Pike County, Mississippi
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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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat is Magnolia.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Pike County Mississippi 1798-1876 Pioneer Families and Confederate Soldiers, by Luke W. Conerly, 1909</ref> 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 Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.4%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>
Major highways
[edit]- File:I-55.svg Interstate 55
- File:US 51.svg U.S. Highway 51
- File:US 98.svg U.S. Highway 98
- File:Circle sign 24.svg Mississippi Highway 24
- File:Circle sign 44.svg Mississippi Highway 44
- File:Circle sign 48.svg Mississippi Highway 48
- File:Circle sign 570.svg Mississippi Highway 570
- File:Circle sign 583.svg Mississippi Highway 583
Adjacent counties
[edit]- Lincoln County (north)
- Walthall County (east)
- Washington Parish, Louisiana (southeast)
- Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana (south)
- Amite County (west)
Demographics
[edit]| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| 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
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[edit]Politics
[edit]Pike County is a swing county in presidential elections; since 2000 it has voted Democratic four times and Republican three times.
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Education
[edit]Pike County has three school districts:<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>
Pike County is in the district of Southwest Mississippi Community College.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
References
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