Tupelo is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Mississippi, United States. With an estimated population of 38,300, Tupelo is the 7th most populous city in Mississippi and is considered a commercial, industrial, and cultural hub of North Mississippi.
Main Street in Tupelo
Tupelo Railroad Depot, circa 1900
Part of the child work force at Tupelo Cotton Mills, 1911. Photograph by Lewis Hine.
Tupelo City Hall
Lee County is a county in U.S. state of Mississippi. At the 2020 census, the population was 83,343. Lee County is included in the Tupelo Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Clock tower of the Lee County Courthouse
Family in a wagon in Lee County, 1935. Photo by Arthur Rothstein.