Amite County, Mississippi

Amite County
County
Amite County courthouse in Liberty
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°10′N 90°48′W / 31.17°N 90.8°W / 31.17; -90.8
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Founded	1809
Named for	Amite River
Seat	Liberty
Largest town	Gloster
Area
• Total	736 sq mi (1,910 km2)
• Land	730 sq mi (1,900 km2)
• Water	1.5 sq mi (4 km2)  0.2%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	12,720
• Density	17/sq mi (6.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.amitecounty.ms

Amite County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi on the southern border with Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, 12,720 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Liberty.^[2] The county is named after the Amite River which runs through the county. It was founded in 1809.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "QuickFacts: Amite County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.