Alcorn County, Mississippi
Encyclopedia
There were 14,224 households out of which 30.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.50% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...

 living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.30% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% 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 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,041, and the median income for a family was $36,899. Males had a median income of $29,752 versus $20,583 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 for the county was $15,418. About 13.10% of families and 16.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.60% of those under age 18 and 22.60% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

  • Cities
    • Corinth
      Corinth, Mississippi
      Corinth is a city in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,054 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Alcorn County. Its ZIP codes are 38834 and 38835.- History :...


  • Towns
    • Farmington
      Farmington, Mississippi
      Farmington is a town in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,810 at the 2000 census. Its ZIP code is 38834.- History :Before 1850, Farmington was a prosperous village...

    • Glen
      Glen, Mississippi
      Glen is a town in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 286 at the 2000 census. Its ZIP code is 38846.- History :The town of Glen, located nine miles southeast of Corinth, owes its beginning to the Memphis & Charleston Railroad...

    • Rienzi
      Rienzi, Mississippi
      Rienzi is a town in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 330 at the 2000 census.-History:Rienzi was named for Cola di Rienzo, a medieval Italian politician...


  • Villages
    • Kossuth
      Kossuth, Mississippi
      Kossuth is a village in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 170 at the 2000 census. Its zip code is 38834.-History:...


  • Unincorporated places
    • Jacinto
      Jacinto, Mississippi
      Jacinto, Mississippi, founded in 1836, was named for the Battle of San Jacinto in the Texas Revolution. Jacinto was located in the geographic center of the original Tishomingo County, Mississippi...

    • Wenasoga
      Wenasoga, Mississippi
      Wenasoga is an unincorporated community in northern Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. It is situated northwest of Corinth near the Tennessee border.-External links:**...

    • Kendrick
    • Biggersville
    • Hinkle
    • Theo

State Representatives

Lester Carpenter
Lester Carpenter
Lester E. "Bubba" Carpenter, born September 1, 1970, is a Republican member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing the First District of Mississippi since 2008...

, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Mississippi House of Representatives
The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi....

 representing the First District of Mississippi, which includes part of Alcorn and Tishomingo
Tishomingo County, Mississippi
As of the census of 2000 there were 19,163 people, 7,917 households, and 5,573 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 9,553 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile...

 counties.

See also

  • Dry counties
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Alcorn County, Mississippi
    National Register of Historic Places listings in Alcorn County, Mississippi
    This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Alcorn County, Mississippi.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States...

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