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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)
    • Beauregard is located in Copiah County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
    • 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)
    • Georgetown is located in Copiah County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Hazlehurst
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Wesson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wesson is located in Copiah County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <2>

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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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