History · Forest

Forest’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Forest is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Forest had a population of 5,430. The population is a minority-majority.

Forest was established in 1860. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 5,684 to 5,430 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1977.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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