Marion County, Mississippi

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Marion County is a one of the county from Mississippi's 82 counties, located in Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 25595 inhabitants. Its population was estimated at 25830 in July 2008, It is 38th most populous county in Mississippi. Its area is just over 548.58 sq mi (1420.82 kmē), of which, 542.34 square miles (1404.65 kmē) of it is land and 6.24 square miles (16.16 kmē) of it is water, it is the 45th largest by area in the U.S. state of Mississippi.


As of the census of 2000, there were 25595 residents, 9336 households, and 6882 families in the county. The population density was 47.2 people per square mile (18.22/kmē), it would be the 36th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. There were 10395 housing units at an average density of 19.2 per square mile (7.41/kmē). The average household size was 2.64 people, and the average family size was 3.13 people. In the county the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males. In July 2008, its estimated population was 25830, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 16965 White, 8536 Black or African American, 64 American Indian, 73 Asian, 3 Native Hawaiian, and 189 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $24555, it is 20th poorest county by median household income in Mississippi. The median income for a family in the county was $29894, it would be the 21st lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The per capita income for the county was $12301, making its Mississippi's 19th lowest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 6517 pupils and students, of which 3322 are male and 3195 are female, 25.46% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 359 nursery or pri school, 469 kindergarten, 3379 elementary school, 1584 high school and 726 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Columbia City	Marion County	6.39	6.39	0	6603	1033.5	12592	19644

Year	Population
April 2000 census	25595
April 2000 Estimate	25595
July 2000 Estimate	25587
July 2001 Estimate	25268
July 2002 Estimate	25144
July 2003 Estimate	25146
July 2004 Estimate	25141
July 2005 Estimate	25073
July 2006 Estimate	25463
July 2007 Estimate	25711
July 2008 Estimate	25830

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	153	206	359
Kindergarten	240	229	469
Elementary school	1778	1601	3379
High school	870	714	1584
College or graduate school	281	445	726

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Marion County, Mississippi	$24555	$29894	$12301
Mississippi, United States	$31330	$37406	$15853
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587