Summary for Morgantown

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Located in: Marion County (see below)

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

Telephone Area Codes: (601), (769)<1>

Elevation: 160 feet [48.77 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

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

Lat: 31.312400° (or 31°18'44" N)

Lon: -89.915900° (or -89°54'57" W)

USGS Topo Map: Morgantown<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Morgantown

GNIS ID: 673812

FIPS State / Place Code: 28 / 48920

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

The community of Columbia is the County Seat for Marion County.

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

Population

Total Area:<6> 548 sq. miles [1,420.9 km²] - of which 1.14% is water (6.24 sq. miles [16.2 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 11,838

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Marion

GNIS ID: 695769

FIPS State / County Code: 28 / 091

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

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 Morgantown)

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<1>	Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morgantown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Morgantown, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Morgantown.
<5>	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.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Morgantown. 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.
<7>	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).