Английская Википедия:Humphreys County, Mississippi

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Humphreys County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,785. Its county seat is Belzoni. The county is named for Benjamin G. Humphreys. Humphreys County is Mississippi's newest county, having been formed in 1918. Humphreys County is located in the Mississippi Delta region.

It was named 'Farm-Raised Catfish Capital of the World' in 1976 by then Governor Cliff Finch, since it produced more farm-raised catfish than any other U.S. county. Forty thousand acres (160 square kilometers) of the county are underwater and used to grow catfish. About 60% of U.S. farm-raised catfish is raised within a Шаблон:Convert radius of the county seat, Belzoni. The title "Catfish Capital" has also been claimed by Savannah, Tennessee, and Des Allemands, Louisiana.

In March 2023, the towns of Rolling Fork, Midnight and Silver City were struck by an EF4. Part of the Tornado outbreak of March 24–25, 2023.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Шаблон:Convert, of which Шаблон:Convert is land and Шаблон:Convert (3.0%) is water.

Major highways

• Файл:US 49W.svg U.S. Highway 49W
• Файл:Circle sign 7.svg Mississippi Highway 7
• Файл:Circle sign 12.svg Mississippi Highway 12
• Файл:Circle sign 14.svg Mississippi Highway 14
• Файл:Circle sign 16.svg Mississippi Highway 16

Adjacent counties

• Sunflower County (north)
• Leflore County (northeast)
• Holmes County (east)
• Yazoo County (south)
• Sharkey County (southwest)
• Washington County (west)

National protected area

• Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge (part)
• Sky Lake Wildlife Management Area; the Шаблон:Convert area contains some of the oldest and largest bald cypress trees in the world.

Demographics

2020 census

Humphreys County Racial Composition

Race	Num.	Perc.
White	1,423	18.28%
Black or African American	6,072	78.00%
Native American	13	0.17%
Asian	10	0.13%
Other/Mixed	176	2.26%
Hispanic or Latino	91	1.17%

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 7,785 people, 3,186 households, and 2,078 families residing in the county.

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 9,375 people living in the county: 74.5% were Black or African American, 23.5% White, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Native American, 0.9% of some other race and 0.7% of two or more races, and 2.2% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).

2000 census

At the 2000 census, there were 11,206 people, 3,765 households and 2,695 families living in the county. The population density was Шаблон:Convert. There were 4,138 housing units at an average density of Шаблон:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 27.17% White, 71.51% Black or African-American, 0.10% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.64% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. 1.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,765 households, of which 36.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.30% were married couples living together, 27.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. Of all households, 24.90% were made up of individuals, and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.54.

Age distribution was 32.70% under the age of 18, 10.70% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 18.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 87.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.70 males.

The median household income was $20,566, and the median family income was $23,719. Males had a median income of $24,948 versus $19,201 for females. The per capita income for the county was $10,926. About 32.40% of families and 38.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 50.30% of those under age 18 and 31.00% of those age 65 or over.

Humphreys County has the seventh-lowest per capita income in Mississippi and the 56th-lowest in the United States.

In April 2019, Propublica identified Humphreys County as the county most intensely audited by the IRS.

Politics

Like most counties in the Delta, Humphreys County is solidly Democratic. A Republican has not won the county since 1972. In 2001 the Humphreys County Sheriff's Department named J. D. Roseman the first black Chief Deputy. In 2008 he became the first black Sheriff of Humphreys County.

Media

• Radio stations (both located in Belzoni)
  • WELZ 1460AM (Country)
  • WBYP 107.1FM (Country)
• Newspapers
  • The Belzoni Banner, distributed weekly
  • The Enterprise-Tocsin, a newspaper based in Indianola in Sunflower County, is distributed in portions of northern Humphreys County.

Communities

City

• Belzoni (county seat)

Towns

• Isola
• Louise
• Silver City

Unincorporated communities

• Bellewood
• Deovolente
• Lodi
• Midnight

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Humphreys County, Mississippi