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Welcome to Hinds County ...

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

The community of Jackson is the Seat for Hinds County. Jackson is also the capital of Mississippi.

Hinds County was founded in 1821.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Hinds had a population of 231,840 people. This is a decrease of 5.65% since the last Census (which gave a population of 245,720 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hinds represented 8.28% of the total population of Mississippi.

Below are some of the communities located in Hinds County:

  • Bolton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bolton is located in Hinds County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Clinton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton is located in Hinds County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,873 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
  • Edwards
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jackson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jackson is located in Hinds County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,821 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
  • Learned
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Raymond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Raymond is located in Hinds County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <2>
  • Terry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Terry is located in Hinds County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terry <2>
  • Utica
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Utica is located in Hinds County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <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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