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Welcome to Pontotoc County ...

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

The community of Pontotoc is the Seat for Pontotoc County.

Pontotoc County was founded in 1836 and was created by taking area from Monroe County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pontotoc had a population of 32,174 people. This is an increase of 7.08% since the last Census (which gave a population of 30,047 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pontotoc represented 1.01% of the total population of Mississippi.

Below are some of the communities located in Pontotoc County:

  • Algoma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Algoma is located in Pontotoc County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
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  • Ecru
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ecru is located in Pontotoc County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
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  • Pontotoc
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pontotoc is located in Pontotoc County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,227 people
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  • Sherman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sherman is located in Pontotoc County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
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  • Thaxton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Thaxton is located in Pontotoc County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
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  • Toccopola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people

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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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