Forrest County
County
Hattiesburg Municipal Court
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°11′N 89°16′W  /  31.19°N 89.26°W  / 31.19; -89.26
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Founded	1908 [1]
Named for	Nathan B. Forrest
Seat	Hattiesburg
Largest city	Hattiesburg
Area
? Total	470 sq mi (1,200 km 2 )
? Land	466 sq mi (1,210 km 2 )
? Water	3.9 sq mi (10 km 2 )  0.8%
Population   ( 2020 )
? Total	78,158
? Density	170/sq mi (64/km 2 )
Time zone	UTC?6 ( Central )
? Summer ( DST )	UTC?5 ( CDT )
Congressional district	4th
Website	forrestcountyms .us

Forrest County is a county found in the U.S. state of Mississippi . As of the 2020 census , 78,158 people lived there. ^[2] Its county seat and largest city is Hattiesburg . ^[3]

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