Sumner, Mississippi | |
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![]() Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Sumner | |
![]() Location of Sumner, Mississippi | |
Coordinates: 33°58′07″N 90°22′23″W / 33.96861°N 90.37306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Tallahatchie |
Area | |
• Total | 0.55 sq mi (1.42 km2) |
• Land | 0.55 sq mi (1.42 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 151 ft (46 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 278 |
• Density | 505.45/sq mi (195.18/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 38957 |
Area code | 662 |
FIPS code | 28-71520 |
GNIS feature ID | 2406688[2] |
Sumner is a town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. The population was 407 at the 2000 census. Sumner is one of the two county seats of Tallahatchie County. It is located on the west side of the county and the Tallahatchie River, which runs through the county north–south. The other county seat is Charleston, located east of the river. Charleston was the first county seat, as settlement came from the east, and it is the larger of the two towns.
The courthouse has been restored. It also houses the Emmett Till Interpretive Center, which opened in 2012 in his honor. They were designated part of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in 2023.[3]