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Welcome to Holmes County ...

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

The community of Lexington is the Seat for Holmes County.

Holmes County was founded in 1833 and was created by taking area from Yazoo County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Holmes had a population of 17,010 people. This is a decrease of 12.34% since the last Census (which gave a population of 19,405 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Holmes represented 0.65% of the total population of Mississippi.

Below are some of the communities located in Holmes County:

  • Cruger
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cruger is located in Holmes County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Durant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Durant is located in Holmes County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <2>
  • Goodman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodman is located in Holmes County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <2>
  • Lexington
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pickens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Tchula
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tchula is located in Holmes County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • West
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • West is located in Holmes County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <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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