Starkville, Mississippi

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Columbus. It is located about 24 miles [38 km] to the east of Starkville and has a population of 25,944 people.^<1>

The next largest community is West Point. It is located about 14 miles [22 km] to the northeast of Starkville and has a population of 12,145 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Aliceville (AL)	SE	45 mi [72.4 km]	2,466	3.93% decrease
	Reform (AL)	E	47 mi [75.6 km]	1,790	9.5% decrease
	Sulligent (AL)	NE	50 mi [80.5 km]	1,968	8.51% decrease
	Vernon (AL)	NE	45 mi [72.4 km]	1,893	11.67% decrease
	Aberdeen	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	6,089	5.08% decrease
	Amory	NE	41 mi [66 km]	7,262	4.4% increase
	Bruce	NW	47 mi [75.6 km]	2,004	4.43% decrease
	Eupora	W	26 mi [41.84 km]	2,213	4.86% decrease
	Houston	N	31 mi [49.89 km]	3,877	4.95% decrease
	Louisville	SW	26 mi [41.84 km]	6,604	5.74% decrease
	Macon	SE	28 mi [45.06 km]	2,744	11.5% increase
	Nettleton	N	44 mi [70.8 km]	2,008	3.93% increase
	Okolona	N	37 mi [59.5 km]	2,872	6.02% decrease
	Philadelphia	S	50 mi [80.5 km]	7,977	9.23% increase
	Verona	N	50 mi [80.5 km]	3,394	1.8% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Macedonia (AL)	E	34 mi [54.7 km]	---
	Ackerman	SW	22 mi [35.41 km]	1,524	10.14% decrease
	Artesia	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	473	5.02% decrease
	Brooksville	SE	21 mi [33.8 km]	1,121	5.16% decrease
	Caledonia	NE	32 mi [51.5 km]	948	6.6% decrease
	Clayton Village	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Crawford	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	624	4.73% decrease
	Maben	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	764	4.86% decrease
	Mantee	NW	22 mi [35.41 km]	162	4.14% decrease
	Mathiston	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	696	3.33% decrease
	New Hope	E	28 mi [45.06 km]	---
	Sturgis	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	188	8.74% decrease
	Walthall	W	27 mi [43.45 km]	162	4.71% decrease
	Weir	SW	29 mi [46.67 km]	504	8.86% decrease
	Woodland	NW	25 mi [40.23 km]	154	3.14% decrease

Oktibbeha County

Starkville is located in Oktibbeha County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oktibbeha: Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Webster and Winston.

While not sharing a border with Oktibbeha, the counties of Monroe and Chickasaw are close to Starkville.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Starkville
	Lamar County (AL)	E	Melborne (AL)	36 miles [57 km]
	Pickens County (AL)	E	Forest (AL)	31 miles [49 km]
	Attala County	SW	McCool	34 miles [54 km]
	Calhoun County	NW	Bently	30 miles [48 km]
	Chickasaw County	N	Sparta	22 miles [35 km]
	Choctaw County	W	Mathiston	17 miles [27 km]
	Clay County	N	Cedar Bluff	8 miles [12 km]
	Kemper County	S	Coy	38 miles [61 km]
	Lowndes County	E	Artesia	11 miles [17 km]
	Monroe County	NE	Strong	20 miles [32 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Mississippi<3>

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