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Jefferson Davis County
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county in Mississippi, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Mississippi
- Named after
- Jefferson Davis
- Seat
- Prentiss
- Largest town
- Prentiss
- Total
- 409 sq mi (1,060 km )
- Land
- 408 sq mi (1,060 km )
- Water
- 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 10,941
- Density
- 27.7/sq mi (10.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
- Website
- www.jeffersondaviscountyms.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Jefferson Davis
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Mississippi
- Contains
- Prentiss
- Capital
- Prentiss
- Population
- 11321
- Area
- 1060
- Shares border with
- Lawrence County
- Official website
- www.jeffersondaviscountyms.com
- Image
- Jefferson Davis County Mississippi Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 4615
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- Commons category
- Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi
- topic's main category
- Category:Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi
- inception
- 1906-03-31
- different from
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- water as percent of area
- 0.2
- native label
- Jefferson Davis County
- per capita income
- 21205
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Encyclopedic overview
Jefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,321. Its county seat is Prentiss. The county is named after Mississippi Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The county was carved out of Covington and Lawrence counties in March 1906. Governor James K. Vardaman signed the bill creating the county on May 9, 1906.
History
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