Claiborne County, Mississippi
3 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
- 8,582
- Median household income
- $31,897
- ±7,278
- Unemployed
- 6.9%
- 183 of 2,647 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 74.1%
- 2,228 of 3,008 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 Claiborne | 8,908 (2021) | Po Box 689, Port Gibson | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Port Gibson | 1,189 (2021) | Po Box 607, Port Gibson | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claiborne County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1204 Market St, Port Gibson | Website |
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
Claiborne County Public Schools
School district4 schools
404 Market Street, Port Gibson, MS, 39150
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
Olde Towne Market (202A W. Leake Street P. O. Box 156 Clinton) · Clinton's Fresh at Five Farmers Market (300 Jefferson Street Clinton) · Mississippi Market (849 North West Street Jackson) · and 2 more
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.