Amite County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population is 13,599. It is named after the Amite River which is located in the county. The name is derived from the French amitié, meaning "friendship." Its county seat is Liberty.
Amite County is part of the McComb, Mississippi, Micropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 732 square miles (1,895 km²), of which, 73...
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Amite County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population is 13,599. It is named after the Amite River which is located in the county. The name is derived from the French amitié, meaning "friendship." Its county seat is Liberty.
Amite County is part of the McComb, Mississippi, Micropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 732 square miles (1,895 km²), of which, 730 square miles (1,890 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0.28%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,599 people, 5,271 households, and 3,879 families residing in the county. The population density was 19 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 6,446 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 56.42% White, 42.65% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more...
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