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Sub-Basin | % of County | Sq. Miles | |
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1 | Pascagoula River | 53.3% | 257.385 |
2 | Escatawpa River | 24.2% | 116.642 |
3 | Black Creek | 17.7% | 85.612 |
4 | Lower Chickasawhay River | 3.7% | 17.654 |
5 | Lower Leaf River | 1.1% | 5.416 |
County Seat: Lucedale
Formed: 1910
Area: 484 square miles
Population: 23,303
Origin of County name: Named for Senator J. Z. George, lawyer, jurist and statesman.