Smith County | |
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![]() Smith County courthouse in Raleigh | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi | |
![]() Mississippi's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 32°01′N89°30′W / 32.02°N 89.5°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Founded | 1833 |
Named for | David Smith |
Seat | Raleigh |
Largest town | Raleigh |
Area | |
• Total | 637 sq mi (1,650 km2) |
• Land | 636 sq mi (1,650 km2) |
• Water | 1.0 sq mi (3 km2) 0.2% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,209 |
• Estimate (2023) | 14,099 ![]() |
• Density | 22/sq mi (8.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,209. [1] Its county seat is Raleigh. [2]
Smith County is named for Major David Smith.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 637 square miles (1,650 km2), of which 636 square miles (1,650 km2) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) (0.2%) is water. [3]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1840 | 1,961 | — | |
1850 | 4,071 | 107.6% | |
1860 | 7,638 | 87.6% | |
1870 | 7,126 | −6.7% | |
1880 | 8,088 | 13.5% | |
1890 | 10,635 | 31.5% | |
1900 | 13,055 | 22.8% | |
1910 | 16,603 | 27.2% | |
1920 | 16,178 | −2.6% | |
1930 | 18,405 | 13.8% | |
1940 | 19,403 | 5.4% | |
1950 | 16,740 | −13.7% | |
1960 | 14,303 | −14.6% | |
1970 | 13,561 | −5.2% | |
1980 | 15,077 | 11.2% | |
1990 | 14,798 | −1.9% | |
2000 | 16,182 | 9.4% | |
2010 | 16,491 | 1.9% | |
2020 | 14,209 | −13.8% | |
2023 (est.) | 14,099 | [4] | −0.8% |
U.S. Decennial Census [5] 1790-1960 [6] 1900-1990 [7] 1990-2000 [8] 2010-2013 [9] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 10,582 | 74.47% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 3,111 | 21.89% |
Native American | 20 | 0.14% |
Asian | 19 | 0.13% |
Other/mtixed | 279 | 1.96% |
Hispanic or Latino | 198 | 1.39% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 14,209 people, 5,820 households, and 4,109 families residing in the county.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 6,458 | 77.55% | 1,791 | 21.51% | 78 | 0.94% |
2016 | 5,928 | 77.72% | 1,617 | 21.20% | 82 | 1.08% |
2012 | 6,049 | 74.69% | 1,979 | 24.44% | 71 | 0.88% |
2008 | 6,265 | 75.44% | 1,968 | 23.70% | 72 | 0.87% |
2004 | 5,577 | 78.33% | 1,496 | 21.01% | 47 | 0.66% |
2000 | 4,838 | 74.11% | 1,620 | 24.82% | 70 | 1.07% |
1996 | 3,371 | 58.47% | 1,858 | 32.23% | 536 | 9.30% |
1992 | 4,106 | 60.49% | 1,968 | 28.99% | 714 | 10.52% |
1988 | 4,573 | 72.76% | 1,660 | 26.41% | 52 | 0.83% |
1984 | 5,116 | 76.24% | 1,573 | 23.44% | 21 | 0.31% |
1980 | 3,772 | 59.50% | 2,474 | 39.02% | 94 | 1.48% |
1976 | 3,147 | 54.75% | 2,434 | 42.35% | 167 | 2.91% |
1972 | 4,419 | 92.35% | 329 | 6.88% | 37 | 0.77% |
1968 | 437 | 8.48% | 352 | 6.83% | 4,367 | 84.70% |
1964 | 4,045 | 94.44% | 238 | 5.56% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 353 | 11.98% | 1,568 | 53.22% | 1,025 | 34.79% |
1956 | 277 | 10.89% | 2,055 | 80.81% | 211 | 8.30% |
1952 | 738 | 24.39% | 2,288 | 75.61% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 33 | 1.48% | 295 | 13.23% | 1,901 | 85.28% |
1944 | 165 | 6.30% | 2,456 | 93.70% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 27 | 1.46% | 1,826 | 98.49% | 1 | 0.05% |
1936 | 17 | 1.00% | 1,676 | 98.94% | 1 | 0.06% |
1932 | 17 | 1.07% | 1,576 | 98.81% | 2 | 0.13% |
1928 | 419 | 22.42% | 1,450 | 77.58% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 49 | 4.22% | 1,081 | 93.11% | 31 | 2.67% |
1920 | 265 | 21.10% | 968 | 77.07% | 23 | 1.83% |
1916 | 30 | 2.28% | 1,271 | 96.51% | 16 | 1.21% |
1912 | 12 | 1.31% | 854 | 93.13% | 51 | 5.56% |
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