National protected area

Protected area

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• Natchez Trace Parkway
  Natchez Trace Parkway
  The Natchez Trace Parkway is a National Park Service unit in the southeastern United States that commemorates the historic Old Natchez Trace and preserves sections of the original trail....
  
   (part)
• Tombigbee National Forest
  Tombigbee National Forest
  Tombigbee National Forest is a U.S. National Forest in eastern and northeastern Mississippi. It is named for the nearby Tombigbee River. It is divided geographically into two non-contiguous sections. The larger southern section, about 60% of the total acreage, is located north of Louisville, in...
  
   (part)

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 26,726 people, 10,097 households, and 7,562 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

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 was 54 people per square mile (21/km²). There were 10,816 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.40% White

Race (United States Census)

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, 13.98% Black

Race (United States Census)

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 or African American

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.27% Native American

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.10% Asian

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.01% Pacific Islander

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.71% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.54% from two or more races. 1.80% 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 10,097 households out of which 37.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.10% were non-families. 22.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 29.50% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,055, and the median income for a family was $39,845. Males had a median income of $29,074 versus $21,350 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the county was $15,658. About 10.20% of families and 13.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.00% of those under age 18 and 23.30% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

• Cities
  • Pontotoc
    Pontotoc, Mississippi
    Pontotoc is a city in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States. Pontotoc is west of the much larger city of Tupelo. The population was 5,625 at the 2010 census...
    
    

• Towns
  • Algoma
    Algoma, Mississippi
    Algoma is a town in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States. Algoma is a Native American word meaning "vale of flowers". The population was 508 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Algoma is located at ....
    
    
  • Ecru
    Ecru, Mississippi
    Ecru is a town in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 947 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ecru is located at...
    
    
  • Sherman
    Sherman, Mississippi
    Sherman is a town which straddles Lee, Pontotoc, and Union counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The population was 548 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
    
     (partly in Union County, small portion in Lee County)
  • Thaxton
    Thaxton, Mississippi
    Thaxton is a town in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 513 at the 2000 census. There is a town of the same name in Virginia -Geography:Thaxton is located at ....
    
    
  • Toccopola
    Toccopola, Mississippi
    Toccopola is a town in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 189 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Toccopola is located at ....
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Randolph
    Randolph, Mississippi
    Randolph is a small community in Pontotoc, Mississippi. Highway 9 South runs through the center of Randolph. Mostly a farming and logging community, there are many farms and sawmills. Also, there is a large Amish community located here....
    
    
  • Springville
  • Troy
    Troy, Mississippi
    Troy, Mississippi is an unincorporated hamlet in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, Mississippi, around the intersection of Mississippi Highway 41 and County Road 82, roughly two miles west of the Natchez Trace Parkway, due west of Shannon, Mississippi, at latitude 34.119 and longitude -88.885. The...
    
    

See also

• Dry counties
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Pontotoc County, Mississippi