Pike County, Mississippi

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Pike County
County
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Southtown Historic District in Magnolia, Mississippi
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Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
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Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°11′N90°24′W / 31.18°N 90.4°W / 31.18; -90.4
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Mississippi.svg  Mississippi
Founded1815
Named for Zebulon Pike
Seat Magnolia
Largest city McComb
Area
 • Total
411 sq mi (1,060 km2)
 • Land409 sq mi (1,060 km2)
 • Water1.7 sq mi (4 km2)  0.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
40,324
 • Density98/sq mi (38/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 3rd
Website www.co.pike.ms.us

Pike County is a county located on the southwestern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,324. [1] The county seat is Magnolia. [2] Pike County is named for explorer Zebulon Pike. Pike County is part of the McComb, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Contents

History

Pike County was formed from Marion County by an act of the Territorial General Assembly on December 9, 1815. Holmesville was selected as the county seat on December 11, 1816; it was named in honor of Major Andrew Hunter Holmes, an army officer killed in the War of 1812. In 1873 Magnolia was voted in as the new county seat. [3] The county was devoted to agriculture and is still mostly rural.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 411 square miles (1,060 km2), of which 409 square miles (1,060 km2) is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2) (0.4%) is water. [4]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1820 4,438—
1830 5,40221.7%
1840 6,15113.9%
1850 7,36019.7%
1860 11,13551.3%
1870 11,3031.5%
1880 16,68847.6%
1890 21,20327.1%
1900 27,54529.9%
1910 37,27235.3%
1920 28,725−22.9%
1930 32,20112.1%
1940 35,0028.7%
1950 35,1370.4%
1960 35,7891.9%
1970 36,3451.6%
1980 37,5783.4%
1990 38,9873.7%
2000 39,9032.3%
2010 40,4041.3%
2020 40,324−0.2%
2023 (est.)39,394 [5] −2.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
1790–1960 [7] 1900–1990 [8]
1990–2000 [9] 2010–2013 [10]
Pike County by race as of 2020 [11]
RaceNum.Perc.
White 16,76941.59%
Black or African American 21,45753.21%
Native American 1130.28%
Asian 2540.63%
Pacific Islander 70.02%
Other/Mixed 1,0972.72%
Hispanic or Latino 6271.55%

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 40,324 people, 14,404 households, and 8,528 families residing in the county.

Communities

Cities

Towns

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

Politics

Pike County is a swing county in presidential elections; since 2000 it has voted Democratic four times and Republican three times.

United States presidential election results for Pike County, Mississippi [12]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 7,94351.18%7,40247.70%1741.12%
2020 8,47948.84%8,64649.80%2361.36%
2016 8,00948.95%8,04349.16%3081.88%
2012 8,18145.52%9,65053.69%1430.80%
2008 8,65147.91%9,27651.38%1280.71%
2004 8,66052.07%7,88147.38%910.55%
2000 7,46452.69%6,54446.20%1581.12%
1996 5,40343.45%6,30250.68%7305.87%
1992 6,00543.90%6,27945.90%1,39510.20%
1988 7,63753.63%6,53145.87%710.50%
1984 8,25457.28%6,13742.59%200.14%
1980 6,66148.56%6,69448.80%3612.63%
1976 5,65948.16%5,74948.92%3432.92%
1972 6,54272.08%2,33225.69%2022.23%
1968 1,46014.38%2,84828.05%5,84657.57%
1964 6,41892.20%5437.80%00.00%
1960 1,46727.38%1,25823.48%2,63249.13%
1956 1,21029.47%1,71441.74%1,18228.79%
1952 2,90853.82%2,49546.18%00.00%
1948 691.75%2215.61%3,65092.64%
1944 2487.70%2,97292.30%00.00%
1940 1855.88%2,95693.93%60.19%
1936 862.64%3,17097.21%50.15%
1932 1184.67%2,40094.94%100.40%
1928 92027.45%2,43172.55%00.00%
1924 1978.61%1,64071.65%45219.75%
1920 15311.66%1,11484.91%453.43%
1916 533.50%1,45195.71%120.79%
1912 241.95%1,06886.90%13711.15%

Education

Pike County has three school districts: [13]

Pike County is in the district of Southwest Mississippi Community College. [14]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Census - Geography Profile: Pike County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ Pike County Mississippi 1798-1876 Pioneer Families and Confederate Soldiers, by Luke W. Conerly, 1909
  4. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  9. ↑ "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 6, 2014.
  10. ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  12. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  13. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pike County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 27, 2024. - Text list
  14. ↑ "Welcome from the President". Southwest Mississippi Community College . Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  15. ↑ C. W. Barnum. "Webster Parish, Louisiana, History and Genealogy". laahgp.genealogyvillage.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015.

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