The population of Guntown represents 0.07% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 103rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,083 people, the population of Guntown increased 76.08% from the 2000 Census (that had a count of 1,183 people).

Taken from the 2016 Census Estimates, Guntown had an population of 2,720 people. This is an increase of 30.58% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 129.92% since the 2000 Census).

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

Communities near Guntown ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities. Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Guntown and not the distance if you drove it.^<3>.

Community	2016 Population	Direction	Distance
Baldwyn [Map]	3,332	N	4 miles [6.4 km]
Booneville [Map]	8,744	N	16 miles [25.7 km]
Fulton [Map]	4,066	SE	19 miles [30.6 km]
Jumpertown [Map]	482	N	18 miles [29 km]
Mantachie [Map]	1,132	SE	12 miles [19.3 km]
Plantersville [Map]	1,161	S	16 miles [25.7 km]

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Guntown.

Communities Also Named Guntown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we have found another community named Guntown - it's located in Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Guntown.

See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...

We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.

We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Guntown. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Guntown. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Guntown.

These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Guntown:

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guntown ...

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

In addition to the Tourism page for Guntown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information and a map of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Tourism Map for Guntown.

Search for Local Businesses ...

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Guntown. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

Business Owners: To appear in the above search results, your business will need to be listed with the Google Places service. Please use the below link to learn about and register for the free service.

If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you.

Other Roadside Stops ...

Communities in Mississippi

About Lee County

About Mississippi

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Guntown. - Return to Citation
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Guntown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance starting from Guntown. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Guntown) to Point B. If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Guntown. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Guntown Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Guntown. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4443, Longitude: -88.6638 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Guntown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

For additional information, please visit our Glossary for Guntown.