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Winston County
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county in Mississippi, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Mississippi
- Named after
- Louis Winston
- Seat
- Louisville
- Largest city
- Louisville
- Total
- 610 sq mi (1,600 km )
- Land
- 607 sq mi (1,570 km )
- Water
- 2.8 sq mi (7.3 km ) 0.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 17,473
- Density
- 29.2/sq mi (11.3/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
- Website
- Winston County, Mississippi , Winston County Economic Development District Partnership
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Winston County
- Population
- 17714
- Area
- 610
- Official website
- www.winstoncounty.com
- Image
- Strand Theatre Louisville.jpg
- Households
- 7100
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- Commons category
- Winston County, Mississippi
- inception
- 1833-00-00
- native label
- Winston County
- water as percent of area
- 0.5
- per capita income
- 25838
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Winston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. In the 2020 census, the population was 17,714. Its county seat is Louisville. The county is named for Louis Winston (1784–1824), a colonel in the militia, a prominent lawyer, and a judge of the Mississippi Supreme Court.
The county is the site of Nanih Waiya, an ancient mound built in the Woodland period, about 1 CE-300 CE. Since the 17th century, it has been venerated by the Choctaw people who later occupied the area. As of 2008, the mound is owned by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, a federally-recognized tribe.