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Greene County
U.S. county
Leaksville Junior High School
Leaksville Junior High School
Map of Mississippi highlighting Greene County
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
Map of the United States highlighting Mississippi
Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Country  United States
State  Mississippi
Founded 1811
Named for Nathanael Greene
Seat Leakesville
Largest town Leakesville
Area
 • Total 719 sq mi (1,860 km2)
 • Land 713 sq mi (1,850 km2)
 • Water 5.9 sq mi (15 km2)  0.8%
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 14,400
 • Estimate 
(2018)
 13,586
 • Density 20.03/sq mi (7.73/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 4th

Greene County is a county located on the southeast border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,400. Its county seat is Leakesville. Established in 1811, the county was named for General Nathanael Greene of the American Revolutionary War.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 719 square miles (1,860 km2), of which 713 square miles (1,850 km2) is land and 5.9 square miles (15 km2) (0.8%) is water.

Major highways

  • US 45.svg U.S. Highway 45
  • US 98.svg U.S. Highway 98
  • Circle sign 42.svg Mississippi Highway 42
  • Circle sign 57.svg Mississippi Highway 57
  • Circle sign 63.svg Mississippi Highway 63

Adjacent counties

National protected area

  • De Soto National Forest (part)

Demographics

The rural county had strong declines in population from 1940 to 1960, a period when many African Americans left for the West Coast in the second wave of the Great Migration. The buildup of defense industries in California and other states before and during World War II attracted many migrants for work opportunities.

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1820 1,345 —
1830 1,854 37.8%
1840 1,636 −11.8%
1850 2,018 23.3%
1860 2,232 10.6%
1870 2,038 −8.7%
1880 3,194 56.7%
1890 3,906 22.3%
1900 6,795 74.0%
1910 6,050 −11.0%
1920 10,430 72.4%
1930 10,644 2.1%
1940 9,512 −10.6%
1950 8,215 −13.6%
1960 8,366 1.8%
1970 8,545 2.1%
1980 9,827 15.0%
1990 10,220 4.0%
2000 13,299 30.1%
2010 14,400 8.3%
2018 (est.) 13,586 −5.7%
U.S. Decennial Census
1790-1960 1900-1990
1990-2000 2010-2013

2015

As of 2015 the largest self-reported ancestry groups in Greene County, Mississippi are:

  • African - 26.18%
  • English - 18.9%
  • American - 17.6%
  • Irish - 7.9%
  • German - 4.9%
  • Scots-Irish - 4.0%
  • Scottish - 3.4%
  • French (except Basque) - 1.5%
  • Dutch - 1.1%
  • Italian - 0.7%
  • Welsh - 0.4%
  • French-Canadian - 0.1%
  • Russian - 0.1%
  • Norwegian - 0.1%

The First sheriff of Greene County was Alexander Mclain

2020 census

Greene County racial composition
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 9,809 72.5%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 3,143 23.23%
Native American 60 0.44%
Asian 21 0.16%
Pacific Islander 3 0.02%
Other/Mixed 323 2.39%
Hispanic or Latino 171 1.26%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 13,530 people, 3,925 households, and 2,624 families residing in the county.

Communities

Cities

Unincorporated communities

See also

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