Bolivar County, Mississippi

Bolivar County
County
Grover Hotel in Downtown Cleveland Historic District.
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°47′N 90°53′W / 33.79°N 90.88°W / 33.79; -90.88
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Founded	1836
Named for	Simón Bolívar
Seat	Rosedale and Cleveland
Largest city	Cleveland
Area
• Total	906 sq mi (2,350 km2)
• Land	877 sq mi (2,270 km2)
• Water	29 sq mi (80 km2)  3.2%
Population  (2020)
• Total	30,985
• Density	34/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.co.bolivar.ms.us

Bolivar County (/ˈbɒlɪvər/ BOL-i-vər) is a county located on the western border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,985.^[1] Its county seats are Rosedale and Cleveland.^[2] The county is named in honor of Simón Bolívar, early 19th-century leader of the liberation of several South American territories from Spain.

The Cleveland, Mississippi, Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Bolivar County. It is located in the Mississippi Delta, or Yazoo Basin, of Mississippi. This area was first developed for cotton plantations. Large industrial-scale agricultural operations have reduced the number of farm workers needed, and the population is half of its peak in 1930. Today, soybeans, corn, and rice are also commodity crops.