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Wilkinson County
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county in Mississippi, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Mississippi
- Named after
- James Wilkinson
- Seat
- Woodville
- Largest town
- Centreville
- Total
- 688 sq mi (1,780 km )
- Land
- 678 sq mi (1,760 km )
- Water
- 9.7 sq mi (25 km ) 1.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 7,582
- Density
- 12.7/sq mi (4.89/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- www .wilkinson .co .ms .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Wilkinson County - Mississippi
Wilkinson County is proud of its rich heritage, southern culture, and traditions - we welcome visitors throughout the year!
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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- James Wilkinson
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Mississippi
- Capital
- Woodville
- Population
- 8587
- Area
- 688
- Shares border with
- Concordia Parish
- Official website
- www.wilkinson.co.ms.gov
- Image
- Wikinson County Mississippi Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 3345
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- Commons category
- Wilkinson County, Mississippi
- topic's main category
- Category:Wilkinson County, Mississippi
- inception
- 1802-00-00
- different from
- Wilkinson County
- water as percent of area
- 1.4
- native label
- Wilkinson County
- per capita income
- 18074
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Wilkinson County, Mississippi
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Encyclopedic overview
Wilkinson County is a county located in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2020, its population was 8,587. Its county seat is Woodville. Bordered by the Mississippi River on the west, the county is named for James Wilkinson, a Revolutionary War military leader and first governor of the Louisiana Territory after its acquisition by the United States in 1803.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wilkinson County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.