Pike County, Mississippi

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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.[1] The county seat is Magnolia.[2] Pike County is named for explorer Zebulon Pike. Pike County is part of the McComb, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

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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.[3] The county was devoted to agriculture and is still mostly rural.

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 411 square miles (1,060 km2), of which 409 square miles (1,060 km2) is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2) (0.4%) is water.[4]

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics

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Racial and ethnic composition

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Pike County, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[5] Pop 1990[6] Pop 2000[7] Pop 2010[8] Pop 2020[9] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 20,303 19,826 19,841 18,564 16,769 56.13% 53.76% 50.95% 45.95% 41.59%
Black or African American alone (NH) 15,415 16,810 18,433 20,740 21,457 42.61% 45.58% 47.34% 51.33% 53.21%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 21 26 74 111 113 0.06% 0.07% 0.19% 0.27% 0.28%
Asian alone (NH) 40 44 127 229 254 0.11% 0.12% 0.33% 0.57% 0.63%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [10] x [11] 3 2 7 x x 0.01% 0.00% 0.02%
Other race alone (NH) 14 3 13 8 109 0.04% 0.01% 0.03% 0.02% 0.27%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [12] x [13] 165 261 988 x x 0.42% 0.65% 2.45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 380 173 284 489 627 1.05% 0.47% 0.73% 1.21% 1.55%
Total 36,173 36,882 38,940 40,404 40,324 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

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As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 40,324. The median age was 39.9 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.0 males age 18 and over.[14][15]

The racial makeup of the county was 41.9% White, 53.5% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.8% from some other race, and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.6% of the population.[15]

38.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 62.0% lived in rural areas.[16]

There were 16,232 households in the county, of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 36.2% were married-couple households, 21.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 37.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[14]

There were 19,017 housing units, of which 14.6% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 67.1% were owner-occupied and 32.9% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.8%.[14]

Communities

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Cities

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Towns

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Census-designated place

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Unincorporated communities

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Politics

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

United States presidential election results for Pike County, Mississippi[17][18][19][20]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
1912 24 1.95% 1,068 86.90% 137 11.15%
1916 53 3.50% 1,451 95.71% 12 0.79%
1920 153 11.66% 1,114 84.91% 45 3.43%
1924 197 8.61% 1,640 71.65% 452 19.75%
1928 920 27.45% 2,431 72.55% 0 0.00%
1932 118 4.67% 2,400 94.94% 10 0.40%
1936 86 2.64% 3,170 97.21% 5 0.15%
1940 185 5.88% 2,956 93.93% 6 0.19%
1944 248 7.70% 2,972 92.30% 0 0.00%
"text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Dixiecrat |1948 69 1.75% 221 5.61% 3,650 92.64%
1952 2,908 53.82% 2,495 46.18% 0 0.00%
1956 1,210 29.47% 1,714 41.74% 1,182 28.79%
"text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Dixiecrat |1960 1,467 27.38% 1,258 23.48% 2,632 49.13%
1964 6,418 92.20% 543 7.80% 0 0.00%
"text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/American Independent |1968 1,460 14.38% 2,848 28.05% 5,846 57.57%
1972 6,542 72.08% 2,332 25.69% 202 2.23%
1976 5,659 48.16% 5,749 48.92% 343 2.92%
1980 6,661 48.56% 6,694 48.80% 361 2.63%
1984 8,254 57.28% 6,137 42.59% 20 0.14%
1988 7,637 53.63% 6,531 45.87% 71 0.50%
1992 6,005 43.90% 6,279 45.90% 1,395 10.20%
1996 5,403 43.45% 6,302 50.68% 730 5.87%
2000 7,464 52.69% 6,544 46.20% 158 1.12%
2004 8,660 52.07% 7,881 47.38% 91 0.55%
2008 8,651 47.91% 9,276 51.38% 128 0.71%
2012 8,181 45.52% 9,650 53.69% 143 0.80%
2016 8,009 49.10% 8,043 49.31% 258 1.58%
2020 8,479 48.89% 8,646 49.86% 217 1.25%
2024 7,943 51.29% 7,402 47.80% 140 0.90%
2016 1 33.33% 1 33.33% 1 33.33%


Education

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Pike County has three school districts:[21]

Pike County is in the district of Southwest Mississippi Community College.[22]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Census - Geography Profile: Pike County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ Pike County Mississippi 1798-1876 Pioneer Families and Confederate Soldiers, by Luke W. Conerly, 1909
  4. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - General Social and Economic Characteristics - Mississippi - Table 58 - Race by Sex: 1980 and Table 59 - Persons by Spanish Origin, Race, and Sex: 1980" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. p. 17-32. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Mississippi: Table 6 - Race and Hispanic Origin" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. p. 9-37. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 21, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Pike County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Pike County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Pike County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  10. ↑ included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census
  11. ↑ included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census
  12. ↑ not an option in the 1980 Census
  13. ↑ not an option in the 1990 Census
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  16. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  17. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  18. ↑ Hosemann, Delbert (November 8, 2016). "Statewide Recapitulation Report" (PDF). Secretary of State of Mississippi. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2025. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  19. ↑ Watson, Michael (November 3, 2020). "Statewide Recapitulation Report" (PDF). Secretary of State of Mississippi. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2025. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  20. ↑ Watson, Michael (November 3, 2024). "Pike Updated" (PDF). Secretary of State of Mississippi. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 15, 2025. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  21. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pike County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2024. - Text list
  22. ↑ "Welcome from the President". Southwest Mississippi Community College. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  23. ↑ C. W. Barnum. "Webster Parish, Louisiana, History and Genealogy". laahgp.genealogyvillage.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
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