Forest
A city in Scott County, Mississippi — population 5,483 as of 2020.
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Forest by the numbers
Population
5,483Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 13.08 sq mi (33.87 km²), 0.02 sq mi water
- Median age
- 36
- Households
- 1,682
- Persons per household
- 3.1
- Median household income
- $49,724
- Median house value
- $141,100
Municipal office
- Office
- CITY CLERK
- Address
- PO BOX 298, FOREST, MS 39074