Carroll County, Mississippi

This area was developed by European Americans for cotton plantations near the rivers. These were dependent on the labor of large gangs of enslaved African Americans. After the American Civil War, many freedmen worked as sharecroppers or tenant farmers on the plantations. Other areas were harvested for timber.

In the period from 1877 to 1950, Carroll County had 29 documented lynchings of African Americans, the second-highest number in the state.[https://eji.org/sites/default/files/lynching-in-america-third-edition-summary.pdf Lynching in America, 3rd ed.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023063004/https://eji.org/sites/default/files/lynching-in-america-third-edition-summary.pdf |date=October 23, 2017 }}, Supplement by County, p. 6

Carroll County consists of rolling hills, largely covered with trees.[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Carroll+County,+MS/@33.4458922,-90.0501597,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8881de6e2492712d:0x912585063cc5df2f!8m2!3d33.5279848!4d-89.9253233 Carroll County MS (Google Maps, accessed 25 January 2020)] The county's highest point is adjacent to State Highway 35, {{convert|8|mi|km}} WSW of Winona, at {{convert|540|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=22138 Carroll County High Point, Mississippi (PeakBagger.com - accessed 25 January 2020)] According to the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|635|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|628|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|6.3|sqmi}} (1.0%) is water.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_28.txt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928074019/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_28.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 28, 2013|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=November 3, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}

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• 20px Interstate 55
• 20px U.S. Route 51
• 20px U.S. Route 82
• 20px Mississippi Highway 17
• 20px Mississippi Highway 35

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• Grenada County - north
• Montgomery County - east
• Attala County - southeast
• Holmes County - southwest
• Leflore County - west

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{{US Census population

|1840= 10481

|1850= 18491

|1860= 22035

|1870= 21047

|1880= 17795

|1890= 18773

|1900= 22116

|1910= 23139

|1920= 20324

|1930= 19765

|1940= 20651

|1950= 15499

|1960= 11177

|1970= 9397

|1980= 9776

|1990= 9237

|2000= 10769

|2010= 10597

|2020= 9998

|estyear=2023

|estimate=9535

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 5, 2024}}

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|footnote=US Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=January 25, 2020}}
1790-1960{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=November 3, 2014}} 1900-1990{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=November 3, 2014}}
1990-2000{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=November 3, 2014}} 2010-2013{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28015.html|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=September 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607045933/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28015.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}

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From 1940 to 1970, the county population declined markedly, as many African Americans left in the Great Migration to West Coast cities that had a growing defense industry. Others went North to Chicago and other industrial cities. Rural whites also moved to cities to find work.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,998 people, 3,827 households, and 2,685 families residing in the county.

As of the 2000 United States Census,{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}} there were 10,769 people, 4,071 households, and 3,069 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|17|/mi2|/km2}}. There were 4,888 housing units at an average density of {{convert|8|/mi2|/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.

There were 4,071 households, out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were married couples living together, 15.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.60% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.01.

The largest ancestry groups in Carroll County were English 51%, African 38.6%, and Scots-Irish 12.1%

The county population contained 24.50% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,878, and the median income for a family was $35,711. Males had a median income of $28,459 versus $19,695 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,744. About 13.70% of families and 16.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.30% of those under age 18 and 23.50% of those age 65 or over.

Carroll County School District is the area public school district. It operates one high school, J. Z. George High School, and formerly operated Vaiden High School.

Carroll Academy is an area private school that is financially supported by the Council of Conservative Citizens, a white supremacist group.{{cite web|last1=Beirich|first1=Heidi|title=White Supremacist Group Backs Private Academies in Mississippi|url=http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/10/28/white-supremacist-group-backs-private-academies-in-mississippi/|publisher=Southern Poverty Law Center|access-date=December 3, 2014|date=October 28, 2010}}

Pillow Academy in unincorporated Leflore County, near Greenwood, enrolls some students from Carroll County.[http://www.pillowacademy.com/profile.htm Profile of Pillow Academy 2010-2011] {{webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20011201014229/http://www.pillowacademy.com/profile.htm|date=December 1, 2001}}. Pillow Academy. Retrieved March 25, 2012. It originally was a segregation academy.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/cearas_season_111809/| magazine=Jackson Free Press|title=Ceara's Season|author=Lynch, Adam|date=November 18, 2009|access-date=August 19, 2011}}

• Carrollton (2nd county seat)
• North Carrollton
• Vaiden (1st county seat)

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• Avalon
• Black Hawk
• Coila
• McCarley
• Oklahoma
• Teoc
• Valley Hill

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• Henry Pinckney McCain - US Army General, born in Carroll County 1861
• Lafayette Joseph Lott – Democratic politician, born in Carroll County 1863
• John S. McCain, Sr. - (US Navy Admiral), born in Carroll County 1884
• Mississippi John Hurt - Musician, born in Carroll County 1893

Carroll County is a Republican stronghold. The last time it voted for a Democratic candidate was Jimmy Carter in 1976.

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|3,730|1,431|33|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|2020|Republican|3,924|1,729|48|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|2016|Republican|3,799|1,680|49|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|2012|Republican|3,960|2,007|25|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|2008|Republican|3,902|2,037|26|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|2004|Republican|3,664|1,900|28|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|2000|Republican|3,165|1,726|33|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1996|Republican|2,629|2,041|264|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1992|Republican|1,695|1,182|207|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1988|Republican|2,628|1,560|16|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,823|1,462|12|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,153|2,037|38|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,561|1,566|40|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,777|580|67|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|138|925|2,131|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1964|Republican|2,043|98|0|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1960|Dixiecrat|207|425|840|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|234|1,080|237|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|535|1,168|0|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1948|Dixiecrat|14|74|1,138|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|68|1,438|0|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|38|1,408|0|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|19|1,030|1|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|9|1,189|1|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|49|1,102|0|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|70|895|0|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|184|669|11|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|34|943|16|Mississippi}}

{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|16|653|96|Mississippi}}

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• National Register of Historic Places listings in Carroll County, Mississippi

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = Carroll County, Mississippi

|North = Grenada County

|East = Montgomery County

|Southeast = Attala County

|Southwest = Holmes County

|West = Leflore County

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Category:Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area

Category:1833 establishments in Mississippi

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