▁to ▁c ede ▁his ▁people ' s ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁land ▁in ▁Indian ▁Territ ory . ▁Le Fl ore ▁stayed ▁in ▁Mississippi , ▁sett ling ▁on ▁land ▁reserved ▁for ▁him ▁in ▁Tal lah atch ie ▁County . ▁ ▁Le fl ore ▁County ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Green wood , ▁MS ▁Mic ropol itan ▁Statist ical ▁Area . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁D elta ▁region , ▁with ▁its ▁southern ▁border ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁Y az oo ▁River . ▁Its ▁river front ▁lands ▁were ▁developed ▁before ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁as ▁cot ton ▁plant ations . ▁More ▁in land ▁areas ▁were ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁later ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Le fl ore ▁County , ▁which ▁is ▁still ▁largely ▁rural , ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁having ▁the ▁highest ▁level ▁of ▁child ▁pover ty ▁of ▁any ▁county ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Mechan ization ▁of ▁agricult ure ▁reduced ▁jobs ▁available ▁for ▁many ▁workers ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁few ▁opportun ities . ▁The ▁population ▁has ▁decl ined ▁dram atically ▁since ▁its ▁peak ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁as ▁people ▁continue ▁to ▁leave ▁for ▁opportun ities ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁History ▁Le fl ore ▁County ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁during ▁the ▁Re const ruction ▁era ▁from ▁port ions ▁of ▁Car roll ▁County , ▁Sun flow er ▁County ▁and ▁Tal lah atch ie ▁County . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁Green wood ▁Le fl ore , ▁a ▁Cho ct aw ▁chief