Tate County, Mississippi

Tate County, Mississippi
Tate County Courthouse
Location in the U.S. state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the U.S.
Founded	1873
Seat	Senatobia
Largest city	Senatobia
Area
• Total	411 sq mi (1,064 km2)
• Land	405 sq mi (1,049 km2)
• Water	6.2 sq mi (16 km2), 1.5%
Population
• (2010)	28,886
• Density	71/sq mi (27/km²)
Congressional district	1st
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Tate County Courthouse, 201 S. Ward St. Senatobia

Tate County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,886. Its county seat is Senatobia. The county is named for one of the first prominent settlers of the area, Thomas Simpson Tate.

Tate County is part of the Memphis, TN–MS–AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located east of the Mississippi Delta.

Actor James Earl Jones was born in Arkabutla, Tate County.

Geography

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Map of Tate County

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 411 square miles (1,060 km²), of which 405 square miles (1,050 km²) is land and 6.2 square miles (16 km²) (1.5%) is water. It is the third-smallest county in Mississippi by land area.

Major highways

• Interstate 55
• U.S. Route 51
• Mississippi Highway 3
• Mississippi Highway 4
• Mississippi Scenic Highway 304
• Mississippi Highway 305
• Mississippi Highway 306
• Mississippi Highway 740

Adjacent counties

• DeSoto County (north)
• Marshall County (east)
• Lafayette County (southeast)
• Panola County (south)
• Tunica County (west)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	18,721		—
1890	19,253		2.8%
1900	20,618		7.1%
1910	19,714		−4.4%
1920	19,636		−0.4%
1930	17,671		−10.0%
1940	19,309		9.3%
1950	18,011		−6.7%
1960	18,138		0.7%
1970	18,544		2.2%
1980	20,119		8.5%
1990	21,432		6.5%
2000	25,370		18.4%
2010	28,886		13.9%
Est. 2014	28,204		−2.4%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2013

As of the census of 2000, there were 25,370 people, 8,850 households, and 6,717 families residing in the county. The population density was 63 people per square mile (24/km²). There were 9,354 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 67.84% White, 31.02% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 0.88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,850 households out of which 36.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.00% were married couples living together, 15.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.10% were non-families. 21.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.18.

As of 2000, the county's population was spread out with 27.10% under the age of 18, 11.70% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,836, and the median income for a family was $41,423. Males had a median income of $33,064 versus $21,154 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,154. About 10.60% of families and 13.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.20% of those under age 18 and 21.10% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

City

• Senatobia (county seat)

Town

• Coldwater

Unincorporated communities

• Arkabutla
• Independence
• Looxahoma
• Sarah
• Savage
• Strayhorn
• Thyatira
• Tyro

See also

• Dry counties
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Tate County, Mississippi
• Northwest Mississippi Community College
• U.S.S. Tate

External links

• Tate County Economic Development Foundation
• The Democrat - Weekly newspaper serving Tate County.