Summary for Longtown

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Located in: Panola County (see below)

Time Zone: Longtown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: 662

Elevation: 350 feet [106.68 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Longtown:

Lat: 34.513200° (or 34°30'47" N)

Lon: -90.123300° (or -90°7'23" W)

USGS Topo Map: Longtown<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Longtown

GNIS ID: 672855

FIPS State / Place Code: 28 / 41920

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Longtown)

The community of Batesville is the County Seat for Panola County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Panola)

Population

Total Area:<5> 705 sq. miles [1,826.3 km²] - of which 2.83% is water (19.99 sq. miles [51.8 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 14,697

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Panola

GNIS ID: 695776

FIPS State / County Code: 28 / 107

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Longtown)

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Mississippi

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Mississippi

GNIS ID: 1779790

FIPS State: 28

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Longtown)

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<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Longtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Longtown, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Longtown.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Longtown. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).