Copiah County, Mississippi
10 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
- 27,855
- Median household income
- $49,089
- ±3,182
- Unemployed
- 5.8%
- 654 of 11,351 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 79.5%
- 7,994 of 10,060 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 Copiah | 27,995 (2021) | Po Box 551, Hazlehurst | — |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Crystal Springs | 4,768 (2021) | Po Box 473, Crystal Springs | — |
| City of Hazlehurst | 3,552 (2021) | Po Box 549, Hazlehurst | Website |
| Town of Georgetown | 254 (2021) | Po Box 138, Georgetown | — |
| Town of Wesson | 1,823 (2021) | Po Box 297, Wesson | — |
| Village of Beauregard | 285 (2021) | Po Box 427, Wesson | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bahala Creek Watershed Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 1016, Wesson | — |
| Hazlehurst City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 572, Hazlehurst | — |
| Copiah-Jefferson Regional Library | Libraries | 223 S Extension St, Hazlehurst | Website |
| Copiah County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 27169 Highway 28, Hazlehurst | — |
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
Copiah County School District
School district4 schools
254 West Gallatin Street, Hazlehurst, MS, 39083
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Hazlehurst City School District
School district3 schools
119 Robert McDaniel Drive, Hazlehurst, MS, 39083
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.