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Laurel is a city in and the second county seat of Jones County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 17,161. [4] Laurel is northeast of Ellisville, the first county seat, which contains the first county courthouse. It has the second county courthouse, as Jones County has two judicial districts.
Jones County is in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census , the population was 67,246. [ 1 ] Its county seats are Laurel and Ellisville .
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]
Laurel is located in the southeastern part of the state, about 30 minutes north of Hattiesburg. It was founded as a lumber town in 1882 and is currently home to slightly under 17,000 people.
The Laurel Micropolitan Statistical Area is a micropolitan statistical area (μSA) in southeastern Mississippi that covers two counties - Jasper and Jones. The 2010 census placed the Laurel micropolitan area population at 84,823, though as of 2019, estimates indicate the population has slightly decreased to 84,481.
Description: This map shows the incorporated and unincorporated areas in Jones County, Mississippi, highlighting Laurel in red. It was created with a custom script with US Census Bureau data and modified with Inkscape.
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Bay Springs is a city in and the western county seat of Jasper County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,670 at the 2020 census, [3] down from 1,786 at the 2010 census. [4] State highways 15 and 18 intersect at the city. It is part of the Laurel, Mississippi (in Jones County) micropolitan area.