Back مقاطعة ليفلور (ميسيسيبي) Arabic Leflore County, Mississippi BAR Лефлор (окръг, Мисисипи) Bulgarian লেফ্লোরে কাউন্টি, মিসিসিপি BPY Leflore Gông (Mississippi) CDO Лифлор (гуо, Миссисипи) CE Leflore County CEB Leflore County, Mississippi Welsh Leflore County Danish Leflore County German
Leflore County | |
|---|---|
 Leflore County Courthouse | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi | |
 Mississippi's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 33°33′N 90°18′W / 33.55°N 90.3°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Mississippi |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Named for | Greenwood LeFlore |
| Seat | Greenwood |
| Largest city | Greenwood |
| Area | |
• Total | 606 sq mi (1,570 km2) |
| • Land | 593 sq mi (1,540 km2) |
| • Water | 14 sq mi (40 km2) 2.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 28,339 |
| • Density | 47/sq mi (18/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
Leflore County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,339.[1] The county seat is Greenwood.[2] The county is named for Choctaw leader Greenwood LeFlore, who signed a treaty to cede his people's land to the United States in exchange for land in Indian Territory. LeFlore stayed in Mississippi, settling on land reserved for him in Tallahatchie County.
Leflore County is part of the Greenwood, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the Mississippi Delta region, with its southern border formed by the Yazoo River. Its riverfront lands were developed before the Civil War as cotton plantations. More inland areas were developed in the later 19th century.
Leflore County, which is still largely rural, is noted for having the highest level of child poverty of any county in the United States. Mechanization of agriculture reduced jobs available for many workers in the 20th century, and there are few opportunities.[3] The population has declined dramatically since its peak in 1930 as people continue to leave for opportunities elsewhere.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Leflore County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Table 1: 2011 Poverty and Median Income Estimates - Counties". Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. 2011. Archived from the original on October 10, 2013.