Pontotoc County

Also known as Pontotoc County, Mississippi, Pontotoc County, MS

county in Mississippi, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Mississippi
Named after: Chickasaw word for the region meaning either " cattail prairie " "land of hanging grapes "
Seat: Pontotoc
Largest city: Pontotoc
Total: 501 sq mi (1,300 km )
Land: 498 sq mi (1,290 km )
Water: 3.3 sq mi (8.5 km ) 0.7%
Estimate 2025: 32,096
Density: 62.6/sq mi (24.2/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: 1st
Website: pontotoccoms .com

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Wikidata facts

Population: 31184
Area: 1298
Official website: pontotoccoms.com
Image: Pontotoc County Courthouse.jpg
Households: 10823

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Commons category: Pontotoc County, Mississippi
water as percent of area: 0.7
native label: Pontotoc County
inception: 1836-00-00
per capita income: 22605

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Pontotoc County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,184. Its county seat is Pontotoc. It was created on February 9, 1836, from lands ceded to the United States under the Chickasaw Cession. Pontotoc is a Chickasaw word meaning "land of hanging grapes". The original Natchez Trace and the current-day Natchez Trace Parkway both pass through the southeast corner of Pontotoc County.

Pontotoc County is part of the Tupelo, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area.