Hinds County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 250,800. Its county seats are Jackson and Raymond. Hinds County is named for U.S. Congressman Thomas Hinds.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 877 square miles (2,272 km²), of which, 869 square miles (2,251 km²) of it is land and 8 square miles (21 ...
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Hinds County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 250,800. Its county seats are Jackson and Raymond. Hinds County is named for U.S. Congressman Thomas Hinds.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 877 square miles (2,272 km²), of which, 869 square miles (2,251 km²) of it is land and 8 square miles (21 km²) of it (0.93%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 250,800 people, 91,030 households, and 62,355 families residing in the county. The population density was 288 people per square mile (111/km²). There were 100,287 housing units at an average density of 115 per square mile (45/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 37.31% White, 61.12% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino...
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