Laurel is a city in and the second county seat of Jones County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 17,161. Laurel is northeast of Ellisville, the first county seat, which contains the first county courthouse. It has the second county courthouse, as Jones County has two judicial districts. Laurel is the headquarters of the Jones County Sheriff's Department, which has jurisdiction in the county. Laurel is the principal city of a micropolitan statistical area named for it. Its major employers include Howard Industries, Sanderson Farms, Masonite International, Family Health Center, Howse Implement, Thermo-Kool, and South Central Regional Medical Center. Laurel is home to the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Mississippi's oldest art museum, established by the family of Lauren Eastman Rogers.
Southeast
Laurel
Jones County, MS
Population
17,241
Walk Score
79 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$738
Median home value
$111,300
Founded
1882
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Laurel Central Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1987
- Laurel Central Historic District (Boundary Increase/Decrease) · listed 2021
- Oak Park School Complex · listed 2020
- Southside Neighborhood Historic District · listed 2020
Notable landmarks
- Evans House and Barn
- Evans House and Barn · listed 2025
- Lamar Elementary School · listed 2023
- Mason, William H. and Marian D., House · listed 2017
- New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Depot · listed 1995
- Rogers, Newell, House · listed 1987
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