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Sub-Basin | % of County | Sq. Miles | |
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1 | Coles Creek | 54.2% | 285.597 |
2 | Bayou Pierre | 20.5% | 107.929 |
3 | Homochitto River | 18.1% | 95.597 |
4 | Lower Mississippi River - Natchez | 7.2% | 37.961 |
County Seat: Fayette
Formed: 1799
Area: 527 square miles
Population: 7,599
Origin of County name: Named for Thomas Jefferson (first called "Pickering")