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Coahoma County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,390. [1] Its county seat is Clarksdale. [2]
Location of Coahoma County in Mississippi. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Coahoma County, Mississippi.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.
Clarksdale is a city in and the county seat of Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. [2] It is located along the Sunflower River.Clarksdale is named after John Clark, a settler who founded the city in the mid-19th century when he established a timber mill and business.
Coahoma was founded in the 1880s, and named for its location within Coahoma County. [4] Coahoma was a stop on the Mississippi Delta Railroad, completed in 1884.
Former populated places in Coahoma County, Mississippi (4 P) T. Towns in Coahoma County, Mississippi (1 C, 5 P) U.
Friars Point is a town in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.Per the 2020 census, the population was 896. [3] Situated on the Mississippi River, Friars Point was once a busy port town, and remains the only place in Coahoma County with public access to the river's shore.
Jonestown is located in northeastern Coahoma County. It is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of U.S. Routes 49 and 61 and 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Clarksdale, the county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.39 square miles (1.0 km 2), all land. [8]
Elections are limited to once every four years. Any new county must be at least 400 square miles (1,000 km 2), with no existing county reduced below that size. [2] The county governing body, known as the Board of Supervisors, is located under the judicial branch of state government as established in the 1817 Mississippi Constitution. [3]