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Welcome to Tishomingo County ...

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

The community of Iuka is the Seat for Tishomingo County.

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

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Tishomingo had a population of 19,383 people. This is a decrease of 1.25% since the last Census (which gave a population of 19,629 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tishomingo represented 0.66% of the total population of Mississippi.

Below are some of the communities located in Tishomingo County:

  • Belmont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Belmont is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
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  • Burnsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Golden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Golden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
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  • Iuka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
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  • Paden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Tishomingo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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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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