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Pearl River CountyMississippi

Pearl River County is a county in Mississippi with its seat in Poplarville. It was created on February 22, 1890, and named after the Pearl River.

  • Founded1890
  • County seatPoplarville
  • Named forPearl River
  • Land area811 sq mi + 8 sq mi water
  • Population56,145 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped48,528 checked 15 October 2026
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Where it is

Pearl River on the map of Mississippi

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Counties of Mississippi · Pearl River highlighted

History

Formed in 1890 from Hancock County and Marion County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Pearl River County was created from Hancock County and Marion County on February 22, 1890. In 1904, Pearl River County lost territory to the creation of Lamar County, and in 1930 lost small areas to Lamar County. The county gained territory from Hancock County in 1908 and from Lamar County in 1934.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1890
    Pearl River County created Pearl River created from Hancock and Marion.
    from Hancockfrom Marion
    · Miss. Laws 1890, reg. sess., ch. 76, secs. 1, 9/pp. 89, 91
  2. 1896
    Boundary clarified Pearl River boundary with Marion was clarified (no change).
    with Marionno change
    · Miss. Laws 1896, reg. sess., ch. 126/p. 137
  3. 1904
    Lost territory Pearl River lost to creation of Lamar.
    to Lamar
    · Miss. Laws 1904, reg. sess., ch. 102, secs. 1, 3/p. 143 and ch. 103, secs. 1, 3/pp. 146-147; Minutes of Lamar Co. Board of Supervisors, 4 April 1904, p. 1
  4. 1908
    Gained territory Pearl River gained from Hancock.
    from Hancock
    · Free Press, 23 April 1908, p. 5; Free Press, 21 May 1908, p. 4; Miss. Laws 1908, reg. sess., ch. 226, sec. 1/p. 221
  5. 1930
    Lost territory Pearl River lost small areas to Lamar.
    to Lamar
    · Miss. Code Ann. 1930, ch. 90, pars. 3924, 3942/pp. 1741, 1748
  6. 1934
    Gained territory Pearl River gained small area from Lamar.
    from Lamar
    · Miss. Laws 1934, reg. sess., ch. 238/p. 510

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Pearl River

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

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from the office that keeps the record
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a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback
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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Pearl River by the Census

Population
56,145 2020 Census count
Housing units
24,641 2020 Census count
Land area
811 square miles
Water area
8 square miles
People per sq mi
69 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Records

Permits

Zoning and code

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Pearl River County

When was Pearl River County founded?
Pearl River County was founded in 1890, formed from Hancock County and Marion County, and named after Pearl River.
What is the county seat of Pearl River County?
The county seat of Pearl River County is Poplarville.
Is there an online parcel map for Pearl River County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 48,528 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Pearl River County's boundary or name changed?
Pearl River County was created in 1890 from Hancock County and Marion County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 4 later changes, chiefly involving Lamar County and Hancock County.
Who issues building permits in Pearl River County?
The county's page on building permits: Planning & Building. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Pearl River County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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