Itawamba County, Mississippi facts for kids
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Itawamba County
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Itawamba County Courthouse in Fulton
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Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Mississippi |
| Founded | 1836 |
| Named for | Levi Colbert (Itawamba) |
| Seat | Fulton |
| Largest city | Fulton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 540 sq mi (1,400 km2) |
| • Land | 533 sq mi (1,380 km2) |
| • Water | 7.7 sq mi (20 km2) 1.4% |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 23,401 |
| • Estimate
(2018)
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23,517 |
| • Density | 44.1/sq mi (17.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
Itawamba County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 23,401. Its county seat is Fulton. The county is part of the Tupelo, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The county was named for the Chickasaw leader Itawamba, known to English-speaking settlers as Levi Colbert. He was prominent during the Indian Removal period of the early 19th century, but died before his people left the area.
Contents
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 540 square miles (1,400 km2), of which 533 square miles (1,380 km2) is land and 7.7 square miles (20 km2) (1.4%) is water.
Major highways
Interstate 22
U.S. Highway 78
Mississippi Highway 23
Mississippi Highway 25- Natchez Trace Parkway
Adjacent counties
- Tishomingo County (northeast)
- Franklin County, Alabama (east)
- Marion County, Alabama (southeast)
- Monroe County (south)
- Lee County (west)
- Prentiss County (northwest)
National protected area
- Natchez Trace Parkway (part)
- Pharr Mounds (near Tupelo), 85-acre (340,000 m2) complex of earthwork burial mounds from the Middle Woodland period
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1840 | 5,375 | — | |
| 1850 | 13,528 | 151.7% | |
| 1860 | 17,695 | 30.8% | |
| 1870 | 7,812 | −55.9% | |
| 1880 | 10,663 | 36.5% | |
| 1890 | 11,708 | 9.8% | |
| 1900 | 13,544 | 15.7% | |
| 1910 | 14,526 | 7.3% | |
| 1920 | 15,647 | 7.7% | |
| 1930 | 18,225 | 16.5% | |
| 1940 | 19,922 | 9.3% | |
| 1950 | 17,216 | −13.6% | |
| 1960 | 15,080 | −12.4% | |
| 1970 | 16,847 | 11.7% | |
| 1980 | 20,518 | 21.8% | |
| 1990 | 20,017 | −2.4% | |
| 2000 | 22,770 | 13.8% | |
| 2010 | 23,401 | 2.8% | |
| 2018 (est.) | 23,517 | 0.5% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 21,129 | 88.54% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,623 | 6.8% |
| Native American | 51 | 0.21% |
| Asian | 50 | 0.21% |
| Other/Mixed | 626 | 2.62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 384 | 1.61% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 23,863 people, 8,653 households, and 6,207 families residing in the county.
Communities
City
- Fulton (county seat)
Towns
Unincorporated communities
- Beans Ferry
- Bounds Crossroads
- Carolina
- Clay
- Dorsey
- Evergreen
- Fairview
- Kirkville
- Peaceful Valley
- Sandy Springs
- Tilden
Ghost towns
- Rara Avis
- Reedsville
- Ryan's Well
- Van Buren
- Wheeling
- Yale
Notable people
- Brian Dozier, All-Star Major League Baseball second baseman, won 2019 World Series with the Washington Nationals
- Delphia Spencer Hankins, American supercentenarian
- John E. Rankin, sixteen-term Democratic U.S. Congressman (1920–1952)
- Tammy Wynette, American country music artist
See also
In Spanish: Condado de Itawamba (Misisipi) para niños
 | Severo Ochoa |
 | Sarah Stewart |
 | Mario J. Molina |
 | Rodolfo Llinás |
 | F. J. Duarte |
