Benoit, Mississippi

About Benoit

Set in the western part of Mississippi, Benoit is a tiny community with an estimated population of 345.

Benoit holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.97 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 356 residents per square mile.

📰 Benoit News Today

• Judge Assma Ali reflects on religious backlash to her MS appointment - The Clarion-Ledger The Clarion-Ledger · Sep 18
• Benoit officials back appointment of Muslim attorney to municipal judge seat SuperTalk Mississippi Media · Aug 13
• Mississippi’s first Muslim judge explains passion to serve and promises to ‘enforce the US Constitution’ WLBT · Sep 16
• Assma Ali says it is 'sad' as Benoit judge faces hate online after court appointment WAPT · Aug 11
• A Muslim judge in the Delta and the long absence her appointment breaks the mississippi independent · Aug 11

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What Makes Benoit Unique

• The only place in America named Benoit — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in western Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Mississippi — one of 427 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

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