Jefferson County, Mississippi Basics:


Jefferson County Mississippi - Government Site

Population: 7,659
Area: 520 square miles
County seat: Fayette
Area code(s) in use: 601
Time zone: CST
High school graduate or higher: 78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
Median household income: $20,281
Persons in poverty: 41.1%
Home ownership rate: 69.6%
Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes


Adjacent counties:
Adams  Claiborne  Copiah  Franklin  Lincoln  Tensas (LA)  

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Our detail map of Jefferson County shows the Jefferson County, Mississippi boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Jefferson County, Mississippi

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Spithead Towhead

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Kemps Bend Bar, Rodney Island Bar

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Bell Cow Lake, Brushy Lake

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Cottage Bend, Kempe Bend, Rodney Bend

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Dobyns Bridge (historical)

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Fayette Fire Department, Jefferson - Franklin County / Regional Correctional Facility

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Adams Cemetery, Antioch Cemetery, Armstrong Cemetery, Beech Hill Cemetery, Bell Grove Cemetery, Bethel Cemetery, Bethlehem Cemetery, Bolls Cemetery, Brooks Cemetery, Buie Cemetery, Bullen Cemetery, Bullen Cemetery, Chamberlin Cemetery, Cherry Hill Cemetery, China Grove Cemetery, Clark Cemetery, Darden Cemetery, Dillon Cemetery, Drake-Magruder Cemetery, Folkes Cemetery, Folkes Cemetery, Gibson Cemetery, Green Cemetery, Green Cemetery, Griffin Cemetery, Hamblin Cemetery, Harrison Cemetery, Hickory Block Cemetery, Hicks Cemetery, Hinds Cemetery, Homeless Cemetery, Hughes Cemetery, Jones Cemetery, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Lee Cemetery, Little Zion Cemetery, Logan Cemetery, Lowland Cemetery, Marble Cemetery, McCaa Cemetery, McPhail Cemetery, Montgomery Cemetery, Mount Moriah Cemetery, Norton Cemetery, Old Gravel Hill Cemetery, Old Rose Hill Cemetery, Owens Cemetery, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Puffel Cemetery, Red Lick Cemetery, Ridge Cemetery, Rodney Cemetery, Saint Paul Cemetery, Shields Cemetery, Sims Cemetery, Singletary Cemetery, Smith Cemetery, Stephens Cemetery, Stuart Cemetery, Thompson Cemetery, Union Church Cemetery, Wade Cemetery, Waterloo Cemetery, White Cemetery, Whitney Cemetery, Wilks Cemetery, Wood Cemetery

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Antioch Church, Bell Hill Church, Bethel Baptist Church, Bethesda Church, Bethlehem Church, Blue Hill Church, Brick Church, Buena Vista Church (historical), Cane Ridge Church (historical), Church Hill Church, Church of God, Clifton Church, Coles Creek Church, Coles Creek Church, Community Church, Crown Point Church, East Mount Olive Baptist Church, Ebenezer Church, Elmo Church, Ephesus Church, Fayette Baptist Church, Fellowship Church, Forest Grove Church, Fountain Chapel, Golden Mount Church, Gospel Church, Gravel Hill Church, Greenleaf Church, Greenleaf Church, Hickory Block Church, Jefferson Chapel, Jessamine Ridge Church, Laurel Hill Church, Linwood Church, Locust Grove Church, Mercy Seat Baptist Church, Mizpah Church, Morning Star Church, Mount Israel Church, Mount Moriah Church, Mount Zion Church, Mount Zion Church of God in Christ, Nebo Church, New Zion Church (historical), Old Mount Zion Church (historical), Old Rodney Presbyterian Church, Piedmont Church, Pine Grove Church, Pine Grove Church, Providence Church, Richland Church, Rodney Baptist Church, Rodney Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Rose Hill Church, Rose Hill Church, Rose Hill Number 1 Church, Rose Hill Number 1 Church, Rose Hill Number 2 Church, Saint Anthonys Church, Saint Johns Church, Saint Marks Church, Saint Peter Church, Salem Baptist Church (historical), Salem Church, Second Union Church, Shady Grove Church, Smithland Church, Spring Hill Meetinghouse (historical), Taylor Chapel Baptist Church, Travelers Rest Church, Unity Church, Wall Hill Church, Waterloo Church, Zion Church

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American Legion Lake Dam, C L Huff Lake Dam, C L Huff Lake Dam, Charlie Humphreys Catfish Ponds Dam, George Harrell Lake Dam, George Harrell Lake Dam, Grover Brown Lake Dam, J O Brady Lake Dam, John Berry Lake Dam, Katherine Street Lake Dam, Krauss Lake Dam, Krauss Lake Dam, Krauss Lake Dam, R R Smith Lake Dam, R R Smith Lake Dam, Saint Regis Paper Company Dam, Sam Fonda Lake Dam, Trullys Lake Dam, Williams Lake Dam

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Baptizing Slough, Long Bayou, Pumping Station Slough

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Jefferson County Hospital

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Buena Vista Island, Services Island

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Blue Hole, Bush Lake, Calvits Lake, Cypress Grove Lake, Duck Pond, Flatland Lake, Gilliam Chute, Holmes Lake, Junkins Lake, Little Holmes Lake, Piazza Lake, Pumpkin Lake, Rodney Lake

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Buena Vista Landing, Church Hill, Coon Box, Gilliam Landing, Harper Landing, Laurel Hill Plantation (historical), Mound Plantation (historical), Rodney Landing, Servis Landing, Southside Plantation (historical)

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Brownland Oil Field, Buena Vista Oil Field, Cadillac Oil Field, Cannonsburg Oil Field, Fayette Oil and Gas Field, Gilliam Chute Oil Field, Idlewild Oil Field, North Fayette Oil Field, North Sunnyside Oil Field, Redlick Oil Field, Rodney Island Oil Field, Rodney Oil Field, Russum Oil Field, South Fayette Oil Field, Stampley Oil Field, Sunnyside Oil Field

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Ashland, Blue Hill, Buena Vista (historical), Cadillac, Cannonsburg, Clifton, Deane (historical), Dennis Crossroads, Elmo, Fayette, Four Forks, Gum Ridge (historical), Harriston, Huntley (historical), Ihrie (historical), Jefferson, Leedo (historical), Lorman, Malcolm (historical), McBride, McNair, Melton, North Fork (historical), Old Greenville (historical), Perth, Phoenix (historical), Red Lick, Rodney, Shankstown (historical), Springfield (historical), Stampley, Stonington, Union Church, Uniontown (historical), Violet

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Cannonsburg Post Office (historical), Church Hill Post Office, Gum Ridge Post Office (historical), Ihrie Post Office (historical), Malcolm Post Office (historical), McNair Post Office (historical), Perth Post Office (historical), Rodney Post Office (historical), Stampley Post Office (historical), Union Church Post Office

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American Legion Lake, Krauss Lake, Mossy Lake

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County Voc-Tech School, Gibbs School, Jefferson County Elementary School, Jefferson County High School, Jefferson Vocational Technical School, Knight School, Liddell Elementary School, Liddell High School, Noland Hill School, Poplar Hill School, Reeves School (historical), Rodney School (historical), Union Church High School (historical), Zion Hill Academy (historical)

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Bear Skull Creek, Beaver Branch, Black Creek, Blue Goose Creek, Blueskin Creek, Bolls Creek, Brady Creek, Brown Branch, Buie Branch, Bullen Creek, Burch Creek, Burl Branch, Caney Branch, Compton Creek, Crow Creek, Dowd Creek, Doyles Branch, Fairchilds Creek, Fairchilds Creek, Float Bayou, Folkes Creek, Foster Creek, Foster Creek, Frog Branch, Gibson Bayou, Gilchrist Creek, Gin Branch, Griffin Branch, Griffing Branch, Gum Ridge Chute, Gupton Branch, Harpers Branch, Hayes Creek, Hickman Creek, Hughes Creek, Hughes Creek, Hurricane Creek, Johnson Creek, Little Creek, Lum Bayou, Mammy Judy Bayou, Mason Branch, McDonald Branch, McGinty Bayou, McKay Branch, Mill Creek, Mill Creek, Monkey Bayou, Moss Hill Bayou, Mud Island Creek, Muddy Bayou, Neigh Branch, North Fork Coles Creek, Penquite Creek, Pierce Branch, Pretty Creek, Puffer Branch, Ross Branch, Sandy Bayou, Shankstown Creek, Shelton Branch, Singletary Creek, South Fork Coles Creek, Spring Branch, Stampley Creek, Tanyard Branch, Terry Creek, Thompson Creek, Turpin Creek, Whetstone Creek, Zion Creek

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Blue Hill

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News Lake, Twin Lakes

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Church Hill Lookout Tower, WTYJ-FM (Fayette),

Jefferson County, Mississippi Population By Race (2012 estimate)

RacePopulation
BlackJefferson County Black population 6,5416,540  
WhiteJefferson County White population 1,0651,064
MixedJefferson County Mixed population 3838
American IndianJefferson County American Indian population 1515
AsianJefferson County Asian population 87
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderJefferson County Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 00

Additional population tables :
State population table
Mississippi population by county