Marks, Mississippi

Marksville
(Holmes County)

Markwald
(Jasper County)

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The city of Marks is located in Quitman County and is the county seat.

Marks is 40 feet [12.19 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Georgia, Michigan and Ohio have communities that are also named Marks.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Marks had a population of 1,551 people ^<2> (or 15.42% of the total population of Quitman County). The population of Marks represented 0.05% of the total of Mississippi, making it the state's 128th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Marks had a population of 1,721 people. This is an increase of 10.96% 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 Marks.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	1,721	+10.96%	-2.05% since 2007
2007	1,757	+13.28%	-2.61% since 2006
2006	1,804	+16.31%	-2.54% since 2005
2005	1,851	+19.34%
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2000	1,551	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Clarksdale	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	18,006	12.78% decrease
Coahoma	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	343	5.54% increase
Courtland	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	472	2.61% increase
Crenshaw	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	910	0.66% decrease
Crowder	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	729	4.83% decrease
Jonestown	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,556	8.52% decrease

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

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Mississippi ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marks - 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 Marks. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Marks 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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