Lauderdale (MS)

Welcome to Lauderdale County ...

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

The community of Meridian is the Seat for Lauderdale County.

Lauderdale County was founded in 1833. Lauderdale was created by taking area from Rankin and Wayne Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lauderdale had a population of 74,125 people. This is a decrease of 7.8% since the last Census (which gave a population of 80,396 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lauderdale represented 2.71% of the total population of Mississippi.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Mississippi
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- Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History

Websites specific to Lauderdale County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Kemper County
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- Sumter County
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- Choctaw County
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- Clarke County
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- Newton County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Lauderdale County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Mississippi

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.