Tishomingo County, Mississippi

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Tishomingo County
County of Tishomingo
Tishomingo County Courthouse.JPG
Tishomingo County Courthouse
Map of Mississippi highlighting Tishomingo County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
Mississippi in United States.svg
Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°44′25.6″N88°14′21.6″W / 34.740444°N 88.239333°W / 34.740444; -88.239333
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Mississippi.svg  Mississippi
FoundedFebruary 9, 1836
(188 years ago)
 (1836-02-09)
Named for Tishomingo
Seat Iuka
Largest cityIuka
Area
  Total445 sq mi (1,150 km2)
  Land424 sq mi (1,100 km2)
  Water20 sq mi (50 km2)  4.6%
Population
 (2020)
  Total18,850
  Density42/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 1st
Website co.tishomingo.ms.us

Tishomingo County is a county located in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,850. [1] Its county seat is Iuka. [2]

Contents

History

Old Tishomingo County Courthouse 1888 Tishomingo County Mississippi Courthouse.jpg
Old Tishomingo County Courthouse

Tishomingo County was organized February 9, 1836, from Chickasaw lands that were ceded to the United States. The Chickasaw were forced by Indian Removal to relocate to lands in the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).

Jacinto was the original county seat of Tishomingo County and its historic courthouse building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Parts of the northeastern side of Tishomingo county are part of the Battle of Shiloh Civil War battlefield.

In 1870 the area was divided into Alcorn, Prentiss and Tishomingo counties. Tishomingo's county seat was relocated to Iuka.

Geography

Woodall Mountain, elevation 807 feet, is the highest point in the state of Mississippi. Woodall Mountain Mississippi.JPG
Woodall Mountain, elevation 807 feet, is the highest point in the state of Mississippi.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 445 square miles (1,150 km2), of which 424 square miles (1,100 km2) is land and 20 square miles (52 km2) (4.6%) is water. [3] The highest natural point in Mississippi, the 806 feet (246 meters) Woodall Mountain, is located in the county. Tishomingo County is the only county in Mississippi with outcroppings of natural limestone formations. [4]

Adjacent counties

Major highways

National protected area

Natchez Trace Parkway Logo.svg Natchez Trace Parkway

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1840 6,681
1850 15,490131.9%
1860 24,14955.9%
1870 7,350−69.6%
1880 8,77419.4%
1890 9,3026.0%
1900 10,1248.8%
1910 13,06729.1%
1920 15,09115.5%
1930 16,4118.7%
1940 16,9743.4%
1950 15,544−8.4%
1960 13,889−10.6%
1970 14,9407.6%
1980 18,43423.4%
1990 17,683−4.1%
2000 19,1638.4%
2010 19,5932.2%
2020 18,850−3.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]
1790-1960 [6] 1900-1990 [7]
1990-2000 [8] 2010-2013 [9]

2020 census

Tishomingo County racial composition [10]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)17,16991.08%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)4332.3%
Native American 480.25%
Asian 410.22%
Other/Mixed 6223.3%
Hispanic or Latino 5372.85%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,850 people, 7,635 households, and 5,035 families residing in the county.

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 19,593 people living in the county. 94.5% were White, 2.6% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 1.7% of some other race and 0.8% of two or more races. 2.8% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).

2000 census

As of the census [11] of 2000 there were 19,163 people, 7,917 households, and 5,573 families living in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile (17 people/km2). There were 9,553 housing units at an average density of 22 units per square mile (8.5 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 94.93% White, 3.11% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.06% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 1.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

By 2005 the population was 93.4% non-Hispanic white. 3.6% of the population was African-American. 2.6% of the population was Latino.

At 93.4% of the county's population, Tishomingo County has the highest percentage of Non-Hispanic whites in the state of Mississippi.

In 2000 there were 7,917 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,315, and the median income for a family was $34,378. Males had a median income of $28,109 versus $19,943 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,395. About 11% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.

Recreation

Communities

City

Towns

Villages

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

Ghost town

Government and politics

Board of supervisors

Sheriff

Constable

Chancery Clerk

Circuit Clerk

State representatives

Presidential election results

Tishomingo County is solidly Republican at the Presidential level, having last voted for a Democrat in 1992 when it voted for Bill Clinton. Since then the closest a Democrat has come to winning the county was in 1996 when Clinton narrowly lost to Bob Dole. In 2020 Donald Trump received 86.8 percent of the vote, the best result for a Republican since 1972 when Richard Nixon received 89.2 percent of the vote.

United States presidential election results for Tishomingo County, Mississippi [12]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.%No.%No.%
2020 7,93386.81%1,05911.59%1461.60%
2016 7,16685.61%99911.93%2062.46%
2012 6,13377.28%1,64320.70%1602.02%
2008 6,24974.22%1,96223.30%2082.47%
2004 5,37964.51%2,84634.13%1131.36%
2000 4,12258.95%2,74739.29%1231.76%
1996 2,76645.28%2,70944.34%63410.38%
1992 3,39342.03%3,91048.44%7699.53%
1988 3,64651.70%3,37847.90%280.40%
1984 3,52754.87%2,87944.79%220.34%
1980 2,48934.47%4,59563.63%1371.90%
1976 1,96933.72%3,73463.95%1362.33%
1972 4,17789.23%4439.46%611.30%
1968 61711.13%3586.46%4,56982.41%
1964 1,93466.44%97733.56%00.00%
1960 53622.08%1,22250.35%66927.56%
1956 51623.78%1,57772.67%773.55%
1952 67929.86%1,59570.14%00.00%
1948 985.20%71137.74%1,07557.06%
1944 29617.33%1,41282.67%00.00%
1940 1599.75%1,46389.75%80.49%
1936 1156.59%1,61992.83%100.57%
1932 1126.39%1,63693.27%60.34%
1928 58537.74%96562.26%00.00%
1924 27919.11%1,18180.89%00.00%
1920 38730.98%84167.33%211.68%
1916 17514.29%1,03184.16%191.55%
1912 657.19%70177.54%13815.27%

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