Pike County, Mississippi
Pike County | |
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Coordinates: 31°11′N 90°24′W / 31.18°N 90.4°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
Founded | 1815 |
Named for | Zebulon Pike |
Seat | Magnolia |
Largest city | McComb |
Area | |
• Total | 411 sq mi (1,060 km2) |
• Land | 409 sq mi (1,060 km2) |
• Water | 1.7 sq mi (4 km2) 0.4% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 40,324 |
• Density | 98/sq mi (38/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Pike County is a county located on the southwestern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,324.[1] The county seat is Magnolia.[2] Pike County is named for explorer Zebulon Pike. Pike County is part of the McComb, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
[edit]Pike County was formed from Marion County by an act of the Territorial General Assembly on December 9, 1815. Holmesville was selected as the county seat on December 11, 1816; it was named in honor of Major Andrew Hunter Holmes, an army officer killed in the War of 1812. In 1873 Magnolia was voted in as the new county seat.[3] The county was devoted to agriculture and is still mostly rural.
Geography
[edit]According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 411 square miles (1,060 km2), of which 409 square miles (1,060 km2) is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2) (0.4%) is water.[4]
Major highways
[edit]Adjacent counties
[edit]- Lincoln County (north)
- Walthall County (east)
- Washington Parish, Louisiana (southeast)
- Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana (south)
- Amite County (west)
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1820 | 4,438 | — | |
1830 | 5,402 | 21.7% | |
1840 | 6,151 | 13.9% | |
1850 | 7,360 | 19.7% | |
1860 | 11,135 | 51.3% | |
1870 | 11,303 | 1.5% | |
1880 | 16,688 | 47.6% | |
1890 | 21,203 | 27.1% | |
1900 | 27,545 | 29.9% | |
1910 | 37,272 | 35.3% | |
1920 | 28,725 | −22.9% | |
1930 | 32,201 | 12.1% | |
1940 | 35,002 | 8.7% | |
1950 | 35,137 | 0.4% | |
1960 | 35,789 | 1.9% | |
1970 | 36,345 | 1.6% | |
1980 | 37,578 | 3.4% | |
1990 | 38,987 | 3.7% | |
2000 | 39,903 | 2.3% | |
2010 | 40,404 | 1.3% | |
2020 | 40,324 | −0.2% | |
2023 (est.) | 39,394 | [5] | −2.3% |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790–1960[7] 1900–1990[8] 1990–2000[9] 2010–2013[10] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White | 16,769 | 41.59% |
Black or African American | 21,457 | 53.21% |
Native American | 113 | 0.28% |
Asian | 254 | 0.63% |
Pacific Islander | 7 | 0.02% |
Other/Mixed | 1,097 | 2.72% |
Hispanic or Latino | 627 | 1.55% |
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 40,324 people, 14,404 households, and 8,528 families residing in the county.
Communities
[edit]Cities
[edit]Towns
[edit]Census-designated place
[edit]Unincorporated communities
[edit]Politics
[edit]Pike County is a swing county in presidential elections; since 2000 it has voted Democratic four times and Republican three times.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2024 | 7,943 | 51.18% | 7,402 | 47.70% | 174 | 1.12% |
2020 | 8,479 | 48.84% | 8,646 | 49.80% | 236 | 1.36% |
2016 | 8,009 | 48.95% | 8,043 | 49.16% | 308 | 1.88% |
2012 | 8,181 | 45.52% | 9,650 | 53.69% | 143 | 0.80% |
2008 | 8,651 | 47.91% | 9,276 | 51.38% | 128 | 0.71% |
2004 | 8,660 | 52.07% | 7,881 | 47.38% | 91 | 0.55% |
2000 | 7,464 | 52.69% | 6,544 | 46.20% | 158 | 1.12% |
1996 | 5,403 | 43.45% | 6,302 | 50.68% | 730 | 5.87% |
1992 | 6,005 | 43.90% | 6,279 | 45.90% | 1,395 | 10.20% |
1988 | 7,637 | 53.63% | 6,531 | 45.87% | 71 | 0.50% |
1984 | 8,254 | 57.28% | 6,137 | 42.59% | 20 | 0.14% |
1980 | 6,661 | 48.56% | 6,694 | 48.80% | 361 | 2.63% |
1976 | 5,659 | 48.16% | 5,749 | 48.92% | 343 | 2.92% |
1972 | 6,542 | 72.08% | 2,332 | 25.69% | 202 | 2.23% |
1968 | 1,460 | 14.38% | 2,848 | 28.05% | 5,846 | 57.57% |
1964 | 6,418 | 92.20% | 543 | 7.80% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 1,467 | 27.38% | 1,258 | 23.48% | 2,632 | 49.13% |
1956 | 1,210 | 29.47% | 1,714 | 41.74% | 1,182 | 28.79% |
1952 | 2,908 | 53.82% | 2,495 | 46.18% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 69 | 1.75% | 221 | 5.61% | 3,650 | 92.64% |
1944 | 248 | 7.70% | 2,972 | 92.30% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 185 | 5.88% | 2,956 | 93.93% | 6 | 0.19% |
1936 | 86 | 2.64% | 3,170 | 97.21% | 5 | 0.15% |
1932 | 118 | 4.67% | 2,400 | 94.94% | 10 | 0.40% |
1928 | 920 | 27.45% | 2,431 | 72.55% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 197 | 8.61% | 1,640 | 71.65% | 452 | 19.75% |
1920 | 153 | 11.66% | 1,114 | 84.91% | 45 | 3.43% |
1916 | 53 | 3.50% | 1,451 | 95.71% | 12 | 0.79% |
1912 | 24 | 1.95% | 1,068 | 86.90% | 137 | 11.15% |
Education
[edit]Pike County has three school districts:[13]
Pike County is in the district of Southwest Mississippi Community College.[14]
See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Pike County, Mississippi
- Fernwood Lumber Company
- History of Pike County Mississippi 1798-1876 by Luke W. Conerly 1909
- J. J. Carter, Pike County native who served in the late 19th century in the Louisiana House of Representatives and as mayor of Minden, Louisiana[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Pike County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Pike County Mississippi 1798-1876 Pioneer Families and Confederate Soldiers, by Luke W. Conerly, 1909
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pike County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2024. - Text list
- ^ "Welcome from the President". Southwest Mississippi Community College. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ C. W. Barnum. "Webster Parish, Louisiana, History and Genealogy". laahgp.genealogyvillage.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Pike County, Mississippi at Wikimedia Commons
- Mississippi Courthouses – Pike County