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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Hinds County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 245,285, making it the most populous county in Mississippi. Its county seats are Raymond and Jackson, the state capital. The county is named for General Thomas Hinds, a hero of the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812.
Hinds County is a central part of the Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is a professional, educational, business and industrial hub in the state. It is bordered on the northwest by the Big Black River and on the east by the Pearl River. It is one county width away from the Yazoo River and the southern border of the Mississippi Delta.
In the 19th century, the rural areas of the county were devoted to cotton plantations worked by enslaved African Americans and depended on agriculture well into the 20th century. From 1877 to 1950, this county had 22 lynchings, the highest number in the state. Mississippi has the highest total number of lynchings of any state.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1821 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1823 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1854 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1830 | 8,645
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| 1840 | 19,098
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| 1850 | 25,340
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| 1860 | 31,339
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| 1870 | 30,488
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| 1880 | 43,958
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| 1890 | 39,279
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| 1900 | 52,577
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| 1910 | 63,726
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| 1920 | 57,110
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| 1930 | 85,118
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| 1940 | 107,273
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| 1950 | 142,164
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| 1960 | 187,045
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| 1970 | 214,973
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| 1980 | 250,998
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| 1990 | 254,441
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Research Tips
External links
www.co.hinds.ms.us/pgs/index.asp
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