Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
101 E Main St
Starkville, MS 39759
Phone: (662) 323-5834
Fax: (662) 338-1064
www.gtpdd.com/counties/oktibbeha/
In east-central MS, west of Columbus; organized Dec 23, 1833 from Choctaw cession 1830. Name Origin: For Choctaw, locally believed to mean 'pure water.'
Area (sq mi): 461.90 (land 457.71; water 4.19). Pop per sq mi: 90.10.
Pop 2005: 41,247. State rank: 17. Pop change: 2000-20005 -3.90%; 1990-2000 11.80%. Pop 2000: 42,902 (White 58.20%; Black or African American 37.40%; Hispanic or Latino 1.10%; Asian 2.50%; Other 1.40%). Foreign born: 3.30%. Median age: 24.80.
Income 2000: per capita $14,998; median household $24,899; Pop below poverty level: 28.20%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $18,858-$22,500.
Unemployment 2004: 5.50%. Change from 2000: 2.40%. Median travel time to work: 17.50 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 18.10%.
Starkville, MS 39759
Phone: (662) 323-5834
Fax: (662) 338-1064
www.gtpdd.com/counties/oktibbeha/
In east-central MS, west of Columbus; organized Dec 23, 1833 from Choctaw cession 1830. Name Origin: For Choctaw, locally believed to mean 'pure water.'
Area (sq mi): 461.90 (land 457.71; water 4.19). Pop per sq mi: 90.10.
Pop 2005: 41,247. State rank: 17. Pop change: 2000-20005 -3.90%; 1990-2000 11.80%. Pop 2000: 42,902 (White 58.20%; Black or African American 37.40%; Hispanic or Latino 1.10%; Asian 2.50%; Other 1.40%). Foreign born: 3.30%. Median age: 24.80.
Income 2000: per capita $14,998; median household $24,899; Pop below poverty level: 28.20%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $18,858-$22,500.
Unemployment 2004: 5.50%. Change from 2000: 2.40%. Median travel time to work: 17.50 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 18.10%.
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