Leflore County

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Leflore County is a county in the Mississippi Delta region of Mississippi, known for its rich blues heritage and agricultural history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
areaCode 662
country United States of America
countySeat Greenwood, Mississippi, United States
surface form: Greenwood, Mississippi
foundedIn 1871
governingBody Leflore County Board of Supervisors
hasCity Greenwood, Mississippi, United States
surface form: Greenwood, Mississippi
hasCommunity Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States
surface form: Itta Bena, Mississippi

Money, Mississippi
Morgan City, Mississippi
Schlater, Mississippi
Sidon, Mississippi
hasCulturalRegion Southern United States
surface form: American South

Deep South
hasDemographicCharacteristic majority African American population
hasEconomicSector agriculture
manufacturing
timber
hasFeature agricultural economy
rural landscape
hasHeritage Delta blues
hasHistoricalAssociation plantation agriculture
sharecropping
hasLawEnforcementAgency Leflore County Sheriff’s Office
hasMusicHeritage blues
hasRiver Tallahatchie River
Yalobusha River NERFINISHED
Yazoo River
knownFor agricultural history
blues music heritage
cotton production
largestCity Greenwood, Mississippi, United States
surface form: Greenwood, Mississippi
locatedIn Mississippi
North Mississippi Delta
surface form: Mississippi Delta cotton-growing region

United States Census Bureau South region
surface form: United States South Census Region

northwestern Mississippi
locatedInRegion North Mississippi Delta
surface form: Mississippi Delta
locatedOnContinent North America
namedAfter Greenwood LeFlore
partOf Delta blues region
surface form: Mississippi Delta blues region

Mississippi River Delta region
surface form: Mississippi Delta region
postalCodeType ZIP code
state Mississippi
subdivisionOf State of Mississippi
subdivisionType county
timeZone Central Time Zone
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time

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Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States county Leflore County
subject surface form: Itta Bena, Mississippi
Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States isPartOf Leflore County
subject surface form: Itta Bena, Mississippi
this entity surface form: Leflore County, Mississippi
Greenwood, Mississippi, United States county Leflore County
subject surface form: Greenwood, Mississippi
Greenwood micropolitan area hasPart Leflore County
this entity surface form: Leflore County, Mississippi
Money, Mississippi, United States locatedIn Leflore County
subject surface form: Money, Mississippi
this entity surface form: Leflore County, Mississippi
Roy Bryant placeOfActivity Leflore County
this entity surface form: Leflore County, Mississippi
Carolyn Bryant associatedWithPlace Leflore County
this entity surface form: Leflore County, Mississippi
Tallahatchie River flowsThrough Leflore County
this entity surface form: Leflore County, Mississippi
Greenwood–Leflore Airport locatedIn Leflore County
this entity surface form: Leflore County, Mississippi
Greenwood–Leflore Airport serves Leflore County
this entity surface form: Leflore County, Mississippi
Greenwood–Leflore Airport owner Leflore County
Greenwood–Leflore Airport servesRegion Leflore County
this entity surface form: Leflore County region
Greenwood Historic District locatedIn Leflore County
this entity surface form: Leflore County, Mississippi
Leflore County Courthouse locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Leflore County
this entity surface form: Leflore County, Mississippi
Railroad Historic District locatedIn Leflore County
this entity surface form: Leflore County, Mississippi