Stone County, Mississippi
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. Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (0.6%) is water. Major highways
  U.S. Highway 49
  Mississippi Highway 15
  Mississippi Highway 26
  Mississippi Highway 29

Adjacent counties
 Perry County (northeast)
 George County (east)
 Jackson County (southeast)
 Harrison County (south)
 Pearl River County (west)
 Forrest County (northwest)

National protected areas
 De Soto National Forest (part)
 Sweetbay Bogs Preserve

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,333 people, 6,334 households, and 4,560 families residing in the county. Arts and culture
On April 25, during the 2012 regular session of the Mississippi Legislature, Concurrent Resolution 643 was adopted by the state Senate and state House of Representatives, stating that Stone County be named and declared the Mural County of Mississippi. During the previous 8 years, a Telling Trees Project was developed in Stone County to document and celebrate Stone County's history and heritage. As part of that project, 23 murals, in the form of paintings and mosaic tiles, were created in cooperation with the Art Department, Perkinston campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and are on public display throughout the county. The murals tell visual stories of Stone County's ecosystems, people, landmarks, and industries. Communities

Cities
 Wiggins (county seat)

Census-designated place
 Bond

Unincorporated communities

 Beatrice
 Big Level
 McHenry
 Perkinston
 Ramsey Springs
 Silver Run
 Ten Mile
 Texas

Education

Public school districts
 Stone County School District

Colleges
 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Perkinston Campus

Politics

See also
 National Register of Historic Places listings in Stone County, Mississippi
 Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain
 Sweetbay Bogs Preserve
 List of Mississippi Landmarks in Stone County

References

External links
 
 Mississippi Courthouses – Stone County

 
Mississippi counties
Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area
1916 establishments in Mississippi
Populated places established in 1916