Simpson County, Mississippi

Simpson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Its western border is formed by the Pearl River, an important transportation route in the 19th century. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,949. The county seat is Mendenhall. The county is named for Josiah Simpson (1787–1817), a territorial judge who also served as a delegate to Mississippi's Constitutional Convention. Simpson County is part of the Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.2%) is water.

Major highways

20px U.S. Highway 49
20px Mississippi Highway 13
20px Mississippi Highway 28
20px Mississippi Highway 43
20px Mississippi Highway 149

Adjacent counties

Rankin County (north)
Smith County (east)
Covington County (southeast)
Jefferson Davis County (south)
Lawrence County (southwest)
Copiah County (west)

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Simpson County, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 1980

!Pop 1990

!Pop 2000

!Pop 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020

!% 1980

!% 1990

!% 2000

!% 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020

|White alone (NH)

|16,100

|16,086

|17,686

|17,131

|style='background: #ffffe6; |15,928

|68.68%

|67.16%

|63.99%

|62.29%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |61.38%

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|7,135

|7,732

|9,432

|9,624

|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,803

|30.44%

|32.28%

|34.13%

|34.99%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |33.92%

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|15

|46

|32

|35

|style='background: #ffffe6; |36

|0.06%

|0.19%

|0.12%

|0.13%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%

|Asian alone (NH)

|22

|35

|78

|style='background: #ffffe6; |84

|0.04%

|0.09%

|0.13%

|0.28%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.32%

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|34

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2

|0.01%

|0.12%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%

|Other race alone (NH)

|16

|style='background: #ffffe6; |62

|0.00%

|0.02%

|0.06%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24%

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|127

|198

|style='background: #ffffe6; |648

|0.46%

|0.72%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.50%

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|181

|67

|318

|387

|style='background: #ffffe6; |386

|0.77%

|0.28%

|1.15%

|1.41%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.49%

|Total

|23,441

|23,953

|27,639

|27,503

|style='background: #ffffe6; |25,949

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 25,949. The median age was 40.4 years. 24.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.6 males age 18 and over.

The racial makeup of the county was 61.6% White, 34.1% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.9% from some other race, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.5% of the population.

There were 10,014 households in the county, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.1% were married-couple households, 18.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Education

Simpson County School District is the local school district.

It is in the district of Copiah–Lincoln Community College, and has been since 1934. The district maintains the Simpson County Center.

References

External links

Mississippi Courthouses – Simpson County