Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
15 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
- 11,764
- Median household income
- $37,466
- ±5,737
- Unemployed
- 10.2%
- 491 of 4,821 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 68.8%
- 2,963 of 4,306 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 Tallahatchie | 12,366 (2021) | Po Box 350, Charleston | — |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Charleston | 1,765 (2021) | Po Box 420, Charleston | — |
| Town of Sumner | 260 (2021) | Po Box 397, Sumner | — |
| Town of Tutwiler | 2,900 (2021) | Po Box 176, Tutwiler | — |
| Town of Webb | 377 (2021) | Po Box 677, Webb | — |
| Village of Glendora | 137 (2021) | Po Box 90, Glendora | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascalmore Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 369, Sumner | — |
| Blue Cane Drainage District | Drainage | 3026 Ms Highway 35 S, Charleston | — |
| Hampton Lake Drainage District | Drainage | 8701 W River Rd, Lambert | — |
| Home Cypress Watershed District | Drainage | Po Box 98, Clarksdale | — |
| North Tillatoba-Hunter Creek Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 80, Charleston | — |
| Tillatoba Creek - Hunter Creek Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 80, Charleston | — |
| Hubbard Murphree Drainage District | Flood control | Po Box 95, Oakland | — |
| Marsh Beat Drainage District | Flood control | 209 N Franklin St, Charleston | — |
| Tallahatchie County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | P.o. Box 279, Charleston | — |
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
East Tallahatchie School District
School district4 schools
411 E. CHESTNUT STREET, Charleston, MS, 38921
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
West Tallahatchie School District
School district3 schools
6470 Friendship West Road, Sumner, MS, 38957
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
Clarksdale Farmers Market (231 Delta Avenue Clarksdale) · Crossroads Farmers' Market (Clarksdale)
The Grenada, MS Farmers' Market (1250 Sunset Drive Grenada)
Square Market (Batesville)
Indianola Open Air Market (200 Second Street - BB King Museum Indianola)
Water Valley Main Street Market (206 N. Main Street Water Valley)
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.