Welcome to Copiah County ...
Time Zone: Copiah County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Hazlehurst is the Seat for Copiah County.
Copiah County was founded in 1823. Copiah was created by taking area from Franklin and Hinds Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Copiah had a population of 28,065 people. This is a decrease of 4.65% since the last Census (which gave a population of 29,434 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Copiah represented 0.99% of the total population of Mississippi.
Below are some of the communities located in Copiah County:
- Beauregard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Crystal Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Hazlehurst
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wesson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
- Wesson is located in Copiah County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <3>
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Websites specific to Copiah County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Hinds County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Rankin County
- Simpson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |