Chickasaw County
Also known as Chickasaw County, Mississippi, Chickasaw County, MS
county in Mississippi, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Mississippi
- Named after
- Chickasaw people
- Seat
- Houston and Okolona
- Largest city
- Houston
- Total
- 504 sq mi (1,310 km )
- Land
- 502 sq mi (1,300 km )
- Water
- 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km ) 0.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 16,730
- Density
- 34.1/sq mi (13.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
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Chickasaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,106. Its county seats are Houston and Okolona. The county is named for the Chickasaw people, who lived in this area for hundreds of years. Most were forcibly removed to Indian Territory in the 1830s, but some remained and became citizens of the state and the United States.
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