Rockport, Mississippi

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Jackson. It is located about 36 miles [57 km] to the north of Rockport and has a population of 184,256 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Clinton. It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the north of Rockport and has a population of 23,347 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Brandon	N	34 mi [54.7 km]	22,160	34.83% increase
	Brookhaven	SW	22 mi [35.41 km]	13,296	34.83% increase
	Byram	N	27 mi [43.45 km]	---
	Collins	E	36 mi [57.9 km]	2,765	3.06% increase
	Columbia	SE	41 mi [66 km]	6,567	0.55% decrease
	Crystal Springs	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	5,950	1.31% increase
	Flowood	N	36 mi [57.9 km]	7,016	47.71% increase
	Hazlehurst	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	4,387	0.3% decrease
	Madison	N	45 mi [72.4 km]	17,681	20.34% increase
	Magee	E	25 mi [40.23 km]	4,332	3.14% increase
	McComb	SW	42 mi [67.6 km]	13,684	2.6% increase
	Morton	NE	48 mi [77.2 km]	3,437	1.29% decrease
	Pearl	N	33 mi [53.1 km]	24,400	11.11% increase
	Richland	N	30 mi [48.28 km]	7,258	20.42% increase
	Ridgeland	N	43 mi [69.2 km]	21,509	6.62% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Beauregard	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	278	4.91% increase
	Braxton	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	184	1.66% increase
	Choctaw Village	N	30 mi [48.28 km]	---
	D'Lo	NE	20 mi [32.19 km]	391	0.76% decrease
	Florence	N	25 mi [40.23 km]	3,474	44.99% increase
	Georgetown	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	352	2.33% increase
	Mendenhall	NE	20 mi [32.19 km]	2,553	---
	Monticello	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,699	1.56% decrease
	Mount Olive	E	29 mi [46.67 km]	965	8.06% increase
	New Hebron	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	436	2.46% decrease
	Prentiss	SE	21 mi [33.8 km]	1,000	13.64% decrease
	Puckett	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	356	0.56% increase
	Silver Creek	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	235	12.44% increase
	Terry	N	22 mi [35.41 km]	825	24.25% increase
	Wesson	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,673	1.18% decrease

Copiah County

Rockport is located in Copiah County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Copiah: Claiborne, Hinds, Lawrence, Lincoln, Rankin and Simpson.

While not sharing a border with Copiah, the counties of Jefferson Davis and Covington are close to Rockport.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Rockport
	Claiborne County	W	Burnell	34 miles [54 km]
	Covington County	SE	Lone Star	26 miles [41 km]
	Franklin County	SW	Shucktown	32 miles [51 km]
	Hinds County	N	Moncure	18 miles [28 km]
	Jefferson Davis County	E	Hebron	12 miles [19 km]
	Jefferson County	W	McBride	36 miles [57 km]
	Lawrence County	S	Oma	4 miles [6 km]
	Lincoln County	SW	Woolworth	13 miles [20 km]
	Marion County	S	Carmich	30 miles [48 km]
	Pike County	S	Pricedale	35 miles [56 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Mississippi<3>

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