Pontotoc County, Mississippi

Pontotoc County
County
Pontotoc County Courthouse in Pontotoc
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Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°14′N 89°02′W / 34.23°N 89.04°W / 34.23; -89.04
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Founded	1836
Named for	Chickasaw word for the region meaning either "cattail prairie" "land of hanging grapes"
Seat	Pontotoc
Largest city	Pontotoc
Area
• Total	501 sq mi (1,300 km2)
• Land	498 sq mi (1,290 km2)
• Water	3.3 sq mi (9 km2)  0.7%
Population  (2020)
• Total	31,184
• Density	62/sq mi (24/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	pontotoccoms.com

Pontotoc County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,184.^[1] Its county seat is Pontotoc.^[2] It was created on February 9, 1836, from lands ceded to the United States under the Chickasaw Cession. Pontotoc is a Chickasaw word meaning "land of hanging grapes". The original Natchez Trace and the current-day Natchez Trace Parkway both pass through the southeast corner of Pontotoc County.

Pontotoc County is part of the Tupelo, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area.