Formed December 31, 1833 (30th county)
Choctaw County (8,246), Ackerman (1,588)
The white stucco Art Deco building at Quinn Street between Harmon and Louisville streets was built in 1942 replacing the 1897 courthouse. Mississippi State Highway 15 passes three blocks west of the courthouse. Noah W. Overstreet is the building designer. A veteran’s memorial is in front of the facility. The county was established on December 31, 1833 from parts of Madison, Monroe, Lowndes, and Yazoo counties as the 30th county. Greensboro (1833), La Grange (1872), Chester (1874), and Ackerman (1887) have all served as the county seat. The county is named for the Native American tribe. The county seat is named for a local settler. Choctaw County was the birthplace for 1 Mississippi Governor, James P. Coleman.
Choctaw County government consists of a sheriff, an administrator, an attorney, a collector, a coroner, an assessor and a clerk (executive). It has 5 Supervisors (legislative.) Two Chancery Court Judges serve Choctaw, Attala, Carroll, Kemper, Neshoba, and Winston counties, Two District Court Judges serve Choctaw, Attala, Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster, and Winston counties and a court clerk serves Choctaw County (judicial.) The county is in the northeast part of Mississippi. Memphis, Tennessee is northwest and Jackson, Mississippi is southwest of the county. The county center is 9.6 miles Northwest of Ackerman nearer Chester. The county is surrounded clockwise by Webster, Oktibbeha, Winston, Attala, and Montgomery counties.
The area of the county is 419 square miles. It is 68 out of 82 in the state. It ranks 75 out of 82 in population in the state. It has a density of 19.7 persons per square mile making it 67 out of 82 in the state. Choctaw County has 28.6% of its population in its incorporated areas. There are no Interstates or United States Highways in the county. The county looks like a pistol facing south. Ackerman is in the southeast quarter of the county. Ackerman is the county seat and the largest city. It is 19.3% of the county population. The county is pronounced CHAK-TAW.
Ackerman
French Camp
Weir
Mathiston
