[citation needed] However, other sources say that the name was meant to mark the re-union of Mississippi and the other Confederate states after the Civil War (at the time, the state had a Republican government under Reconstruction).

[6] As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 27,777 people, 9,808 households, and 6,922 families residing in the county.

As of the census[14] of 2000, there were 25,362 people, 9,786 households, and 7,241 families residing in the county.

The racial makeup of the county was 83.42% White, 14.95% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races.

23.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.