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County in Mississippi, United States

Monroe County is a county on the northeast border of the U. S. state of Mississippi next to Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,180. Its county seat is Aberdeen.

The county is named in honor of James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States. Part of the county east of the Tombigbee River originally made up part of the Alabama Territory, belonging to Marion County, until new lines of demarcation put it in the State of Mississippi in 1821. In 1889, an African American man, Keith Bowen was lynched by a mob in the Lebanon community six miles south of Aberdeen after he was found in a white girl's bedroom at 3:00 AM." In 1922, William Baker, an 18 year old African American man was lynched in Monroe County by a white mob.

+Monroe County Racial CompositionRaceNum. Perc. White22,48765.79%Black or African American10,31130.17%Native American500.15%Asian670.2%Pacific Islander30.01%Other/Mixed7892.31%Hispanic or Latino4731.38%
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 34,180 people, 13,966 households, and 9,122 families residing in the county.

As of the census of 2000, there were 38,014 people, 14,603 households, and 10,660 families residing in the county. The population density was There were 16,236 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the county was 68.37% White, 30.77% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 14,603 households, out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.00% were married couples living together, 17.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were non families. 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.07. In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.20% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.70 males. The median income for a household in the county was $30,307, and the median income for a family was $36,749. Males had a median income of $30,232 versus $20,411 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,072. About 13.60% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.30% of those under age 18 and 21.70% of those age 65 or over.

As of 1922, both the largest creamery and the largest hog feeding plant "in the South" were located in the county.