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County · code 28137

Tate CountyMississippi

Tate County is in Mississippi, with its seat at Senatobia. It was created on April 15, 1873, from De Soto and Marshall counties.

  • Founded1873
  • County seatSenatobia
  • Land area405 sq mi + 6.2 sq mi water
  • Population28,064 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped17,566 checked 15 October 2026
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DeSotoPanolaTunicaMarshallLafayette Senatobia Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Tate on the map of Mississippi

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History

Formed in 1873 from De Soto County and Marshall County

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

Tate County was formed from De Soto and Marshall counties in 1873. In 1876, Tate gained territory from Tunica County while losing land to De Soto County.

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

  1. 1873
    Tate County created Tate created from De Soto and Marshall.
    from De Sotofrom Marshall
    · Miss. Laws 1873, reg. sess., ch. 1, secs. 1, 14-15/pp. 139, 142
  2. 1876
    Gained territory Tate gained from Tunica, lost to De Soto.
    from Tunicafrom De Soto
    · Miss. Laws 1876, reg. sess., ch. 163/p. 270
  3. 1880
    Changed Redefinition of Tate boundary with De Soto unintentionally implied a change that never took effect (no change).
    De Soto
    · Miss. Rev. Code 1880, reg. sess., ch. 2, pars. 24-87/pp. 49-70
  4. 1892
    Boundary clarified Tate boundary with De Soto was clarified, correcting mistake of 5 March 1880 (no change).
    with De Sotono change
    · Miss. Code Ann. 1892, ch. 18, secs. 364, 410/pp. 191, 202

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Tate

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

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

People and land

Tate by the Census

Population
28,064 2020 Census count
Housing units
11,307 2020 Census count
Land area
405 square miles
Water area
6.2 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.

Zoning and code

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Tate County

When was Tate County founded?
Tate County was founded in 1873, formed from De Soto County and Marshall County.
What is the county seat of Tate County?
The county seat of Tate County is Senatobia.
Is there an online parcel map for Tate County?
Yes. Tate County publishes a parcel map of 17,566 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Tate County's boundary or name changed?
Tate County was created in 1873 from De Soto County and Marshall County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, chiefly involving De Soto County and Tunica County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Tate County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

Nearby

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