A town of 6,933. Nearly 14.9% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Kosciusko does most differently from other towns.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 13 places on the National Register.
14.9% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Kosciusko. Another town gets a different order.
0.6 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jason Niles Park | 0.3 mi | 10 |
| 2. Hugh Ellard Park | — | 42 |
| 3. Northside Park | — | 14 |
The typical Kosciusko home is worth about $114,000, down 4.4% in a year, 43% below the Mississippi typical home.
Kosciusko beats the Mississippi average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| What stands out | Kosciusko | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11% | 13.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.5% | 18.5% |
The public schools Kosciusko’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 59% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosciusko Lower Elem | PK–1 | 403 | Not graded |
| Kosciusko Middle Elem | 2–3 | 267 | C+ |
| Kosciusko Upper Elementary | 4–5 | 252 | B |
| Presbyterian Day School Private | PK–6 | 195 | |
| Kosciusko Jr High School | 6–8 | 472 | B+ |
| Kosciusko Senior High School | 9–12 | 579 | B− |
Kosciusko has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 34°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
About one in 3 of Kosciusko’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Jackson (4%), Carthage (3%) and Starkville (2%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
Kosciusko reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 57% report less.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.
1913
One of the workers (not the youngest) in the Kosciusko, Miss., cotton mills. The superintendent objected to my photogra…
Photo · Library of Congress. A different picture from Kosciusko’s archive appears here every day.
See all 12 archive items →13 places in Kosciusko on the National Register of Historic Places.
16 notable people were born in Kosciusko.
City in Mississippi, United States
Kosciusko ( KOZ-ee-ESK-oh) is a city in and the county seat of Attala County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Kosciusko had a population of 7,114.
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