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Welcome to Clarke County ...

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

The community of Quitman is the Seat for Clarke County.

Clarke County was founded in 1833 and was created by taking area from Wayne County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Clarke had a population of 15,541 people. This is a decrease of 7.09% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,727 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clarke represented 0.56% of the total population of Mississippi.

Below are some of the communities located in Clarke County:

  • Enterprise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pachuta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pachuta is located in Clarke County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Quitman
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Quitman is located in Clarke County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <2>
  • Shubuta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Shubuta is located in Clarke County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Stonewall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stonewall is located in Clarke County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 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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