Tishomingo County, Mississippi

File:1888 Tishomingo County Mississippi Courthouse.jpg

Tishomingo County was organized February 9, 1836, from Chickasaw lands that were ceded to the United States. The Chickasaw were forced by Indian Removal to relocate to lands in the Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). Jacinto was the original county seat of Tishomingo County and its historic courthouse building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Parts of the northeastern side of Tishomingo county are part of the Battle of Shiloh Civil War battlefield. In 1870 the area was divided into Alcorn, Prentiss and Tishomingo counties. Tishomingo's county seat was relocated to Iuka.

File:Woodall Mountain Mississippi.JPG, elevation 807 feet, is the highest point in the state of Mississippi.]]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|445|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|424|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|20|sqmi}} (4.6%) 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 8, 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}} The highest natural point in Mississippi, the {{convert|806|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} Woodall Mountain, is located in the county. Tishomingo County is the only county in Mississippi with outcroppings of natural limestone formations.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_zEQAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Tishomingo+County%22+Mississippi+%22limestone+formations%22&pg=PA54|title=Bulletin - Mississippi State Geological Survey|last1=Lowe|first1=Ephraim Noble|last2=Survey|first2=Mississippi Geological, Economic, and Topographical|date=1915|publisher=Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographical Survey|language=en}}

• Hardin County, Tennessee (north)
• Lauderdale County, Alabama (northeast)
• Colbert County, Alabama (east)
• Franklin County, Alabama (southeast)
• Itawamba County (south)
• Prentiss County (southwest)
• Alcorn County (northwest)

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• U.S. Route 72
• Mississippi Highway 4
• Mississippi Highway 25
• Mississippi Highway 30
• Mississippi Highway 172
• Mississippi Highway 350
• Mississippi Highway 364
• Mississippi Highway 365
• Mississippi Highway 366
• Mississippi Highway 760
• Natchez Trace Parkway

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{{US Census population

|1840= 6681

|1850= 15490

|1860= 24149

|1870= 7350

|1880= 8774

|1890= 9302

|1900= 10124

|1910= 13067

|1920= 15091

|1930= 16411

|1940= 16974

|1950= 15544

|1960= 13889

|1970= 14940

|1980= 18434

|1990= 17683

|2000= 19163

|2010= 19593

|2020= 18850

|estyear=2023

|estimate=18507

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As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,850 people, 7,635 households, and 5,035 families residing in the county.

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 19,593 people living in the county. 94.5% were White, 2.6% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 1.7% of some other race and 0.8% of two or more races. 2.8% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).

As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000 there were 19,163 people, 7,917 households, and 5,573 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|45|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 9,553 housing units at an average density of {{convert|22|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 94.93% White, 3.11% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.06% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 1.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

By 2005 the population was 93.4% non-Hispanic white. 3.6% of the population was African-American. 2.6% of the population was Latino.

At 93.4% of the county's population, Tishomingo County has the highest percentage of Non-Hispanic whites in the state of Mississippi.

In 2000 there were 7,917 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,315, and the median income for a family was $34,378. Males had a median income of $28,109 versus $19,943 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,395. About 11% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.

• Tishomingo State Park is located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, north of Tupelo, Mississippi. Activities in the park including canoeing, rock climbing, fishing and hiking. The park was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the 1930s. Many of the original buildings are still standing. The park is named for an early leader of the Chickasaw nation, Tishomingo (1734-1838).
• J.P. Coleman State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located north of Iuka off Mississippi Highway 25. It sits along the banks of the Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake. The park is named for James P. Coleman, a former governor of Mississippi. Activities include sailing, swimming, camping, hiking, skiing, and fishing for smallmouth bass.
• Bay Springs Lake is a reservoir on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is impounded by the Jamie Whitten Lock and Dam. The lake is approximately nine miles long, between waterway mile markers 412 at the dam, and 421 near the entrance to the divide cut.
• The Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway (popularly known as the "Tenn-Tom") is a {{convert|234|mi|km|adj=on}} artificial waterway that provides a connecting link between the Tennessee and Tombigbee rivers. The waterway begins at Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River, then flows southward through northeast Mississippi and west Alabama, finally connecting with the established Warrior-Tombigbee navigation system at Demopolis, Alabama.

• Iuka (county seat)

• Belmont
• Burnsville
• Golden
• Tishomingo

• Paden

• Dennis

• Bloody Springs
• Doskie
• Eastport
• Midway
• Mingo
• Oldham
• Pittsburg
• Short

• Holcut

• Eric Booker, District 1
• Nicky McRae, District 2
• Michael Busby, District 3
• Jeff Holt, District 4
• Greg Collier, District 5

• Jamie Stuart

• Wesley Wellington
• Donald Ray Thomas

• Peyton Cummings

• Rebecca Oaks

• Representative Lester Carpenter, Mississippi House of Representatives - District 1
• Representative Mark DuVall, Mississippi House of Representatives - District 19
• Senator Eric Powell, Mississippi State Senate - District 4
• Senator Daniel Sparks, Mississippi State Senate - District 5

Tishomingo County is solidly Republican at the Presidential level, having last voted for a Democrat in 1992 when it voted for Bill Clinton. Since then the closest a Democrat has come to winning the county was in 1996 when Clinton narrowly lost to Bob Dole. In 2024 Donald Trump received 89.1 percent of the vote, the best result for a Republican since 1972 when Richard Nixon received 89.2 percent of the vote.

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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|7,933|1,059|146|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|2016|Republican|7,166|999|206|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|2012|Republican|6,133|1,643|160|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|2008|Republican|6,249|1,962|208|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|2004|Republican|5,379|2,846|113|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|2000|Republican|4,122|2,747|123|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1996|Republican|2,766|2,709|634|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|3,393|3,910|769|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1988|Republican|3,646|3,378|28|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1984|Republican|3,527|2,879|22|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|2,489|4,595|137|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,969|3,734|136|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,177|443|61|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|617|358|4,569|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1964|Republican|1,934|977|0|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|536|1,222|669|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|516|1,577|77|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|679|1,595|0|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1948|Dixiecrat|98|711|1,075|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|296|1,412|0|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|159|1,463|8|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|115|1,619|10|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|112|1,636|6|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|585|965|0|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|279|1,181|0|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|387|841|21|Mississippi}}

{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|175|1,031|19|Mississippi}}

{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|65|701|138|Mississippi}}

All of the county is in Tishomingo County Schools.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28141_tishomingo/DC20SD_C28141.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tishomingo County, MS|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-09-25}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28141_tishomingo/DC20SD_C28141_SD2MS.txt Text list]

Northeast Mississippi Community College is the community college for Tishomingo County.{{cite web|url=https://www.nemcc.edu/about/|title=About the College|publisher=Northeast Mississippi Community College|access-date=2024-09-25}}

• Battle of Iuka
• Natchez Trace Parkway
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Tishomingo County, Mississippi
• Woodall Mountain

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• {{Cite book|editor-last1=Cochran|editor-first1=Fan Alexander|editor-last2=Vaughn|editor-first2=RaNae S.|editor-last3=Nelson|editor-first3=Cynthia W.|date=2005|title=History of old Tishomingo County, Mississippi Territory|edition=Revised|location=St. Petersburg, Fla.|publisher=Southern Heritage Press|isbn=0941072762|lccn=2007275577|oclc=145148192|ol=16342249M}}

• {{official website}}
• [http://www.tishomingo.org/ Tishomingo County Development Foundation]
• [https://msdiglib.org/tchgs Tishomingo County Historical and Genealogical Society]
• [http://www.tishomingofunhere.org/ Tishomingo County Tourism Council]

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