Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Mississippi
- Founded
- February 9, 1836
- Seat
- Clarksdale
- Largest city
- Clarksdale
- Total
- 583 sq mi (1,510 km )
- Land
- 552 sq mi (1,430 km )
- Water
- 31 sq mi (80 km ) 5.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 19,849
- Density
- 38.8/sq mi (15.0/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
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Coahoma County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,390. Its county seat is Clarksdale. The Clarksdale, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Coahoma County. It is located in the Mississippi Delta region of Mississippi. In 2023, the Clarksdale, Mississippi Micropolitan area was added to form the new Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City Combined Statistical Area. The Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City Combined Statistical Area has a population of roughly 1.4 million.
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