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Census Data for Gama

As far as we can tell, Gama has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Gama, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Braxton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Braxton is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
  • Florence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • D'Lo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • D'Lo is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
  • Georgetown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Terry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mendenhall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Byram
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Byram is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byram
    • The population in 2015 was estimated at 11,509 people. This represents a 0.17% increase since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 11,489 people.
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byram <1>
  • Richland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Crystal Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pearl
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Brandon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Puckett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Puckett is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
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Simpson County ...

Gama is located in Simpson County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Simpson County.

Miscellaneous Information for Gama ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Simpson County or the community of Gama:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Gama:
    • GNIS ID for Gama: 685136
    • GNIS ID for Simpson County: 695784
    • GNIS ID for State of Mississippi: 1779790
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Gama is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Gama.

Footnotes ...

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<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Simpson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.