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Stone County

Stone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,333. Its county seat is Wiggins. Stone County was formed from the northern portion of Harrison County on June 5, 1916. The county was named for John M. Stone, who served as Governor of Mississippi from 1876 to 1882 and again from 1890 to 1896. Stone County is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1918, the Stone County Courthouse was completed at a cost of $29,515.18, and is still in use today, after several renovations.

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City of Wiggins pop. 4,289

Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)

Census ID (PID6): 107400
FIPS state: 28
FIPS county: 131
FIPS place: 99131
Census record name: COUNTY OF STONE
Mailing address: PO DRAWER 7, WIGGINS 39577