Amite County, Mississippi
Appearance
Amite County | |
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Coordinates: 31°10′N 90°48′W / 31.17°N 90.8°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
Founded | 1809 |
Named for | Amite River |
Seat | Liberty |
Largest town | Gloster |
Area | |
• Total | 736 sq mi (1,910 km2) |
• Land | 730 sq mi (1,900 km2) |
• Water | 1.5 sq mi (4 km2) 0.2% |
Population | |
• Total | 12,720 |
• Density | 17/sq mi (6.7/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Amite County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi on the southern border with Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, 12,720 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Liberty.[2] The county is named after the Amite River which runs through the county. It was founded in 1809.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Amite County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.