Pike County, Mississippi

{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Pike County

| state = Mississippi

| ex image = Holly Hill.jpg

| ex image size = 220px

| ex image cap = Southtown Historic District in Magnolia, Mississippi

| seal =

| founded = 1815

| seat wl = Magnolia

| largest city wl = McComb

| area_total_sq_mi = 411

| area_land_sq_mi = 409

| area_water_sq_mi = 1.7

| area percentage = 0.4

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_total = 40324

| pop_est_as_of =

| population_est =

| population_density_sq_mi = auto

| web = www.co.pike.ms.us

| district = 3rd

| time zone = Central

| named for = Zebulon Pike

}}

Pike County is a county located on the southwestern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,324.{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Pike County, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Pike_County,_Mississippi?g=0500000US28113|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 14, 2023}} The county seat is Magnolia.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}} Pike County is named for explorer Zebulon Pike. Pike County is part of the McComb, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Pike County was formed from Marion County by an act of the Territorial General Assembly on December 9, 1815. Holmesville was selected as the county seat on December 11, 1816; it was named in honor of Major Andrew Hunter Holmes, an army officer killed in the War of 1812. In 1873 Magnolia was voted in as the new county seat.[http://www.lukewardconerly.com Pike County Mississippi 1798-1876 Pioneer Families and Confederate Soldiers], by Luke W. Conerly, 1909 The county was devoted to agriculture and is still mostly rural.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|411|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|409|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.7|sqmi}} (0.4%) is water.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_28.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 6, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928074019/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_28.txt|archive-date=September 28, 2013}}

=Major highways=

=Adjacent counties=

Lincoln County (north)
Walthall County (east)
Washington Parish, Louisiana (southeast)
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana (south)
Amite County (west)

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1820= 4438

|1830= 5402

|1840= 6151

|1850= 7360

|1860= 11135

|1870= 11303

|1880= 16688

|1890= 21203

|1900= 27545

|1910= 37272

|1920= 28725

|1930= 32201

|1940= 35002

|1950= 35137

|1960= 35789

|1970= 36345

|1980= 37578

|1990= 38987

|2000= 39903

|2010= 40404

|2020= 40324

|estyear=2023

|estimate=39394

|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}}

|align-fn=center

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 6, 2014}}
1790–1960{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=November 6, 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=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 6, 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=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 6, 2014}} 2010–2013{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28113.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 5, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607052129/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28113.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}

}}

class="wikitable"

|+Pike County by race as of 2020{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US28113&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 9, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}

!Race

!Num.

!Perc.

White

|16,769

|41.59%

Black or African American

|21,457

|53.21%

Native American

|113

|0.28%

Asian

|254

|0.63%

Pacific Islander

|0.02%

Other/Mixed

|1,097

|2.72%

Hispanic or Latino

|627

|1.55%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 40,324 people, 14,404 households, and 8,528 families residing in the county.

Communities

=Cities=

Magnolia (county seat)
McComb

=Towns=

Osyka
Summit

=Census-designated place=

Fernwood

=Unincorporated communities=

Politics

Pike County is a swing county in presidential elections; since 2000 it has voted Democratic four times and Republican three times.

{{PresHead|place=Pike County, Mississippi|source={{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=February 22, 2021}}}}

{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|1,460|2,848|5,846|Mississippi}}

Education

Pike County has three school districts:{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28113_pike/DC20SD_C28113.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pike County, MS|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-09-27}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28113_pike/DC20SD_C28113_SD2MS.txt Text list]

Pike County is in the district of Southwest Mississippi Community College.{{cite web|url=https://www.smcc.edu/about/welcome-from-the-president/|title=Welcome from the President|publisher=Southwest Mississippi Community College|access-date=2024-09-27}}

References

External links

{{Commons category-inline|Pike County, Mississippi}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311022645/http://www.mississippicourthouses.com/Pike/ Mississippi Courthouses – Pike County]

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = Pike County, Mississippi

|North = Lincoln County

|Northeast =

|East = Walthall County

|Southeast = Washington Parish, Louisiana

|South = Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

|Southwest =

|West = Amite County

|Northwest =

}}

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