List of counties in Mississippi
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List of 82 counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi:
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| County |
FIPS Code [1] |
County seat [2] |
Established [2] |
Origin |
Etymolgy |
Population [2] |
Area [2] |
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| Adams County | 001 | Natchez | 1799 | ? | John Adams | 34,340 | 460 sq mi (1,191 km²) |
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| Alcorn County | 003 | Corinth | 1870 | ? | James L. Alcorn | 34,558 | 400 sq mi (1,036 km²) |
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| Amite County | 005 | Liberty | 1809 | ? | Amite River | 13,599 | 730 sq mi (1,891 km²) |
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| Attala County | 007 | Kosciusko | 1833 | ? | the French word atala meaning heroin | 19,661 | 735 sq mi (1,904 km²) |
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| Benton County | 009 | Ashland | 1870 | ? | Thomas Hart Benton | 8,026 | 407 sq mi (1,054 km²) |
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| Bolivar County | 011 | Cleveland | 1836 | ? | Simon Bolivar | 40,633 | 876 sq mi (2,269 km²) |
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| Calhoun County | 013 | Pittsboro | 1852 | ? | John C. Calhoun | 15,069 | 587 sq mi (1,520 km²) |
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| Carroll County | 015 | Carrollton | 1833 | ? | Charles Carroll | 10,769 | 628 sq mi (1,627 km²) |
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| Chickasaw County | 017 | Houston | 1836 | ? | Chickasaw Native Americans | 19,440 | 502 sq mi (1,300 km²) |
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| Choctaw County | 019 | Ackerman | 1833 | ? | Choctaw Native Americans | 9,758 | 419 sq mi (1,085 km²) |
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| Claiborne County | 021 | Port Gibson | 1802 | ? | William C. C. Claiborne | 11,831 | 487 sq mi (1,261 km²) |
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| Clarke County | 023 | Quitman | 1812 | ? | Joshua G. Clark | 17,955 | 691 sq mi (1,790 km²) |
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| Clay County | 025 | West Point | 1872 | ? | Henry Clay | 21,979 | 409 sq mi (1,059 km²) |
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| Coahoma County | 027 | Clarksdale | 1836 | ? | derives from Native American word meaning red panther | 30,622 | 554 sq mi (1,435 km²) |
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| Copiah County | 029 | Hazlehurst | 1823 | ? | derives from Native American word meaning calling panther | 28,757 | 777 sq mi (2,012 km²) |
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| Covington County | 031 | Collins | 1819 | ? | Leonard Covington | 19,407 | 414 sq mi (1,072 km²) |
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| DeSoto County | 033 | Hernando | 1836 | ? | Hernando de Soto | 107,199 | 478 sq mi (1,238 km²) |
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| Forrest County | 035 | Hattiesburg | 1906 | ? | Nathan B. Forrest | 72,604 | 467 sq mi (1,210 km²) |
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| Franklin County | 037 | Meadville | 1809 | ? | Benjamin Franklin | 8,448 | 565 sq mi (1,463 km²) |
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| George County | 039 | Lucedale | 1811 | ? | James Z. George | 19,144 | 478 sq mi (1,238 km²) |
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| Greene County | 041 | Leakesville | 1811 | ? | Nathanael Greene | 13,299 | 713 sq mi (1,847 km²) |
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| Grenada County | 043 | Grenada | 1870 | ? | Spanish province Grenada | 23,263 | 422 sq mi (1,093 km²) |
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| Hancock County | 045 | Bay Saint Louis | 1812 | ? | John Hancock | 42,967 | 477 sq mi (1,235 km²) |
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| Harrison County | 047 | Gulfport | 1841 | ? | William Henry Harrison | 189,601 | 581 sq mi (1,505 km²) |
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| Hinds County | 049 | Jackson | 1821 | ? | Thomas Hinds | 250,800 | 869 sq mi (2,251 km²) |
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| Holmes County | 051 | Lexington | 1833 | ? | David Holmes | 21,609 | 756 sq mi (1,958 km²) |
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| Humphreys County | 053 | Belzoni | 1918 | ? | Benjamin G. Humphreys | 11,206 | 418 sq mi (1,083 km²) |
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| Issaquena County | 055 | Mayersville | 1844 | ? | Native American word for Deer River | 2,274 | 413 sq mi (1,070 km²) |
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| Itawamba County | 057 | Fulton | 1836 | ? | Levi Colbert | 22,770 | 532 sq mi (1,378 km²) |
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| Jackson County | 059 | Pascagoula | 1812 | ? | Andrew Jackson | 131,420 | 727 sq mi (1,883 km²) |
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| Jasper County | 061 | Bay Springs | 1833 | ? | William Jasper | 18,149 | 676 sq mi (1,751 km²) |
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| Jefferson County | 063 | Fayette | 1799 | ? | Thomas Jefferson | 9,740 | 519 sq mi (1,344 km²) |
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| Jefferson Davis County | 065 | Prentiss | 1906 | ? | Jefferson Davis | 13,962 | 408 sq mi (1,057 km²) |
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| Jones County | 067 | Laurel | 1826 | ? | John Paul Jones | 64,958 | 694 sq mi (1,797 km²) |
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| Kemper County | 069 | De Kalb | 1833 | ? | Reuben Kemper | 10,453 | 766 sq mi (1,984 km²) |
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| Lafayette County | 071 | Oxford | 1836 | ? | Marquis de la Fayette | 38,744 | 631 sq mi (1,634 km²) |
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| Lamar County | 073 | Purvis | 1904 | ? | Lucius Q. C. Lamar | 39,070 | 497 sq mi (1,287 km²) |
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| Lauderdale County | 075 | Meridian | 1833 | ? | James Lauderdale | 78,161 | 704 sq mi (1,823 km²) |
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| Lawrence County | 077 | Monticello | 1814 | ? | James Lawrence | 13,258 | 431 sq mi (1,116 km²) |
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| Leake County | 079 | Carthage | 1833 | ? | Walter Leake | 20,940 | 583 sq mi (1,510 km²) |
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| Lee County | 081 | Tupelo | 1866 | ? | Robert E. Lee | 75,755 | 450 sq mi (1,165 km²) |
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| Leflore County | 083 | Greenwood | 1871 | ? | Greenwood LeFlore | 37,947 | 592 sq mi (1,533 km²) |
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| Lincoln County | 085 | Brookhaven | 1870 | ? | Abraham Lincoln | 33,166 | 586 sq mi (1,518 km²) |
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| Lowndes County | 087 | Columbus | 1830 | ? | William Jones Lowndes | 61,586 | 502 sq mi (1,300 km²) |
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| Madison County | 089 | Canton | 1828 | ? | James Madison | 74,674 | 719 sq mi (1,862 km²) |
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| Marion County | 091 | Columbia | 1811 | ? | Francis Marion | 25,595 | 542 sq mi (1,404 km²) |
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| Marshall County | 093 | Holly Springs | 1836 | ? | John Marshall | 34,993 | 706 sq mi (1,829 km²) |
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| Monroe County | 095 | Aberdeen | 1821 | ? | James Monroe | 38,014 | 764 sq mi (1,979 km²) |
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| Montgomery County | 097 | Winona | 1871 | ? | Richard Montgomery | 12,189 | 407 sq mi (1,054 km²) |
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| Neshoba County | 099 | Philadelphia | 1833 | ? | Native American word for grey wolf | 28,684 | 570 sq mi (1,476 km²) |
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| Newton County | 101 | Decatur | 1836 | ? | Isaac Newton | 21,838 | 578 sq mi (1,497 km²) |
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| Noxubee County | 103 | Macon | 1833 | ? | Native American for stinking water | 12,548 | 695 sq mi (1,800 km²) |
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| Oktibbeha County | 105 | Starkville | 1833 | ? | Native American word for bloody water | 42,902 | 458 sq mi (1,186 km²) |
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| Panola County | 107 | Batesville | 1836 | ? | Native American for cotton | 34,274 | 684 sq mi (1,772 km²) |
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| Pearl River County | 109 | Poplarville | 1890 | ? | Pearl River | 48,621 | 812 sq mi (2,103 km²) |
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| Perry County | 111 | New Augusta | 1820 | ? | Oliver Hazard Perry | 12,138 | 647 sq mi (1,676 km²) |
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| Pike County | 113 | Magnolia | 1815 | ? | Zebulon Pike | 38,940 | 409 sq mi (1,059 km²) |
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| Pontotoc County | 115 | Pontotoc | 1836 | ? | Chief Pontotoc | 26,726 | 497 sq mi (1,287 km²) |
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| Prentiss County | 117 | Booneville | 1870 | ? | Smith Prentiss | 25,556 | 415 sq mi (1,075 km²) |
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| Quitman County | 119 | Marks | 1877 | ? | John A. Quitman | 10,117 | 405 sq mi (1,049 km²) |
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| Rankin County | 121 | Brandon | 1828 | ? | Christopher Rankin | 115,327 | 775 sq mi (2,007 km²) |
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| Scott County | 123 | Forest | 1833 | ? | Abram M. Scott | 28,423 | 609 sq mi (1,577 km²) |
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| Sharkey County | 125 | Rolling Fork | 1876 | ? | William L. Sharkey | 6,580 | 428 sq mi (1,109 km²) |
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| Simpson County | 127 | Mendenhall | 1824 | ? | Josiah Simpson | 27,639 | 589 sq mi (1,526 km²) |
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| Smith County | 129 | Raleigh | 1833 | ? | David Smith | 16,182 | 636 sq mi (1,647 km²) |
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| Stone County | 131 | Wiggins | 1916 | ? | John M. Stone | 13,622 | 445 sq mi (1,153 km²) |
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| Sunflower County | 133 | Indianola | 1844 | ? | Sunflower River | 34,369 | 694 sq mi (1,797 km²) |
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| Tallahatchie County | 135 | Charleston | 1833 | ? | Tallahatchie River | 14,903 | 644 sq mi (1,668 km²) |
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| Tate County | 137 | Senatobia | 1873 | ? | Tate family | 25,370 | 404 sq mi (1,046 km²) |
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| Tippah County | 139 | Ripley | 1836 | ? | Tippah wife of Pontotoc | 20,826 | 458 sq mi (1,186 km²) |
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| Tishomingo County | 141 | Iuka | 1836 | ? | Chief Tishomingo | 19,163 | 424 sq mi (1,098 km²) |
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| Tunica County | 143 | Tunica | 1836 | ? | Tunica Native Americans | 9,227 | 455 sq mi (1,178 km²) |
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| Union County | 145 | New Albany | 1870 | ? | Union | 25,362 | 416 sq mi (1,077 km²) |
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| Walthall County | 147 | Tylertown | 1910 | ? | Edward Walthall | 15,156 | 404 sq mi (1,046 km²) |
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| Warren County | 149 | Vicksburg | 1809 | ? | Joseph Warren | 49,644 | 587 sq mi (1,520 km²) |
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| Washington County | 151 | Greenville | 1827 | ? | George Washington | 62,977 | 724 sq mi (1,875 km²) |
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| Wayne County | 153 | Waynesboro | 1809 | ? | "Mad" Anthony Wayne | 21,216 | 810 sq mi (2,098 km²) |
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| Webster County | 155 | Walthall | 1874 | ? | Daniel Webster | 10,294 | 423 sq mi (1,096 km²) |
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| Wilkinson County | 157 | Woodville | 1802 | ? | James Wilkinson | 10,312 | 677 sq mi (1,753 km²) |
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| Winston County | 159 | Louisville | 1833 | ? | Louis Winstib | 20,160 | 607 sq mi (1,572 km²) |
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| Yalobusha County | 161 | Water Valley | 1833 | ? | Native American for tadpole place | 13,051 | 467 sq mi (1,210 km²) |
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| Yazoo County | 163 | Yazoo City | 1823 | ? | Yazoo Native Americans | 28,149 | 920 sq mi (2,383 km²) |
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[edit] References
- ^ EPA County FIPS Code Listing. EPA.gov. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
- ^ a b c d National Association of Counties. NACo - Find a county. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
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