Welcome to Florence ...

The town of Florence is located in Rankin County<1>.

The location of Florence has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Florence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Florence has a population of 4,482 people<3> (see below for details).

Florence is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Florence: (601) & (769)<5>

Websites for Florence ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rankinchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Florence, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Florence had an population of 4,482 people. This is an increase of 8.23% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 87.06% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Florence had a population of 4,141 people. This makes Florence the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Florence represents 0.14% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 71st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,141 people, the population of Florence increased 72.83% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,396 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Florence.

Communities Also Named Florence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 63 communities that are also named Florence - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota (3), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Florence.

Communities near Florence ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Florence.

• Jackson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <6>
• Pearl
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pearl is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <6>
• Brandon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <6>
• Ridgeland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <6>
• Clinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <6>
• Byram
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byram
  • Byram is located in Hinds County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 11,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byram <6>
• Flowood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
  • Flowood is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <6>
• Richland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <6>
• Crystal Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
  • Crystal Springs is located in Copiah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Springs <6>
• Raymond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Florence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Florence.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Florence. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Florence.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Florence. See our Newspapers Page for Florence.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Florence ...

Looking for more information about Florence? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Florence, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Florence.

Adding Florence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Florence in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Florence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Florence post office opened in 1901.

We also found Florence on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Florence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Florence. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/