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Brandon, Mississippi

Branch
(Scott County)

Branyan
(Union County)

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The city of Brandon is located in Rankin County and is the county seat.

Brandon is 140 feet [42.67 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Brandon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Brandon can be found in:

	Arkansas	Nebraska
	British Columbia	North Carolina
	Colorado (historic ^<2>)	Ohio
	Delaware	Pennsylvania
	Florida	South Carolina
	Iowa	South Dakota
	Louisiana	Texas
	Manitoba	Vermont
	Minnesota	Virginia
	Missouri	Wisconsin
	Montana

At the time of the 2000 Census, Brandon had a population of 16,436 people ^<3> (or 14.15% of the total population of Rankin County). The population of Brandon represented 0.58% of the total of Mississippi, making it the state's 23rd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Brandon had a population of 22,160 people. This is an increase of 34.83% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Brandon.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	22,160	+34.83%	+1.78% since 2007
2007	21,773	+32.47%	+2.65% since 2006
2006	21,211	+29.05%	+3.47% since 2005
2005	20,499	+24.72%
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2000	16,436	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Braxton	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	184	1.66% increase
Byram	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
Florence	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	3,474	44.99% increase
Flowood	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	7,016	47.71% increase
Jackson	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	173,861	5.64% decrease
Madison	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	17,681	20.34% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Brandon.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Mississippi ^<5>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brandon - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brandon, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation
<3>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Brandon. - Return to Citation
<4>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Brandon and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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