Wilkinson County, Mississippi
Founding: 1802 Parent county: Adams Namesake: James Wilkinson, Louisiana territorial governor Seat: Pinckneyville (1806–1810s); Woodville (1810s–) Land area: 678 square miles Population (2020): 8,587 Population (historic): 5,068 (1810); 14,193 (1840); 12,705 (1870); 21,453 (1900); 13,957 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1850; 1870s; 1890s; 1930s; 1990s Subdivisions: Three towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 160 (3.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 10% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 8.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 48.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 26.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $305 Average outbuilding value (1930): $129 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,436 Average farm size (1920): 44.2 acres ____________________________________________________________________________...