Simpson County, Mississippi

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 590 sqmi, of which 589 sqmi is land and 1.3 sqmi (0.2%) is water.

Major highways

• [[Image:US 49.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 49
• [[Image:Circle sign 13.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 13
• [[Image:Circle sign 28.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 28
• [[Image:Circle sign 43.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 43
• [[Image:Circle sign 149.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 149

Adjacent counties

• Rankin County (north)
• Smith County (east)
• Covington County (southeast)
• Jefferson Davis County (south)
• Lawrence County (southwest)
• Copiah County (west)

Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 25,949. The median age was 40.4 years. 24.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.6 males age 18 and over.

The racial makeup of the county was 61.6% White, 34.1% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3% Asian,

There were 10,014 households in the county, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.1% were married-couple households, 18.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 11,559 housing units, of which 13.4% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 75.8% were owner-occupied and 24.2% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.1%.

Communities

Cities

• Magee
• Mendenhall

Town

• D'Lo

Village

• Braxton

Unincorporated communities

• Harrisville
• Merry Hell
• Pinola
• Sanatorium
• Saratoga

Ghost town

• Westville

Politics

A nearly unanimously Democratic county in the days of the Solid South, Simpson County has since swung decisively into the Republican column. It has not supported a Democratic presidential candidate since 1956, nor any third-party candidates since 1968.

Education

Simpson County School District is the local school district.

It is in the district of Copiah–Lincoln Community College, and has been since 1934. The district maintains the Simpson County Center.

References

References

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