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Welcome to Forrest County ...

Time Zone: Forrest County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Hattiesburg is the Seat for Forrest County.

Forrest County was founded in 1906 and was created by taking area from Perry County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Forrest had a population of 75,035 people. This is an increase of 0.13% since the last Census (which gave a population of 74,934 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Forrest represented 2.53% of the total population of Mississippi.

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.





 

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