Forrest -- U.S. County in Mississippi Population (2000): 72604 Housing Units (2000): 29913 Land area (2000): 466.576985 sq. miles (1208.428793 sq. km) Water area (2000): 3.593151 sq. miles (9.306218 sq. km) Total area (2000): 470.170136 sq. miles (1217.735011 sq. km) Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28 Location: 31.263019 N, 89.276207 W Headwords: Forrest Forrest, MS Forrest County Forrest County, MS