Attala County, Mississippi

Attala County (/ˈætələ/ AT-əl-ə) is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,889. Its county seat is Kosciusko. Attala County is named for Atala, a fictional Native American heroine from an early-19th-century novel of the same name by François-René de Chateaubriand.

Attala County
Attala County courthouse in Kosciusko
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°05′N 89°35′W
Country United States
State Mississippi
Founded1833
SeatKosciusko
Largest cityKosciusko
Area
  Total737 sq mi (1,910 km2)
  Land735 sq mi (1,900 km2)
  Water1.7 sq mi (4 km2)  0.2%
Population
 (2020)
  Total17,889
  Density24/sq mi (9.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district2nd
Websitewww.attalacounty.net
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