Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Tallahatchie County
County
Tallahatchie County courthouse in Sumner
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°57′N 90°10′W / 33.95°N 90.17°W / 33.95; -90.17
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Founded	December 31, 1833
Named for	Choctaw word roughly meaning “River of rocks"
Seat	Charleston and Sumner
Largest city	Charleston
Area
• Total	652 sq mi (1,690 km2)
• Land	645 sq mi (1,670 km2)
• Water	6.9 sq mi (18 km2)  1.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	12,715
• Density	20/sq mi (7.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd

Tallahatchie County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. At the 2020 census, the population was 12,715.^[1] Its county seats are Charleston and Sumner.^[2]

Tallahatchie County is located in the Mississippi Delta region, divided by the Tallahatchie River which runs from north to south through the county before joining what becomes the Yazoo River in LeFlore County.