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Welcome to Raymond ...

The city of Raymond is located in Hinds County<1> and is the County Seat for Hinds County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Raymond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Raymond has a population of 2,127 people<2> (see below for details).

Raymond is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Raymond: 601 & 769<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Raymond had an population of 2,127 people. This is an increase of 10.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.82% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Raymond had a population of 1,933 people. This makes Raymond the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Raymond represents 0.07% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 110th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,933 people, the population of Raymond increased 16.17% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,664 people).

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

Communities Also Named Raymond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Raymond - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Websites for Raymond ...

Official Website: www.raymondms.com/

Communities near Raymond ...

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

  • Jackson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Pearl
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Pearl is located in Rankin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <5>
  • Ridgeland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Clinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Flowood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
    • Flowood is located in Rankin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <5>
  • Richland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Crystal Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Florence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Terry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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 Raymond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Raymond.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Raymond. 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 Raymond.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Raymond. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Raymond.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raymond ...

Looking for more information about Raymond? 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 Raymond, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Raymond.

Adding Raymond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Raymond 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 Raymond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Raymond post office opened in 1828.

We also found Raymond in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Raymond.

The official website for Raymond: www.raymondms.com/

The official website for Hinds County: www.co.hinds.ms.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Hinds, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Raymond.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Raymond - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Raymond area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Raymond area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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