Greene County, Mississippi

Greene County
Greene County
County
	Leaksville Junior High School
	Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
	Mississippi's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 31°13′N 88°38′W / 31.22°N 88.64°W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Founded	1811
Named for	Nathanael Greene
Seat	Leakesville
Largest town	Leakesville
Area
• Total	719 sq mi (1,860 km2)
• Land	713 sq mi (1,850 km2)
• Water	5.9 sq mi (15 km2) 0.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	13,530
• Density	19/sq mi (7.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.greenecountyms.gov

Greene County is a county located on the southeast border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,530.^[1] Its county seat is Leakesville.^[2] Established in 1811, the county was named for General Nathanael Greene of the American Revolutionary War.^[3]

^ "Census - Geography Profile: Greene County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 143.