Amite County, Mississippi
4 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 12,565
- Median household income
- $37,222
- ±2,862
- Unemployed
- 5.8%
- 243 of 4,183 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 69.5%
- 4,063 of 5,850 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Amite | 12,637 (2021) | Po Box 680, Liberty | — |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Gloster | 887 (2021) | Po Box 1019, Gloster | — |
| Town of Liberty | 587 (2021) | Po Box 301, Liberty | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amite County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 100 Roberts Road, Liberty | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Amite County School District
School district4 schools
533 Maggie Street, Liberty, MS, 39645
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
McComb Farmers Market (112 railroad blvd Downtown Parking garage McComb)
Hammond Farmers Market (#2 W. Thomas Hammond) · Hammond Farmers & Artisans Market (Hammond)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.