Winston 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 20,160. Its
county seatA county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...
is
LouisvilleLouisville is a city in Winston County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,006 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Winston County.-Geography:Louisville is located at ....
. Winston County is named for military leader Louis Winston.
According to the
U.S. Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the county has a total area of 610
square mileThe square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile.
s (1,580 km²), of which, 607 square miles (1,572 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (8 km²) of it (0.51%) is water.
Mississippi Highway 14
Mississippi Highway 15
Mississippi Highway 19
Mississippi Highway 25
- Oktibbeha County
Oktibbeha County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 42,902. Its county seat is Starkville. Oktibbeha is a Native American word meaning either bloody water or possibly icy creek...
(north)
- Noxubee County
Noxubee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 12,548. Its county seat is Macon. Noxubee, derived from the Choctaw word nakshobi, is a Native American word meaning to stink.-Geography:...
(east)
- Kemper County
Kemper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 10,453. Its county seat is De Kalb. It is named in honor of Reuben Kemper.The county is part of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area....
(southeast)
- Neshoba County
Neshoba County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2000 census, the population was 28,684. Its county seat is Philadelphia.Neshoba, derived from the Choctaw word nashoba, means Wolf....
(south)
- Attala County
Attala County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 19,661. Its county seat is Kosciusko. Attala county is named for Attala, a fictional Native American heroine from an early-19th-century novel by François-René de Chateaubriand.-Geography:According...
(west)
- Choctaw County
Choctaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 9,758. Its county seat is Ackerman. Choctaw County is named after the Choctaw Native Americans.-Adjacent counties:* Webster County, Mississippi - north...
(northwest)
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 20,160 people, 7,578 households, and 5,471 families residing in the county.
Winston 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
U.S. stateA U.S. state is any one of 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government . Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile...
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 20,160. Its
county seatA county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...
is
LouisvilleLouisville is a city in Winston County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,006 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Winston County.-Geography:Louisville is located at ....
. Winston County is named for military leader Louis Winston.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the county has a total area of 610
square mileThe square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile.
s (1,580 km²), of which, 607 square miles (1,572 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (8 km²) of it (0.51%) is water.
Major highways
- Mississippi Highway 14
- Mississippi Highway 15
- Mississippi Highway 19
- Mississippi Highway 25
Adjacent counties
- Oktibbeha County
Oktibbeha County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 42,902. Its county seat is Starkville. Oktibbeha is a Native American word meaning either bloody water or possibly icy creek...
(north)
- Noxubee County
Noxubee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 12,548. Its county seat is Macon. Noxubee, derived from the Choctaw word nakshobi, is a Native American word meaning to stink.-Geography:...
(east)
- Kemper County
Kemper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 10,453. Its county seat is De Kalb. It is named in honor of Reuben Kemper.The county is part of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area....
(southeast)
- Neshoba County
Neshoba County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2000 census, the population was 28,684. Its county seat is Philadelphia.Neshoba, derived from the Choctaw word nashoba, means Wolf....
(south)
- Attala County
Attala County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 19,661. Its county seat is Kosciusko. Attala county is named for Attala, a fictional Native American heroine from an early-19th-century novel by François-René de Chateaubriand.-Geography:According...
(west)
- Choctaw County
Choctaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 9,758. Its county seat is Ackerman. Choctaw County is named after the Choctaw Native Americans.-Adjacent counties:* Webster County, Mississippi - north...
(northwest)
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 20,160 people, 7,578 households, and 5,471 families residing in the county. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 33 people per square mile (13/km²). There were 8,472 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 55.26%
WhiteRace 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...
, 43.25%
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or
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, 0.66%
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, 0.08%
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, 0.28% from
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, and 0.46% from two or more races. 1.21% of the population were
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or
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of any race.
There were 7,578 households out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.90% 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, 18.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $28,256, and the median income for a family was $33,602. Males had a median income of $28,665 versus $18,210 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 $14,548. About 19.40% of families and 23.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.90% of those under age 18 and 18.90% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
- Cities
- Louisville
Louisville is a city in Winston County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,006 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Winston County.-Geography:Louisville is located at ....
- Towns
- Noxapater
Noxapater is a town in Winston County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 419 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Noxapater is located at ....