Lowndes County, Mississippi
13 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
- 57,838
- Median household income
- $53,812
- ±2,871
- Unemployed
- 6.3%
- 1,575 of 24,897 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.2%
- 20,054 of 23,006 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 Lowndes | 58,150 (2021) | Po Box 1364, Columbus | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Columbus | 23,319 (2021) | Po Box 1408, Columbus | Website |
| Town of Artesia | 304 (2021) | Po Box 277, Artesia | — |
| Town of Caledonia | 1,137 (2021) | Po Box 100, Caledonia | — |
| Town of Crawford | 421 (2021) | Po Box 136, Crawford | — |
Special districts 8
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Lowndes County Airport Board | Air transportation | 368 Fabritek Dr, Columbus | — |
| Golden Triangle Regional Airport Authority | Air transportation | 2080 Airport Rd, Columbus | Website |
| Caledonia Natural Gas District | Gas supply utility | Po Box 220, Caledonia | — |
| Columbus City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 1384, Columbus | Website |
| Mississippi Regional Housing Authority IV | Housing and community development | Po Box 1051, Columbus | Website |
| Columbus Lowndes County Library System | Libraries | 314 7th St N, Columbus | Website |
| Southgate Sewer District | Sewerage | 505 2nd Ave N, Columbus | — |
| Lowndes County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 2282 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Columbus | — |
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
Columbus Municipal School District
School district9 schools
2630 McArthur Drive, Columbus, MS, 39701
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Lowndes County School District
School district10 schools
1053 HWY 45 SOUTH, Columbus, MS, 39701
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
Pickens County Farmers' Market ()
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.