Wayne County | |
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Coordinates: 31°38′N88°42′W / 31.64°N 88.7°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
Founded | 1809 |
Named for | Anthony Wayne |
Seat | Waynesboro |
Largest city | Waynesboro |
Area | |
• Total | 814 sq mi (2,110 km2) |
• Land | 811 sq mi (2,100 km2) |
• Water | 2.8 sq mi (7 km2) 0.3% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 19,779 |
• Density | 24/sq mi (9.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 4th |
Website | www |
Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,779. [1] Its county seat is Waynesboro. [2] The county is named for General Anthony Wayne.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 814 square miles (2,110 km2), of which 811 square miles (2,100 km2) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2) (0.3%) is water. [3] It is the fifth-largest county in Mississippi by land area.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1810 | 1,253 | — | |
1820 | 3,323 | 165.2% | |
1830 | 2,781 | −16.3% | |
1840 | 2,120 | −23.8% | |
1850 | 2,892 | 36.4% | |
1860 | 3,691 | 27.6% | |
1870 | 4,206 | 14.0% | |
1880 | 8,741 | 107.8% | |
1890 | 9,817 | 12.3% | |
1900 | 12,539 | 27.7% | |
1910 | 14,709 | 17.3% | |
1920 | 15,467 | 5.2% | |
1930 | 15,295 | −1.1% | |
1940 | 16,928 | 10.7% | |
1950 | 17,010 | 0.5% | |
1960 | 16,258 | −4.4% | |
1970 | 16,650 | 2.4% | |
1980 | 19,135 | 14.9% | |
1990 | 19,517 | 2.0% | |
2000 | 21,216 | 8.7% | |
2010 | 20,747 | −2.2% | |
2020 | 19,779 | −4.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [4] 1790–1960 [5] 1900–1990 [6] 1990–2000 [7] 2010–2013 [8] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White | 11,313 | 57.2% |
Black or African American | 7,708 | 38.97% |
Native American | 31 | 0.16% |
Asian | 35 | 0.18% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.01% |
Other/Mixed | 347 | 1.75% |
Hispanic or Latino | 343 | 1.73% |
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 19,779 people, 7,683 households, and 5,390 families residing in the county.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 6,307 | 62.72% | 3,624 | 36.04% | 125 | 1.24% |
2016 | 5,990 | 62.40% | 3,524 | 36.71% | 85 | 0.89% |
2012 | 6,111 | 59.15% | 4,148 | 40.15% | 73 | 0.71% |
2008 | 6,070 | 60.57% | 3,890 | 38.81% | 62 | 0.62% |
2004 | 5,562 | 63.24% | 3,193 | 36.30% | 40 | 0.45% |
2000 | 4,635 | 60.16% | 2,981 | 38.69% | 89 | 1.16% |
1996 | 3,219 | 49.60% | 2,652 | 40.86% | 619 | 9.54% |
1992 | 3,874 | 49.78% | 3,064 | 39.37% | 845 | 10.86% |
1988 | 4,496 | 60.64% | 2,889 | 38.97% | 29 | 0.39% |
1984 | 5,000 | 63.81% | 2,818 | 35.96% | 18 | 0.23% |
1980 | 3,844 | 52.07% | 3,494 | 47.32% | 45 | 0.61% |
1976 | 3,022 | 47.06% | 3,306 | 51.48% | 94 | 1.46% |
1972 | 4,648 | 82.08% | 975 | 17.22% | 40 | 0.71% |
1968 | 247 | 4.87% | 739 | 14.56% | 4,089 | 80.57% |
1964 | 3,539 | 92.77% | 276 | 7.23% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 490 | 21.94% | 707 | 31.66% | 1,036 | 46.39% |
1956 | 373 | 17.52% | 1,493 | 70.13% | 263 | 12.35% |
1952 | 717 | 30.89% | 1,604 | 69.11% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 4 | 0.29% | 137 | 9.96% | 1,235 | 89.75% |
1944 | 35 | 2.47% | 1,380 | 97.53% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 22 | 1.56% | 1,388 | 98.44% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 44 | 3.12% | 1,367 | 96.81% | 1 | 0.07% |
1932 | 23 | 2.19% | 1,023 | 97.43% | 4 | 0.38% |
1928 | 289 | 23.96% | 917 | 76.04% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 56 | 5.83% | 905 | 94.17% | 0 | 0.00% |
1920 | 112 | 15.84% | 547 | 77.37% | 48 | 6.79% |
1916 | 47 | 5.41% | 787 | 90.67% | 34 | 3.92% |
1912 | 15 | 2.29% | 569 | 86.87% | 71 | 10.84% |
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