Back مقاطعة لودرديل (ميسيسيبي) Arabic Lauderdale County, Mississippi BAR Лодърдейл (окръг, Мисисипи) Bulgarian লৌডারডেল কাউন্টি, মিসিসিপি BPY Lauderdale Gông (Mississippi) CDO Лодердейл (гуо, Миссисипи) CE Lauderdale County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Mississippi) CEB Lauderdale County, Mississippi Welsh Lauderdale County (Mississippi) Danish Lauderdale County (Mississippi) German
Lauderdale County | |
|---|---|
 Lauderdale County Courthouse | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi | |
 Mississippi's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 32°24′N 88°40′W / 32.4°N 88.66°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Mississippi |
| Founded | 1833 |
| Named for | James Lauderdale |
| Seat | Meridian |
| Largest city | Meridian |
| Area | |
| • Total | 715 sq mi (1,850 km2) |
| • Land | 704 sq mi (1,820 km2) |
| • Water | 12 sq mi (30 km2) 1.6% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 72,984 |
| • Density | 100/sq mi (39/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Lauderdale County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 72,984.[1] The county seat is Meridian.[2] The county is named for Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812.[3] Lauderdale County is included in the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Lauderdale County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 182.
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