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Welcome to Claiborne County ...

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

The community of Port Gibson is the Seat for Claiborne County.

Claiborne County was founded in 1802.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Claiborne had a population of 8,988 people. This is a decrease of 6.19% since the last Census (which gave a population of 9,581 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Claiborne represented 0.32% 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.