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Mississippi County
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county in Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Founded
- February 14, 1845
- Named after
- Mississippi River
- Seat
- Charleston
- Largest city
- Charleston
- Total
- 429 sq mi (1,110 km )
- Land
- 412 sq mi (1,070 km )
- Water
- 17 sq mi (44 km ) 4.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 12,003
- Density
- 30.5/sq mi (11.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 8th
- Website
- Mississippi County, Missouri
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Mississippi River
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Missouri
- Contains
- Charleston
- Capital
- Charleston
- Population
- 12577
- Area
- 1111
- Shares border with
- Scott County
- Official website
- 01f3e4a.netsolhost.com
- Image
- Mississippi County Courthouse, Charleston.jpg
- Households
- 4998
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- Commons category
- Mississippi County, Missouri
- topic's main category
- Category:Mississippi County, Missouri
- inception
- 1845-02-14
- native label
- Mississippi County
- different from
- Mississippi County
- water as percent of area
- 4
- per capita income
- 18655
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Mississippi County, Missouri
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
Mississippi County is a county located in the Bootheel of the U.S. state of Missouri, with its eastern border formed by the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,577. The largest city and county seat is Charleston. The county was officially organized on February 14, 1845, and was named after the Mississippi River.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mississippi County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.