Attala County, Mississippi

Attala County /ˈætələ/ is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,564.[1] Its county seat is Kosciusko.[2] Attala County is named for Atala, a fictional Native American heroine from an early-19th-century novel of the same name by François-René de Chateaubriand.[3]

Attala County
U.S. county
Attala County courthouse in Kosciusko
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°05′N 89°35′W
Country United States
State Mississippi
Founded1833
SeatKosciusko
Largest cityKosciusko
Area
 • Total737 sq mi (1,910 km2)
 • Land735 sq mi (1,900 km2)
 • Water1.7 sq mi (4 km2)  0.2%
Population
 (2010)
 • Total19,564
 • Estimate 
(2018)
18,365
 • Density27/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district2nd
Websitewww.attalacounty.net

Myrtis Methvin was elected in 1932 as the second woman mayor in Louisiana and took office in Castor in Bienville Parish, serving from 1933 to 1945. She was born in Attala County in 1895.[4] John D. Winters, a historian of the American Civil War, was born in Attala County in 1917.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 737 square miles (1,910 km2), of which 735 square miles (1,900 km2) is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2) (0.2%) is water.[5] It is bound by the Big Black River, a tributary of the Mississippi River, in the west.

Major Roads

Adjacent counties

National protected area

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18404,303—
185010,991155.4%
186014,16928.9%
187014,7764.3%
188019,98835.3%
189022,21311.1%
190026,24818.2%
191028,8519.9%
192024,831−13.9%
193026,0354.8%
194030,22716.1%
195026,652−11.8%
196021,335−19.9%
197019,570−8.3%
198019,8651.5%
199018,481−7.0%
200019,6616.4%
201019,564−0.5%
2018 (est.)18,365[6]−6.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9]
1990-2000[10] 2010-2013[1]

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 19,564 people living in the county, down from its peak in 1940. 56.2% were White, 42.0% Black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% Native American, 0.7% of some other race and 0.6% of two or more races. 1.7% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).

As of the census[11] of 2000, there were 19,661 people, 7,567 households, and 5,380 families living 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

Towns

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

Politics
Presidential elections results
Presidential elections results[12]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2016 59.3% 4,897 39.3% 3,242 1.4% 117
2012 56.4% 5,126 43.2% 3,927 0.4% 39
2008 57.4% 5,273 41.9% 3,849 0.7% 61
2004 61.1% 5,014 38.3% 3,145 0.6% 48
2000 58.6% 4,206 40.7% 2,922 0.6% 45
1996 47.3% 3,130 46.8% 3,092 5.9% 390
1992 49.7% 3,520 42.5% 3,015 7.8% 552
1988 59.9% 4,524 39.7% 2,997 0.5% 35
1984 59.3% 4,870 40.5% 3,327 0.2% 18
1980 48.4% 3,975 50.1% 4,117 1.5% 122
1976 42.4% 3,146 54.8% 4,068 2.8% 209
1972 79.5% 4,738 18.5% 1,103 2.0% 119
1968 8.6% 599 22.8% 1,588 68.6% 4,776
1964 94.4% 4,409 5.6% 263
1960 19.9% 650 40.9% 1,337 39.2% 1,281
1956 16.7% 445 67.5% 1,793 15.8% 420
1952 34.3% 1,178 65.7% 2,258
1948 1.3% 32 5.3% 130 93.4% 2,305
1944 3.8% 87 96.2% 2,187
1940 3.0% 63 96.7% 2,049 0.4% 8
1936 1.9% 36 97.8% 1,855 0.3% 6
1932 1.6% 38 98.0% 2,370 0.5% 11
1928 4.8% 113 95.2% 2,258
1924 6.7% 119 90.6% 1,600 2.7% 47
1920 18.3% 270 80.3% 1,187 1.4% 21
1916 7.8% 110 90.2% 1,267 1.9% 27
1912 4.0% 49 87.2% 1,060 8.8% 107

See also

References
  1. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  4. Mildred Methvin. "Myrtis Lucille Gregory Methvin". Lafayette, Louisiana: genealogy.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  5. "2010 Census Gazetteers Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  6. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  7. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  8. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  9. "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  10. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  11. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  12. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-03-04.

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