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Welcome to Mississippi County ...

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

Mississippi County was founded in 1883 and was created by taking area from Crittenden County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Mississippi had a population of 40,651 people. This is a decrease of 12.39% since the last Census (which gave a population of 46,399 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mississippi represented 1.59% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Mississippi County:

  • Bassett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bassett is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Birdsong
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Birdsong is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Blytheville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Burdette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Burdette is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Dell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Dyess
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dyess is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
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  • Etowah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Etowah is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Gosnell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Gosnell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Joiner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Joiner is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
    • Keiser
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Keiser is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
    • Leachville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Leachville is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
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    • Luxora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Luxora is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
    • Manila
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Manila is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
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    • Marie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Marie is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Osceola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Osceola is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
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    • Victoria
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Victoria is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Wilson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Wilson is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people

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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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