Union County, Mississippi

Union County
County
The Union County courthouse in New Albany
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°29′N 89°00′W / 34.49°N 89°W / 34.49; -89
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Founded	July 7, 1870
Seat	New Albany
Largest city	New Albany
Area
• Total	417 sq mi (1,080 km2)
• Land	416 sq mi (1,080 km2)
• Water	1.3 sq mi (3 km2)  0.3%
Population  (2020)
• Total	27,777
• Density	67/sq mi (26/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	unioncoms.com

Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It was formed in 1870 from Tippah and Pontotoc counties, and in 1874 a portion of Lee County was added.^[1][2][3] As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,777.^[4] Its county seat is New Albany.^[5] According to most sources, the county received its name by being a union of pieces of several large counties, like other Union counties in other states.^{[citation needed]} However, other sources say that the name was meant to mark the re-union of Mississippi and the other Confederate states after the Civil War (at the time, the state had a Republican government under Reconstruction).^{[3][citation needed]}