Claiborne County is a
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located in the
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of
MississippiMississippi is a state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi . The state is heavily forested outside of the...
. As of 2000, the population was 11,831. Its
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is
Port GibsonPort Gibson is a city in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,840 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Claiborne County.- History :...
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The county is named after William C. C. Claiborne, the second governor of the Mississippi Territory.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Claiborne County has the second-largest percentage of black residents of any American county, with an 84 percent majority of the population being African-American.
Claiborne County is a
countyA county is a land area of local government within a country. A county may have cities and towns within its area. Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count .Counts are called earls in post-Celtic Britain, Ireland and France—the term is from Old...
located in the
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of
MississippiMississippi is a state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi . The state is heavily forested outside of the...
. As of 2000, the population was 11,831. Its
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is
Port GibsonPort Gibson is a city in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,840 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Claiborne County.- History :...
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The county is named after William C. C. Claiborne, the second governor of the Mississippi Territory.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Claiborne County has the second-largest percentage of black residents of any American county, with an 84 percent majority of the population being African-American. Claiborne County was home to a little known but profound African-American civil rights struggle during the middle of the 20th century.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 501 square miles (1,299 km²), of which, 487 square miles (1,261 km²) of it is land and 15 square miles (38 km²) of it (2.91%) is water.
Major highways
U.S. Highway 61
Mississippi Highway 18- Natchez Trace Parkway
The Natchez Trace Parkway is a 444 mile long parkway, in the form of a limited-access two-lane road, in the southeastern United States. The southern end of the route is in Natchez, Mississippi, at an intersection with Liberty Road; the northern end is northeast of Fairview, Tennessee, in the...
Adjacent counties
- Warren County
Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. In 2000, its population was 49,644. Its county seat is Vicksburg. Warren County is named for American Revolutionary War officer Joseph Warren....
(north)
- Hinds County
Hinds County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 250,800. Its county seats are Jackson and Raymond. Hinds County is named for U.S. Congressman Thomas Hinds.-Geography:According...
(northeast)
- Copiah County
Copiah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 28,757. The county seat is Hazlehurst. It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area....
(southeast)
- Jefferson County
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 9,740. Its county seat is Fayette. Jefferson County has the highest percentage of African Americans of any county in the United States, as well as the most statistically obese in the nation. It...
(south)
- Tensas Parish, Louisiana
Tensas Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The seat of the parish is St. Joseph. In 2000, the population of the parish was 6,618; it is the least-populous parish in Louisiana.-History:...
(west)
Demographics
As of the
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of 2000, there were 11,831 people, 3,685 households, and 2,531 families residing in the county. The
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was 24 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 4,252 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.11%
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or
African AmericanRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 15.18%
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, 0.05%
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, 0.14%
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, 0.10% from
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, and 0.41% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were
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or
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of any race.
There were 3,685 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.50% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 26.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 23.10% from 18 to 24, 22.30% from 25 to 44, 17.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 85.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $22,615, and the median income for a family was $29,867. Males had a median income of $28,777 versus $20,140 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the county was $11,244. About 27.90% of families and 32.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.80% of those under age 18 and 28.00% of those age 65 or over.
Claiborne County has the
eighth lowestMississippi is the poorest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $15,853 .- Mississippi Counties Ranked by Per Capita Income :1. Madison County - $23,469
2. DeSoto County - $20,468
3. Rankin County - $20,412
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per capita income in Mississippi and the
67th lowest-100 poorest counties by per capita income:Number of counties by state in the 100 poorest counties: Texas, 17; Kentucky, 16; Mississippi, 14; South Dakota, 10; Louisiana, 5; Alabama, 4; Georgia, 4; Montana, 4; New Mexico, 4; North Dakota, 3; Arizona, 2; Idaho, 2; Nebraska, 2; Tennessee, 2; West...
in the United States.
Communities
- Cities
- Port Gibson
Port Gibson is a city in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,840 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Claiborne County.- History :...
- Unincorporated places
- Alcorn State
- Carlisle
- Grand Gulf
- Hermanville
Hermanville is an unincorporated town in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States.-Education:Hermanville is served by the Claiborne County School District....
- Pattison
- Russum
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