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Prentiss County

Prentiss County, Mississippi
Prentiss Co MS Courthouse.jpg
The Prentiss County courthouse in Booneville
Map of Mississippi highlighting Prentiss County
Location in the U.S. state of Mississippi
Map of the United States highlighting Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the U.S.
Founded 1870
Named for Seargent Smith Prentiss
Seat Booneville
Largest city Booneville
Area
 • Total 418 sq mi (1,083 km2)
 • Land 415 sq mi (1,075 km2)
 • Water 3.2 sq mi (8 km2), 0.8%
Population
 • (2010) 25,276
 • Density 61/sq mi (24/km2)
Congressional district 1st
Time zone Central: UTC−6/−5
Website www.prentisscounty.org

Prentiss County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,275. Its county seat is Booneville. The county is named for Seargent Smith Prentiss, a famous speaker and debater from Natchez. (Seargent was his first name, not a military title.)

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 418 square miles (1,080 km2), of which 415 square miles (1,070 km2) is land and 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2) (0.8%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 25,556 people, 9,821 households, and 7,169 families residing in the county. The population density was 62 people per square mile (24/km²). There were 10,681 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 85.85% White, 12.94% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In 2000 there were 9,821 households out of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.30% were married couples living together, 12.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.00.


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