Leflore County, Mississippi
Encyclopedia
National protected area
- Mathews Brake National Wildlife RefugeMathews Brake National Wildlife RefugeMathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge encompasses in west-central Mississippi. Established in 1980, the refuge is one of seven national wildlife refuges in the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The primary habitat feature is Mathews Brake, the largest brake in Leflore County...
- Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife RefugeTheodore Roosevelt National Wildlife RefugeEstablished in 2004, the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge is part of the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex in Mississippi. Although the acquisition boundary for Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge has been proposed near Onward, Mississippi, the land exchanges...
(part)
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 37,947 people, 12,956 households, and 8,887 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 64 people per square mile (25/km²). There were 14,097 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 30.00% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 67.73% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.11% Native American
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, 0.65% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.04% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.98% from other races
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, and 0.50% from two or more races. 1.90% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
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or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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of any race.
There were 12,956 households out of which 35.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.00% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 27.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.40% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the county the population was spread out with 29.70% under the age of 18, 13.10% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 18.20% from 45 to 64, and 11.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 92.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $21,518, and the median income for a family was $26,059. Males had a median income of $25,959 versus $18,497 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the county was $12,553. About 29.10% of families and 34.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 48.00% of those under age 18 and 24.50% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
- Cities
- GreenwoodGreenwood, MississippiGreenwood is a city in and the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta approximately 96 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi, and 130 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. The population was 15,205 at the 2010 census. It is the...
- Itta BenaItta Bena, MississippiItta Bena is a city in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,208 at the 2000 census. The town's name is derived from the Choctaw phrase iti bina, meaning "forest camp"...
- Greenwood
- Towns
- Morgan CityMorgan City, MississippiMorgan City is a town in Leflore County, Mississippi, northeast of Swiftown and south-southwest of Itta Bena along Mississippi Highway 7. The population was 305 at the 2000 census...
- SchlaterSchlater, MississippiSchlater is a town in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 388 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area.-Geography:Schlater is located at ....
- SidonSidon, MississippiSidon is a town in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 672 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area.-Geography:Sidon is located at ....
- Morgan City
- Unincorporated places
- BerclairBerclair, MississippiBerclair is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. Berclair is approximately west of Itta Bena. It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area....
- BrowningBrowning, MississippiBrowning is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. Browning is approximately east of Greenwood and west of Valley Hill on Browning Road near U.S. Highway 82....
- McNuttMcNutt, MississippiMcNutt is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. McNutt is located west of Schlater just off Mississipp Highway 442.It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area.....
- Minter CityMinter City, MississippiMinter City is an unincorporated community in northern Leflore County, Mississippi in the Mississippi Delta on the Leflore County/Tallahatchie County county line. Minter City is located on the Tallahatchie River approximately west of Philipp, south of Glendora and east of Ruleville...
- MoneyMoney, MississippiMoney is an unincorporated Mississippi Delta community in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, near Greenwood. It has a population of less than 100, down from 400 circa 1950 when a cotton mill operated in the community. It is on a railroad line and lies on the Tallahatchie River...
- Rising SunRising Sun, MississippiRising Sun is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. Rising Sun is approximately south of Greenwood and north of Sidon on U.S. Highway 49E .It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area...
- RubyRuby, MississippiRuby may refer to the following communities in Mississippi:*Ruby, Copiah County, Mississippi*Ruby, Leflore County, Mississippi...
- ShellmoundShellmound, MississippiShellmound is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. Shellmound is approximately north of Greenwood and approximately northwest of Schlater just off U.S. Highway 49E....
- SunnysideSunnyside, MississippiSunnyside is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. Sunnyside is approximately south of Minter City and approximately northwest of Schlater just off U.S. Highway 49E....
- SwiftownSwiftown, MississippiSwiftown is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. Quito is approximately south of Morgan City and north of Belzoni along Mississippi Highway 7. It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area....
- QuitoQuito, MississippiQuito is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. Quito is approximately north of Morgan City and south of Itta Bena along Mississippi Highway 7.It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area....
- Berclair
- Ghost Town
- Colony TownColony Town, MississippiColony Town is a ghost town in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. Colony Town is approximately west of Itta Bena and approximately east of Moorhead ....
- Colony Town
Government and infrastructure
The Delta Correctional Facility, operated by the Corrections Corporation of AmericaCorrections Corporation of America
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on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, is located in Greenwood
Greenwood, Mississippi
Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta approximately 96 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi, and 130 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. The population was 15,205 at the 2010 census. It is the...
in Leflore County.
Education
- Colleges and Universities
- Mississippi Valley State UniversityMississippi Valley State UniversityMississippi Valley State University is a historically black university located in Itta Bena, Mississippi, in the United States. MVSU is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund....
(Itta Bena)
- Mississippi Valley State University
- Public School Districts
- Greenwood Public School District
- Leflore County School DistrictLeflore County School DistrictThe Leflore County School District is a public school district based headquartered in Greenwood, Mississippi .The district serves areas in Leflore County outside of the City of Greenwood, including the city of Itta Bena, the towns of Morgan City, Schlater and Sidon, as well as the community of...
- Private Schools
- Pillow AcademyPillow AcademyPillow Academy is an independent, co-educational college preparatory school in unincorporated Leflore County, Mississippi, near Greenwood.-History:...
— formerly a segregation academy.
- Pillow Academy