Chickasaw County, Mississippi

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Chickasaw County
Chickasaw County Courthouse.jpg
East façade of the Chickasaw County Courthouse in Houston
Map of Mississippi highlighting Chickasaw County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
Mississippi in United States.svg
Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°55′N88°57′W / 33.92°N 88.95°W / 33.92; -88.95
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Mississippi.svg  Mississippi
Founded1836
Named for Chickasaw people
Seat Houston and Okolona
Largest cityHouston
Area
  Total504 sq mi (1,310 km2)
  Land502 sq mi (1,300 km2)
  Water2.5 sq mi (6 km2)  0.5%
Population
 (2020)
  Total17,106
  Density34/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 1st
Website www.chickasawcoms.com

Chickasaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,106. [1] Its county seats are Houston and Okolona. [2] The county is named for the Chickasaw people, who lived in this area for hundreds of years. Most were forcibly removed to Indian Territory in the 1830s, but some remained and became citizens of the state and the United States.

Contents

History

The Mississippi state legislature created Chickasaw County in 1836, following the cession of the land by the Chickasaw Indians. It was quickly settled by Americans from the east, mainly from the Southern states. By the time of the Civil War, riverfront landings had been developed by the many large cotton plantations worked by slaves, who outnumbered the white residents of the county. [3]

The American Civil War devastated the local economy, completely destroying the plantation-based infrastructure of Chickasaw County. The newly freed slaves had to adapt to the new labor system, in which the white landowners still retained partial control over their lives through the practice of sharecropping. The economy declined again in the late 19th century, when falling cotton prices reduced both black and white residents to poverty. Farmers eventually began diversifying their crops, and the economy slowly began to improve. [3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 504 square miles (1,310 km2), of which 502 square miles (1,300 km2) is land and 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2) (0.5%) is water. [4]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1840 2,955
1850 16,369453.9%
1860 16,4260.3%
1870 19,89921.1%
1880 17,905−10.0%
1890 19,89111.1%
1900 19,8920.0%
1910 22,84614.9%
1920 22,212−2.8%
1930 20,835−6.2%
1940 21,4272.8%
1950 18,951−11.6%
1960 16,891−10.9%
1970 16,805−0.5%
1980 17,8536.2%
1990 18,0851.3%
2000 19,4407.5%
2010 17,392−10.5%
2020 17,106−1.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]
1790-1960 [6] 1900-1990 [7]
1990-2000 [8] 2010-2013 [9]

2020 census

Chickasaw County racial composition [10]
RaceNum.Perc.
White 8,58450.18%
Black or African American 7,40743.3%
Native American 130.08%
Asian 410.24%
Pacific Islander 40.04%
Other/Mixed 4192.45%
Hispanic or Latino 6423.75%

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 17,106 people, 6,476 households, and 4,278 families residing in the county.

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 17,392 people living in the county. 54.0% were White, 42.1% Black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Native American, 2.5% of some other race and 1.0% of two or more races. 3.7% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).

2000 census

As of the census [11] of 2000, there were 19,440 people, 7,253 households, and 5,287 families living in the county. The population density was 39 people per square mile (15 people/km2). There were 7,981 housing units at an average density of 16 units per square mile (6.2 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 56.89% White, 41.26% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.99% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. 2.29% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

According to the census [11] of 2000, the largest ancestry groups in Chickasaw County were English 44.1%, African 41% and Scots-Irish 13.5%.

There were 7,253 households, out of which 36.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.80% were married couples living together, 18.00% 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 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.60% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,364, and the median income for a family was $33,819. Males had a median income of $25,459 versus $20,099 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,279. About 16.80% of families and 20.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.90% of those under age 18 and 22.40% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Towns

Villages

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

Politics

United States presidential election results for Chickasaw County [12]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.%No.%No.%
2020 4,17551.28%3,81046.80%1561.92%
2016 4,12752.31%3,64946.25%1141.44%
2012 3,99446.97%4,37851.49%1311.54%
2008 4,39548.52%4,58850.65%750.83%
2004 4,19350.22%4,07848.84%790.95%
2000 3,54949.46%3,51949.05%1071.49%
1996 2,53542.75%2,97150.10%4247.15%
1992 3,15044.96%3,22045.95%6379.09%
1988 3,39055.35%2,71344.29%220.36%
1984 3,60560.52%2,32939.10%230.39%
1980 2,54040.13%3,62257.23%1672.64%
1976 2,58145.10%2,89150.52%2514.39%
1972 3,75384.66%57913.06%1012.28%
1968 3817.38%72013.95%4,06278.68%
1964 3,13891.83%2798.17%00.00%
1960 38515.17%79131.17%1,36253.66%
1956 23111.24%1,65080.25%1758.51%
1952 68527.51%1,80572.49%00.00%
1948 120.61%1155.89%1,82793.50%
1944 1808.51%1,93591.49%00.00%
1940 583.18%1,76496.76%10.05%
1936 181.14%1,55998.80%10.06%
1932 161.08%1,45598.64%40.27%
1928 17110.26%1,49589.74%00.00%
1924 866.07%1,30191.88%292.05%
1920 19416.67%94481.10%262.23%
1916 473.61%1,21593.32%403.07%
1912 192.00%85690.30%737.70%

Chickasaw County is a swing county. No presidential candidate has won more than 55% of the county's vote since George H. W. Bush in 1988, and it has voted Republican and Democratic an equal number of times since 1976.

Notable locals

Fictional locals

Candieland, the plantation of the fictional Calvin Candie, played by Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino's film Django Unchained , is located in Chickasaw County. [15]

Titus Andromedon, from Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, is from Chickasaw County, Mississippi.

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