Page Contents for Kosciusko, Mississippi

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

City Attractions

Government

Organizations, Churches, and Sports.

Schools.

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The Mississippi state capital is Jackson.
The population of Kosciusko is approximately 7,000 (2001), 7402 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 2,983 (1990), 2817 (2010).
The amount of land area in Kosciusko is 18.568 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0.027 sq kilometers.
The distance from Kosciusko to Washington DC is 836 miles.
The distance to the Mississippi state capital is 62 miles. (as the crow flies)
Kosciusko is positioned 33.05 degrees north of the equator and 89.58 degrees west of the prime meridian.

Location

in the geographic center of the state, 70 miles north of Jackson, the state capital.
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History & History Related Items

Here is a history page for Kosciusko.

Kosciusko is the only municipality in the United States named for Thaddeus Kosciusko, a Polish hero of the United States Revolutionary War. He was the first foreign officer to receive a commission from the Continental Congress to serve in George Washington's Army.
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Attractions

Points of Interest in the area

Culture & Recreation
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Kosciusko City Government

The city of Kosciusko has a mayor and aldermen form of government. There is a full-time mayor and five alderman who meet twice monthly. Four aldermen are elected from specific wards, and the mayor and fifth alderman are elected city-wide.

Kosciusko Schools

Here is an education page for Kosciusko. Kosciusko

Miscellany

The population of Kosciusko was:
1990 - 6,986
2001 - 7,000