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Amite County
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county in Mississippi, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Mississippi
- Named after
- Amite River
- Seat
- Liberty
- Largest town
- Gloster
- Total
- 736 sq mi (1,910 km )
- Land
- 730 sq mi (1,900 km )
- Water
- 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 12,487
- Density
- 17/sq mi (6.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- www .amitecounty .ms
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Amite County, Mississippi
Established in 1809, Amite County, Mississippi has been home to a variety of personalities, including comedian Jerry Clower, and the inventors of
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 12720
- Area
- 1895
- Official website
- www.amitecounty.ms
- Image
- Amite county ms courthouse 2018.jpg
- Households
- 5416
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- Commons category
- Amite County, Mississippi
- inception
- 1809-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0.2
- native label
- Amite County
- per capita income
- 22414
Sources (10)
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Article
Amite County /ˈeɪ.mɛt/ is a county located in the state of Mississippi on its southern border with Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,720. Its county seat is Liberty. The county is named after the Amite River, which runs through the county. Amite County is part of the McComb, MS micropolitan statistical area.
History