Smith County, Mississippi
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Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,209.[1] Its county seat is Raleigh.[2]
History
Smith County is named for Major David Smith.
Geography
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Major highways
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- File:Circle sign 13.svg Mississippi Highway 13
- File:Circle sign 18.svg Mississippi Highway 18
- File:Circle sign 28.svg Mississippi Highway 28
- File:Circle sign 35.svg Mississippi Highway 35
- File:Circle sign 37.svg Mississippi Highway 37
- File:Circle sign 540.svg Mississippi Highway 540
- File:Circle sign 481.svg Mississippi Highway 481
- File:Circle sign 501.svg Mississippi Highway 501
- File:Circle sign 902.svg Mississippi Highway 902
Adjacent counties
- Scott County (north)
- Jasper County (east)
- Jones County (southeast)
- Covington County (south)
- Simpson County (west)
- Rankin County (northwest)
National protected area
- Bienville National Forest (part)
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 1840 | 1,961 | — | |
| 1850 | 4,071 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1860 | 7,638 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1870 | 7,126 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1880 | 8,088 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1890 | 10,635 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1900 | 13,055 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1910 | 16,603 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1920 | 16,178 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1930 | 18,405 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1940 | 19,403 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1950 | 16,740 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1960 | 14,303 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1970 | 13,561 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1980 | 15,077 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 14,798 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 16,182 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 16,491 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 14,209 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2024 (est.) | 14,051 | [4] | Script error: No such module "String".% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2013[9] | |||
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2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 10,582 | 74.47% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 3,111 | 21.89% |
| Native American | 20 | 0.14% |
| Asian | 19 | 0.13% |
| Other/mixed | 279 | 1.96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 198 | 1.39% |
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 14,209. The median age was 44.1 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.1 males age 18 and over.[11][12]
The racial makeup of the county was 74.7% White, 21.9% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.8% from some other race, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.4% of the population.[12]
<0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[13]
There were 5,692 households in the county, of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.9% were married-couple households, 17.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[11]
There were 6,622 housing units, of which 14.0% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 84.9% were owner-occupied and 15.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.1%.[11]
Communities
Towns
- Mize
- Raleigh (county seat)
- Taylorsville
- Polkville
Village
Unincorporated communities
Ghost town
Politics
Smith County is currently a Republican stronghold, although, like most of Mississippi, it was heavily Democratic up until the 1960s. Recently, in 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump broke 80% of the vote in the county for the first time since 1972.
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Education
There is one school district in the county, Smith County School District.[14]
The county is in the zone for Jones College.[15]
See also
References
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