Sharkey County, Mississippi

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Sharkey County is a United States county located in the United States of Mississippi. Sharkey County had an official population of 6580 in 2000. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 5556, It is the second smallest in terms of population. The county has a total area of 434.88 sq mi (1126.33 sq km), of which, 427.71 square miles (1107.76 sq km) of it is land and 7.17 square miles (18.57 sq km) of it is water, making it the 16th smallest by size in Mississippi.


As of the census of 2000, there were 6580 residents, 2163 households, and 1589 families in the county. The population density was 15.4 people per square mile (5.95/kmē), it is fifth least densely populated county in Mississippi. There were 2416 housing units at an average density of 5.6 per square mile (2.16/kmē). The average household size was 2.99 persons, and the average family size was 3.56 persons. In the county Population was distributed with 33% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 5556, The racial makeup of the county was 29.55% White, 69.2% Black or African American, 0.25% American Indian, 0.34% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 0.65% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $22285, making it the tenth poorest county by median household income among the Mississippi. The median income for a family in the county was $26786, it is Mississippi's 11th poorest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $11396, it would be the tenth lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

In 2000, 2026 pupils and students, of which 1002 are male and 1024 are female, 30.79% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 154 nursery or pri school, 160 kindergarten, 1035 elementary school, 521 high school and 156 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	Anguilla Town	Sharkey County	1.04	1.04	0	907	868.8	10452	19712
2	Cary Town	Sharkey County	0.73	0.73	0	427	584.4	11372	20833
3	Rolling Fork City	Sharkey County	1.4	1.4	0	2486	1774.2	11481	23081

Year	Population
April 2000 census	6580
April 2000 Estimate	6580
July 2000 Estimate	6538
July 2001 Estimate	6363
July 2002 Estimate	6287
July 2003 Estimate	6188
July 2004 Estimate	6020
July 2005 Estimate	5915
July 2006 Estimate	5770
July 2007 Estimate	5559
July 2008 Estimate	5556

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	64	90	154
Kindergarten	76	84	160
Elementary school	533	502	1035
High school	270	251	521
College or graduate school	59	97	156

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Sharkey County, Mississippi	$22285	$26786	$11396
Mississippi, United States	$31330	$37406	$15853
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587