Leake County, Mississippi

Leake County
Leake County
County
	Leake County Courthouse in Carthage
	Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
	Mississippi's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 32°45′N 89°31′W / 32.75°N 89.52°W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Founded	1833
Named for	Walter Leake
Seat	Carthage
Largest city	Carthage
Area
• Total	585 sq mi (1,520 km2)
• Land	583 sq mi (1,510 km2)
• Water	2.5 sq mi (6 km2) 0.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	21,275
• Density	36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.leakecountyms.org

Leake County is a county in the center of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,275.^[1] Its county seat is Carthage.^[2] The county is named for Walter Leake, the Governor of Mississippi from 1822 to 1825.^[3]

In 2010, the center of population of Mississippi was located in Leake County, near the town of Lena.^[4]

^ "Census - Geography Profile: Leake 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. 183.
^ "Centers of Population by State: 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.