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county	Tate County | state = Mississippi | seal = | founded = 1873 | seat wl = Senatobia | largest city wl = Senatobia | area_total_sq_mi = 411 | area_land_sq_mi = 405 | area_water_sq_mi = 6.2 | area percentage = 1.5 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_total = 28064 | pop_est_as_of = | population_est = | population_density_sq_mi = auto | web =weblink | ex image = Tate County Courthouse Front.jpg | ex image size = 150px | ex image cap = Tate County Courthouse in Senatobia | district = 1st | time zone = Central

Tate County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,064.WEB, Census - Geography Profile: Tate County, Mississippi,weblink United States Census Bureau, January 15, 2023, Its county seat is Senatobia.WEB,weblink June 7, 2011, Find a County, National Association of Counties, Organized in 1873 during the Reconstruction era, from portions of DeSoto, Marshall, and Tunica counties, the county is named for Thomas Simpson Tate, one of the first prominent American settlers of the area.Tate County is part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located about {{convert|40|mi|km|abbr=}} south of Memphis and one county east of the Mississippi River. This fertile river valley was developed for cotton cultivation in the 19th century.

History

As it was developed for cotton culture in the antebellum years, planters in the county depended on the labor of African American slaves. Blacks comprised a majority of the population for many decades. After Reconstruction, whites sometimes enforced their dominance through political intimidation or violence against blacks.In 1932, a deputy sheriff and son of County Sheriff C.A. Williams, was allegedly shot by a black man, Jesse Williams. Sheriff Williams illegally organized a posse and murdered at least five and possibly as many as seven black people, family members of a man known as "Judge" Crawford. A month later Jesse Williams was caught, "tried" and lynched by hanging. No charges were ever considered against the sheriff or lynch mob.WEB, Entire Black Family Murdered In Unsuccessful Manhunt (1932),weblink December 16, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20190604014451weblink">weblink June 4, 2019,

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|411|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|405|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|6.2|sqmi}} (1.5%) is water.WEB,weblink United States Census Bureau, November 8, 2014, August 22, 2012, 2010 Census Gazetteer Files, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130928074019weblink">weblink September 28, 2013, It is the third-smallest county in Mississippi by land area.

Major highways

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• 20px Interstate 55
• 20px U.S. Route 51
• 20px Mississippi Highway 3
• 20px Mississippi Highway 4
• 20px Mississippi Scenic Highway 304
• 20px Mississippi Highway 305
• 20px Mississippi Highway 306
• 20px Mississippi Highway 740

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Adjacent counties

• DeSoto County (north)
• Marshall County (east)
• Lafayette County (southeast)
• Panola County (south)
• Tunica County (west)

Demographics

{{US Census population|1880= 18721|1890= 19253|1900= 20618|1910= 19714|1920= 19636|1930= 17671|1940= 19309|1950= 18011|1960= 18138|1970= 18544|1980= 20119|1990= 21432|2000= 25370|2010= 28886|2020= 28064|estyear=2023|estimate=28261

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White (U.S. Census)>White|18,019|64.21%

African American (U.S. Census)>Black or African American|8,231|29.33%

Native American (U.S. Census)>Native American|52|0.19%

Asian (U.S. Census)>Asian|63|0.22%

Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)>Pacific Islander|1|0.0%

Race (United States Census)>Other/Mixed|893|3.18%

Hispanic (U.S. Census)>Hispanic or Latino|805|2.87%

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 28,064 people, 10,324 households, and 7,580 families residing in the county.

2000 census

As of the censusWEB,weblink United States Census Bureau, January 31, 2008, U.S. Census website, of 2000, there were 25,370 people, 8,850 households, and 6,717 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|63|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 9,354 housing units at an average density of {{convert|23|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 67.84% White, 31.02% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 0.88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.There were 8,850 households, out of which 36.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.00% were married couples living together, 15.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.10% were non-families. 21.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.18.As of 2000, the county's population was spread out, with 27.10% under the age of 18, 11.70% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.50 males.The median income for a household in the county was $35,836, and the median income for a family was $41,423. Males had a median income of $33,064 versus $21,154 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,154. About 10.60% of families and 13.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.20% of those under age 18 and 21.10% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

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City

• Senatobia (county seat)

Town

• Coldwater

Census-designated places

• Arkabutla
• Independence
• Strayhorn

Unincorporated communities

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• Cottonville
• Looxahoma
• Sarah
• Savage
• Thyatira
• Tyro

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Education

The school districts are:WEB,weblink 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tate County, MS, U.S. Census Bureau, February 20, 2024, - Text list

• Senatobia Municipal School District
• Tate County School District

Politics

{{PresHead|place=Tate County, Mississippi|whig=no|source1=WEB,weblink Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections, Leip, David, uselectionatlas.org, March 6, 2018, }}{{PresRow|2020|Republican|8,707|4,183|203|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|2016|Republican|7,495|3,926|206|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|2012|Republican|7,332|4,933|141|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|2008|Republican|7,678|5,003|97|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|2004|Republican|6,760|4,347|60|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|2000|Republican|5,148|3,441|104|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|1996|Republican|3,694|3,195|441|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|1992|Republican|4,196|3,519|656|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|1988|Republican|4,553|2,872|24|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|1984|Republican|4,677|2,846|34|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|3,343|3,892|131|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|2,497|3,747|192|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,966|1,151|119|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|605|1,162|2,810|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|1964|Republican|2,390|283|0|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|1960|Dixiecrat|241|686|845|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|171|1,414|164|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|387|1,575|0|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|1948|Dixiecrat|16|199|1,197|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|29|1,455|0|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|3|1,609|0|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|7|1,088|0|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|9|986|1|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|42|1,274|0|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|6|1,002|6|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|117|876|11|Mississippi}}{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|18|1,074|7|Mississippi}}{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|23|612|70|Mississippi}}

Notable people

• Actor James Earl Jones was born in Arkabutla, Mississippi, an unincorporated area of Tate County and lived here for five years. He was sent north to live with his maternal grandparents on their farm in Jackson, Michigan.

See also

• Dry counties
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Tate County, Mississippi
• Northwest Mississippi Community College
• U.S.S. Tate

References

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External links

• Tate County Economic Development Foundation
• The Democrat - Weekly newspaper serving Tate County.
• Tate County Sheriff

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