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Pearl River County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The population was 55,834 at the 2010 census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28109.html )〕 Its county seat is Poplarville.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 Pearl River County comprises the Picayune, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area. Pearl River County is a dry county,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alcoholic Beverage Wet-Dry Map )〕 and as such, the sale, transportation, and even private possession of beverage alcohol is prohibited by law,〔Mississippi Code §67-1-9, §67-3-13.〕 except within The City of Picayune (which has exempted itself). The City of Poplarville passed a similar exemption referendum on March 25, 2014.〔(Poplarville voters decide to turn the dry city wet ). Retrieved 2014-07-16.〕 On September 2, 2005, the 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery (Ohio Army National Guard) arrived at the National Guard armory in Poplarville to assist the community and Pearl River County in recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Initial efforts were the security of banks, pharmacies and gas stations as well as initial responses to rural emergencies. The unit stayed for three weeks ultimately checking on many families and structures in the county.〔(The Buckeye Response: Ohio National Guard Soldiers and Airmen Answer the Call ) Retrieved 2012-06-08.〕 ==Geography== According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.0%) is water. It is the fourth-largest county in Mississippi by land area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pearl River County, Mississippi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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