is 23rd wealthiest county by per capita income in Mississippi.

In 2000, 3470 pupils and students, of which 1672 are male and 1798 are female, 23.03% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 182 nursery or pri school, 273 kindergarten, 1856 elementary school, 821 high school and 338 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Big Creek VillageCalhoun County1.141.140127111.81274529583
2Bruce TownCalhoun County2.562.5602097818.81423320417
3Calhoun City TownCalhoun County2.42.370.031872789.11429423983
4Derma TownCalhoun County1.131.1301023909.31427422344
5Pittsboro VillageCalhoun County0.990.990212214.11397546250
6Slate Springs VillageCalhoun County1.441.440121841132226875
7Vardaman TownCalhoun County1.361.3601065785.31353021518
YearPopulation
April 2000 census15069
April 2000 Estimate15069
July 2000 Estimate15051
July 2001 Estimate14952
July 2002 Estimate14819
July 2003 Estimate14734
July 2004 Estimate14636
July 2005 Estimate14519
July 2006 Estimate14568
July 2007 Estimate14547
July 2008 Estimate14508
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school72110182
Kindergarten142131273
Elementary school9139431856
High school414407821
College or graduate school131207338
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Calhoun County, Mississippi$27113$34407$15106
Mississippi, United States$31330$37406$15853
United States$41994$50046$21587