Prentiss County
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county in Mississippi, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Mississippi
- Founded
- April 15, 1870 , (156 years ago) ( 1870-04-15 )
- Named after
- Seargent Smith Prentiss
- Seat
- Booneville
- Largest city
- Booneville
- Total
- 418 sq mi (1,080 km )
- Land
- 415 sq mi (1,070 km )
- Water
- 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km ) 0.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 25,284
- Density
- 60.3/sq mi (23.3/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .prentisscounty .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
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Encyclopedic overview
Prentiss County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,008. Its county seat is Booneville. The county is named for Seargent Smith Prentiss, a noted speaker and US Congressman from Natchez.
Geography
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