Welcome to Flowood ...

The city of Flowood is located in Rankin County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Flowood has a population of 9,401 people<2> (see below for details).

Flowood is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Flowood: 601 & 769<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Flowood had an population of 9,401 people. This is an increase of 20.17% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 97.92% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Flowood had a population of 7,823 people (which is 5.49% of the total population of Rankin County). This makes Flowood the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Flowood represents 0.26% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 47th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,823 people, the population of Flowood increased 64.69% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,750 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Flowood.

Websites for Flowood ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rankinchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Flowood, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Flowood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Flowood.

• Madison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Brandon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <5>
• Ridgeland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <5>
• Clinton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Byram
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byram
  • Byram is located in Hinds County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 11,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byram <5>
• Richland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
• Florence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
• Raymond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <5>
• Flora
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <5>
• Pelahatchie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie
  • Pelahatchie is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelahatchie <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Flowood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flowood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Flowood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flowood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Flowood. See our Newspapers Page for Flowood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flowood ...

Looking for more information about Flowood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Flowood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Flowood.

Adding Flowood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flowood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Flowood was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flowood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flowood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/