Detroit, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Tupelo (MS). It is located about 35 miles [56 km] to the northwest of Detroit and has a population of 34,211 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Columbus (MS). It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the south of Detroit and has a population of 25,944 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Fayette	SE	30 mi [48.28 km]	4,778	2.93% decrease
	Haleyville	NE	34 mi [54.7 km]	4,047	3.23% decrease
	Hamilton	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	6,393	5.79% decrease
	Red Bay	N	28 mi [45.06 km]	3,296	2.31% decrease
	Russellville	NE	41 mi [66 km]	8,918	0.59% decrease
	Winfield	E	22 mi [35.41 km]	4,618	1.72% increase
	Aberdeen (MS)	SW	26 mi [41.84 km]	6,089	5.08% decrease
	Amory (MS)	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	7,262	4.4% increase
	Booneville (MS)	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	8,749	1.44% increase
	Fulton (MS)	NW	20 mi [32.19 km]	4,073	4.92% increase
	Houston (MS)	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	3,877	4.95% decrease
	Pontotoc (MS)	W	50 mi [80.5 km]	5,924	12.77% increase
	Saltillo (MS)	NW	38 mi [61.2 km]	4,279	26.11% increase
	Verona (MS)	W	33 mi [53.1 km]	3,394	1.8% increase
	West Point (MS)	SW	40 mi [64.4 km]	11,292	7.02% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Beaverton	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	207	8.41% decrease
	Bluff	SE	20 mi [32.19 km]	---
	Brilliant	E	23 mi [37.01 km]	721	5.38% decrease
	Gu-Win	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	193	5.39% decrease
	Guin	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	2,189	8.37% decrease
	Hodges	NE	24 mi [38.62 km]	261	---
	Sulligent	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	1,968	8.51% decrease
	Twin	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Vernon	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	1,893	11.67% decrease
	Weston	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Gattman (MS)	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	114	---
	Hatley (MS)	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	466	2.1% decrease
	Oakland (MS)	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Smithville (MS)	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	868	1.59% decrease
	Tremont (MS)	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	393	0.77% increase

Lamar County

Detroit is located in Lamar County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lamar: Marion, Fayette, Pickens, Lowndes (MS) and Monroe (MS).

While not sharing a border with Lamar, the following counties are close to Detroit: Itawamba (MS), Franklin and Lee (MS).

Below are counties that are near Detroit (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Detroit:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Detroit
	Fayette County	E	Gu-Win	18 miles [28 km]
	Franklin County	NE	Atwood	24 miles [38 km]
	Marion County	NE	Byrd	4 miles [6 km]
	Pickens County	S	Shaw	36 miles [57 km]
	Walker County	E	Eldridge	32 miles [51 km]
	Winston County	E	Glen Mary	31 miles [49 km]
	Chickasaw County (MS)	W	Poplar Springs (MS)	31 miles [49 km]
	Clay County (MS)	SW	Vinton Ferry (MS)	32 miles [51 km]
	Itawamba County (MS)	NW	Turon (MS)	10 miles [16 km]
	Lee County (MS)	NW	Richmond (MS)	24 miles [38 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama<3>

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