Hancock County, Mississippi
Demographics

Hancock County, Mississippi

Section Title: Demographics
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Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1820	1,594	—

1830	1,962	23.1%

1840	3,367	71.6%

1850	3,672	9.1%

1860	3,139	−14.5%

1870	4,239	35.0%

1880	6,439	51.9%

1890	8,318	29.2%

1900	11,886	42.9%

1910	11,207	−5.7%

1920	10,380	−7.4%

1930	11,415	10.0%

1940	11,328	−0.8%

1950	11,891	5.0%

1960	14,039	18.1%

1970	17,387	23.8%

1980	24,537	41.1%

1990	31,760	29.4%

2000	42,967	35.3%

2010	43,929	2.2%

Est. 2017	47,053	7.1%

U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2013

Sentence(s)

As of the 2000 census, there were 42,967 people in Hancock county.

final_sentence: As of the 2000 census, there were 42,967 people in Hancock county.