Forest

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Forest

Total population

5,357

Median home value

$141,100

19.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$49,724

Forest$50k

National$74k

Founded

1860

Elevation145 m

Land area0.06 km²

Weather96°F · Sunny

Coordinates32.36°, -89.48°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Forest is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Forest had a population of 5,430. The population is a minority-majority.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Forest, MS from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Big Bill Broonzy

American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (1893–1958)

Arthur Crudup

American recording artist; Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (1905–1974)

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Lewis Nordan

American writer (1939–2012)

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Cardis Cardell Willis

American comedian

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Duke Washington

American football player (1933-2017)

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Rashard Anderson

American gridiron football player (1977–2022)

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Sheila Guyse

African-American singer, actress, and recording artist (1925-2013)

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Sidney Carr Mize

United States federal judge

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Todd Pinkston

player of American football

William Leon Clark

United States chaplain and general (1911–2005)

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Marlo Perry

American football player

Donald Gray Triplett

American banker and the first person to be diagnosed with autism (1933–2023)

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Dollree Mapp

appellant in the Supreme Court case Mapp v. Ohio

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Mary Katharine Knoblock Loyacano

American artist

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Percy Mercer Lee

American judge (c. 1893–1969)

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Delmar Dennis

American pastor

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Mississippi

• Harperville
  9.2 mi away
• Lake
  9.7 mi away · pop. 522
• Morton
  10.7 mi away
• Walnut Grove
  16.2 mi away
• Sebastopol
  16.6 mi away
• Polkville
  17.4 mi away
• Lena
  17.6 mi away
• Newton
  19.3 mi away
• Pelahatchie
  19.6 mi away
• Montrose
  21.5 mi away
• Standing Pine
  21.5 mi away
• Decatur
  21.9 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Forest

De Soto National Forest, Mississippi

United States. Forest Service · 2008

Delta and Homochitto National Forests, Mississippi, 2009

United States. Forest Service. Southern Region · 2009

Stinking water

Evan Peacock · 2003

Holly Springs and Tombigbee National Forests, Mississippi, Recreation Guide R8-RG 269, Revised June 1999.

1999

Forest trees of Mississippi

Wilbur R. Mattoon · 1929

Forest Conditions of Mississippi

E. N. (Ephraim Noble) 1864-1933 Lowe · 2018

Mississippi forests

Paul A. Murphy · 1978

Mississippi's forest resources and industries

Lee M. James · 1951

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