Forrest County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi | |
 Mississippi's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 31°11′N 89°16′W / 31.19°N 89.26°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Mississippi |
| Founded | 1908[1] |
| Named for | Nathan B. Forrest |
| Seat | Hattiesburg |
| Largest city | Hattiesburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 470 sq mi (1,200 km2) |
| • Land | 466 sq mi (1,210 km2) |
| • Water | 3.9 sq mi (10 km2) 0.8% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 78,158 |
• Estimate (2023) | 78,208  |
| • Density | 170/sq mi (64/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | forrestcountyms |
Forrest County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,158.[2] Its county seat and largest city is Hattiesburg.[3] The county was created from Perry County in 1908 and named in honor of Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate general in the American Civil War and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Forrest County is part of the Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "History". Forrest County, Mississippi. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Forrest County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.