page_title: Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
hierarchical_section_title: Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
caption_attribution_description: English: Textile Building in Starkville, Mississippi
context_page_description: Oktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either "bloody water" or "icy creek". The Choctaw had long occupied much of this territory prior to European exploration and United States acquisition.
  Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County.
  Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region of Mississippi, designated for joint regional development strategies.
context_section_description: Oktibbeha County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi.  As of the 2010 census the population was 47,671.  The county seat is Starkville.  The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either "bloody water" or "icy creek". The Choctaw had long occupied much of this territory prior to European exploration and United States acquisition.
  Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is located in Oktibbeha County.
  Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region of Mississippi, designated for joint regional development strategies.
caption: Postcard. Textile Building of Mississippi State University, Starkville
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