Clarke County
Also known as Clarke County, Mississippi, Clarke County, MS
county in Mississippi, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Mississippi
- Founded
- December 23, 1833
- Seat
- Quitman
- Largest city
- Quitman
- Total
- 694 sq mi (1,800 km )
- Land
- 692 sq mi (1,790 km )
- Water
- 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 15,102
- Density
- 22.6/sq mi (8.71/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
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Clarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,615. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge.
The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area.