Choctaw County, Mississippi
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Choctaw County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,246.[1] Its northern border is the Big Black River, which flows southwest into the Mississippi River south of Vicksburg. The county seat is Ackerman.[2]
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Choctaw County | |
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Coordinates: 33°21′N 89°15′W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
Founded | 1833 |
Named for | Choctaw people |
Seat | Ackerman |
Largest town | Ackerman |
Area | |
• Total | 420 sq mi (1,100 km2) |
• Land | 418 sq mi (1,080 km2) |
• Water | 1.7 sq mi (4 km2) 0.4% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,246 |
• Density | 20/sq mi (7.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | choctawcountyms |
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The county is named after the Choctaw tribe of Native Americans. They had long occupied this territory as their homeland before European exploration. Under the Indian Removal Act of 1830, they were forced by the United States to cede their lands and to move west of the Mississippi River to what became Indian Territory (today's state of Oklahoma).