Sunflower County, Mississippi
Sunflower County is a county found in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, 25,971 people lived there.[2] Indianola is the largest city and county seat.[3] It is in the Mississippi Delta region.
| Sunflower County, Mississippi | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Mississippi | |
 Mississippi's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | 1844 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Indianola |
| Largest City | Indianola |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
707 sq mi (1,831 km²) 698 sq mi (1,808 km²) 9.2 sq mi (24 km²), 1.3 |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: http://www.sunflowercounty.ms.gov/Pages/Default.aspx | |
| Named for: Sunflower River[1] | |
Sunflower County was created in 1844.
Sunflower County, Mississippi Media
Dockery Farms / Dockery Plantation — in Ruleville, Sunflower County, Mississippi. * In the Dockery Farms Historic District, on the
Inverness High School (later Central Delta Academy). Originally the white school in Inverness, this campus later became the Central Delta Academy. The administration building was built in 1922 and designed by Jackson architect N.W. Overstreet. The entire campus was demolished in September 2010 only months after graduating the final class in May. See
References
- ↑ "Soil survey of Sunflower County, Mississippi". USDA. May 17, 1959 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Sunflower County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
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