Carroll County, Mississippi

Carroll County, Mississippi
Carroll County Courthouse
Location in the U.S. state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the U.S.
Founded	1833
Named for	Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Seat	Carrollton (Northern District) Vaiden (Southern District)
Largest town	Vaiden
Area
• Total	635 sq mi (1,645 km2)
• Land	628 sq mi (1,627 km2)
• Water	6.3 sq mi (16 km2), 1.0%
Population
• (2010)	10,597
• Density	17/sq mi (7/km²)
Congressional district	2nd
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,597. Its county seats are Carollton and Vaiden. The county is named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signatory of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.

Carroll County is part of the Greenwood, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is inside the Mississippi Delta, although most of its land is in the hill country.

It is the setting for the Porter Wagoner song "The Carroll County Accident", and was also mentioned in the third verse of Bobbie Gentry's 1967 hit song, "Ode to Billie Joe".

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 635 square miles (1,640 km²), of which 628 square miles (1,630 km²) is land and 6.3 square miles (16 km²) (1.0%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 10,769 people, 4,071 households, and 3,069 families residing in the county. The population density was 17 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 4,888 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 62.67% White, 36.61% Black or African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.