Kosciusko, Mississippi

Kongo
(Washington County)

Kossuth
(Alcorn County)

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The city of Kosciusko is located in Attala County and is the county seat.

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

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

Both Missouri and Texas have communities that are also named Kosciusko.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Kosciusko had a population of 7,372 people ^<2> (or 37.53% of the total population of Attala County). The population of Kosciusko represented 0.26% of the total of Mississippi, making it the state's 46th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Kosciusko had a population of 7,371 people.

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 Kosciusko.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	7,371
2007	7,343	-0.39%	+1.3% since 2006
2006	7,249	-1.67%	+0.15% since 2005
2005	7,238	-1.82%
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2000	7,372	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Durant	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	2,720	7.23% decrease
Ethel	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	458	1.33% increase
French Camp	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	380	3.31% decrease
Goodman	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,226	2.08% decrease
McCool	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	190	4.4% increase
Newport	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	---

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The Commemorative
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Mississippi ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kosciusko - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Kosciusko. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Kosciusko and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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