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Welcome to Pike County ...

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

The community of Magnolia is the Seat for Pike County.

Pike County was founded in 1815 and was created by taking area from Marion County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pike had a population of 39,288 people. This is a decrease of 2.85% since the last Census (which gave a population of 40,441 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pike represented 1.36% of the total population of Mississippi.

Below are some of the communities located in Pike County:

  • Magnolia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • McComb
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • McComb is located in Pike County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <2>
  • Osyka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Osyka is located in Pike County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <2>
  • Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Summit is located in Pike County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <2>

Websites of Interest ...

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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