Attala County, Mississippi

Attala County, Mississippi
Attala County courthouse in Kosciusko, Mississippi
Location in the state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the U.S.
Founded	1833
Seat	Kosciusko
Largest city	Kosciusko
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	737.10 sq mi (1,909 km²) 735.13 sq mi (1,904 km²) 1.97 sq mi (5 km²), 0.27%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	19,564 26/sq mi (10/km²)
Website	www.attalacounty.net/

Attala County (pron.: /ˈætələ/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2010, the population was 19,564. Its county seat is Kosciusko. Attala county is named for Attala, a fictional Native American heroine from an early-19th-century novel of the same name by François-René de Chateaubriand.

The historian of the American Civil War, John D. Winters was born in Attala County in 1917.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 737.10 square miles (1,909.1 km²), of which 735.13 square miles (1,904.0 km²) (or 99.73%) is land and 1.97 square miles (5.1 km²) (or 0.27%) is water.

Major Roads

• Mississippi Highway 12
• Mississippi Highway 14
• Mississippi Highway 19
• Mississippi Highway 35
• Mississippi Highway 43
• Natchez Trace Parkway

Adjacent counties

• Montgomery County (north)
• Choctaw County (northeast)
• Winston County (east)
• Leake County (south)
• Madison County (southwest)
• Holmes County (west)
• Carroll County (northwest)

National protected area

• Natchez Trace Parkway (part)

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1840	4,303		—
1850	10,991		155.4%
1860	14,169		28.9%
1870	14,776		4.3%
1880	19,988		35.3%
1890	22,213		11.1%
1900	26,248		18.2%
1910	28,851		9.9%
1920	24,831		−13.9%
1930	26,035		4.8%
1940	30,227		16.1%
1950	26,652		−11.8%
1960	21,335		−19.9%
1970	19,570		−8.3%
1980	19,865		1.5%
1990	18,481		−7.0%
2000	19,661		6.4%
2010	19,564		−0.5%
MS Counties 1900-1990 GeoHive - 2000 & 2010 statistics

As of the census of 2000, there were 19,661 people, 7,567 households, and 5,380 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 8,639 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 58.34% White, 40.00% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.65% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. 1.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 7,567 households out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.30% were married couples living together, 16.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,794, and the median income for a family was $30,796. Males had a median income of $26,180 versus $17,394 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,782. About 18.30% of families and 21.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.60% of those under age 18 and 21.40% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

• Cities
  • Kosciusko

• Towns
  • Ethel
  • McCool
  • Sallis

• Unincorporated places
  • McAdams
  • Williamsville
  • Zama

See also

• Dry county
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Attala County, Mississippi

External links

• Attala County Courthouse Pictures
• Attala County GenWeb