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Stone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,786.[1] Its county seat is Wiggins.[2] Stone County was formed from the northern portion of Harrison County on June 5, 1916.[3] The county was named for John M. Stone, who served as Governor of Mississippi from 1876 to 1882 and again from 1890 to 1896.

Stone County
U.S. county
Stone County Courthouse in Wiggins
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 30°47′N 89°07′W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Founded	1916
Named for	John M. Stone
Seat	Wiggins
Largest city	Wiggins
Area
• Total	448 sq mi (1,160 km2)
• Land	445 sq mi (1,150 km2)
• Water	2.6 sq mi (7 km2)  0.6%
Population  (2010)
• Total	17,786
• Estimate  (2018)	18,717
• Density	40/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.stonecountyms.gov

Stone County is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1918, the Stone County Courthouse was completed at a cost of $29,515.18,[4] and is still in use today, after several renovations.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 448 square miles (1,160 km²), of which 445 square miles (1,150 km²) is land and 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²) (0.6%) is water.[5]

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 49
• Mississippi Highway 15
• Mississippi Highway 26
• Mississippi Highway 29

Adjacent counties

• Perry County (northeast)
• George County (east)
• Jackson County (southeast)
• Harrison County (south)
• Pearl River County (west)
• Forrest County (northwest)

National protected areas

• De Soto National Forest (part)
• Sweetbay Bogs Preserve[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1920	6,528		—
1930	5,704		−12.6%
1940	6,155		7.9%
1950	6,264		1.8%
1960	7,013		12.0%
1970	8,101		15.5%
1980	9,716		19.9%
1990	10,750		10.6%
2000	13,622		26.7%
2010	17,786		30.6%
2018 (est.)	18,717	[7]	5.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10] 1990-2000[11] 2010-2013[1]

2020 census

Stone County Racial Composition[12]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White	13,822	75.39%
Black or African American	3,239	17.67%
Native American	79	0.43%
Asian	89	0.49%
Pacific Islander	9	0.05%
Other/Mixed	651	3.55%
Hispanic or Latino	444	2.42%

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 18,333 people, 6,334 households, and 4,560 families residing in the county.

2010 census

As of the census[13] of 2010, there were 17,786 people, 6,165 households, and 4,539 families residing in the county. The population density was 39.9 people per square mile (15.33/km²). There were 7,161 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 78.6% White, 19.1% Black or African American, with 2.3% being of other racial categories. 1.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

31.5% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male household with no wife present, and 26.4% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.13.

24.4% were under the age of 18, 29.4% were under the age of 20, 32.3% from 20 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.9 years. 50.1% of the population was male, and 49.9% was female.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,862, and the median family income was $48,083. Males had a median income of $42,773 versus $31,000 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,806. About 14.1% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.9% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

On April 25, during the 2012 regular session of the Mississippi Legislature, Concurrent Resolution 643 was adopted by the state Senate and state House of Representatives, stating that Stone County be named and declared the Mural County of Mississippi.[14] During the previous 8 years, a Telling Trees Project was developed in Stone County to document and celebrate Stone County's history and heritage. As part of that project, 23 murals, in the form of paintings and mosaic tiles, were created in cooperation with the Art Department, Perkinston campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and are on public display throughout the county. The murals tell visual stories of Stone County's ecosystems, people, landmarks, and industries.[15]

Communities

Cities

• Wiggins (county seat)

Census-designated place

• Bond

Unincorporated communities

Education

Public school districts

• Stone County School District

Colleges

• Perkinston campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Politics

United States presidential election results for Stone County, Mississippi[16]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	5,964	75.70%	1,802	22.87%	112	1.42%
2016	5,306	75.32%	1,573	22.33%	166	2.36%
2012	5,420	71.96%	2,003	26.59%	109	1.45%
2008	5,149	71.06%	1,996	27.55%	101	1.39%
2004	4,146	72.29%	1,528	26.64%	61	1.06%
2000	3,702	67.03%	1,677	30.36%	144	2.61%
1996	2,288	53.45%	1,551	36.23%	442	10.32%
1992	2,295	54.53%	1,447	34.38%	467	11.10%
1988	3,007	66.84%	1,452	32.27%	40	0.89%
1984	2,980	71.07%	1,185	28.26%	28	0.67%
1980	1,888	49.21%	1,821	47.46%	128	3.34%
1976	1,575	48.05%	1,648	50.27%	55	1.68%
1972	2,467	88.49%	293	10.51%	28	1.00%
1968	258	9.51%	314	11.58%	2,140	78.91%
1964	1,776	90.84%	179	9.16%	0	0.00%
1960	275	19.15%	343	23.89%	818	56.96%
1956	293	25.09%	761	65.15%	114	9.76%
1952	569	37.09%	965	62.91%	0	0.00%
1948	17	1.51%	50	4.45%	1,056	94.03%
1944	43	4.17%	989	95.83%	0	0.00%
1940	28	3.37%	802	96.63%	0	0.00%
1936	23	3.29%	675	96.43%	2	0.29%
1932	32	6.99%	424	92.58%	2	0.44%
1928	436	62.82%	258	37.18%	0	0.00%
1924	56	11.97%	412	88.03%	0	0.00%
1920	16	5.00%	299	93.44%	5	1.56%
1916	31	6.37%	451	92.61%	5	1.03%

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Stone County, Mississippi
• Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain
• Sweetbay Bogs Preserve
• List of Mississippi Landmarks in Stone County

References

На других языках

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[de] Stone County (Mississippi)

Das Stone County[1] ist ein County im US-Bundesstaat Mississippi. Der Verwaltungssitz (County Seat) ist Wiggins.

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- [en] Stone County, Mississippi

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[ru] Стон (округ, Миссисипи)

Округ Стон (англ. Stone County) — округ штата Миссисипи, США. Население округа на 2000 год составляло 13622 человек. Административный центр округа — город Уиггинс[en].

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