Chickasaw County, Mississippi
9 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 16,915
- Median household income
- $43,586
- ±3,435
- Unemployed
- 4.9%
- 338 of 6,960 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 79.2%
- 5,288 of 6,674 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 Chickasaw | 17,011 (2021) | 2225 Highway 32 Ext, Okolona | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Houston | 3,772 (2021) | Po Box 548, Houston | — |
| City of Okolona | 2,487 (2021) | Po Box 111, Okolona | — |
| Town of New Houlka | 695 (2021) | Po Box 416, Houlka | — |
| Village of Woodland | 112 (2021) | Po Box 39, Woodland | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houlka Master Water Management District | Flood control | 108 N Jefferson St, Houston | — |
| Schooner Drainage District | Flood control | 2013 Highway 32 Ext, Okolona | — |
| Okolona City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 190, Okolona | — |
| Chickasaw County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 415 Lee Horn St, Houston | — |
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
Chickasaw County School District
School district7 schools
636 Starkville Road, Houston, MS, 38851
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Okolona School District
School district4 schools
411 WEST MAIN STREET, Okolona, MS, 38860
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
Downtown Tupelo Farmers' Market (415 South Spring Tupelo)
Pontotoc Farmers Market (Pontotoc)
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.