Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 15,069. Its county seat is Pittsboro. Calhoun County is named after John C. Calhoun, the U.S. Vice President and U.S. Senator from South Carolina.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 588 square miles (1,523 km²), of which, 587 square miles (1,519 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.24%) is water.
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Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 15,069. Its county seat is Pittsboro. Calhoun County is named after John C. Calhoun, the U.S. Vice President and U.S. Senator from South Carolina.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 588 square miles (1,523 km²), of which, 587 square miles (1,519 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.24%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,069 people, 6,019 households, and 4,255 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 6,902 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 69.41% White, 28.65% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.11% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 2.11% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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