Mississippi County, Missouri

Mississippi County
Mississippi County
County
	Mississippi County Courthouse in Charleston
	Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
	Missouri's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 36°50′N 89°17′W / 36.83°N 89.29°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	February 14, 1845
Named for	Mississippi River
Seat	Charleston
Largest city	Charleston
Area
• Total	429 sq mi (1,110 km2)
• Land	412 sq mi (1,070 km2)
• Water	17 sq mi (40 km2) 4.0%
Population (2020)
• Total	12,577
• Density	29/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	8th
Website	Mississippi County, Missouri

Mississippi County is a county located in the Bootheel of the U.S. state of Missouri, with its eastern border formed by the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,577.^[1] The largest city and county seat is Charleston.^[2] The county was officially organized on February 14, 1845, and was named after the Mississippi River.^[3]

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 330.