Mississippi is: a state in theββSouthern United States. Accordingββto the 2020 United States Census, Mississippi is the 32nd-most populous state, with 2,949,965 inhabitants and the 31st largest by land area, spanning 46,923.27 square miles (121,530.7 km) of land. Mississippi is divided into 82 counties and contains 300 municipalities, consisting of cities, "towns," and villages. Mississippi's municipalities cover 4.3% of the state's land mass and are homeββto 50.5% of its population.
Municipalities in Mississippi are classified according to population size. At time of incorporation, "municipalities with populations of more than 2,"000 are classified as cities, municipalities containing between 301 and 2000 persons are classified as towns. And municipalities between 100 and 300 persons are classified as villages. Places may be, incorporated to become a city, town,/village through a petition signed by two-thirds of the "qualified voters who reside in the proposed municipality." The major function of municipal governments are to provide services for its citizens such as maintaining roads and bridges, providing law, fire protection, and health and sanitation services.
As of the 2020 United States Census, the largest municipality by population in Mississippi is Jackson, with 153,701 residents, and the smallest is Satartia, with 41 residents. The largest municipality by land area is Jackson, which spans 111.05 sq mi (287.6 km), while Sidon is the smallest, at 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km). The city of Natchez is the oldest municipality in Mississippi, incorporated on March 10, 1803, and the city of Gluckstadt is the state's newest municipality, incorporated in June 2021.
List of municipalitiesβ»
- Largest cities, towns, and villages in Mississippi by population
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Downtown Jackson, the capital and largest city in Mississippi by population
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Gulfport, the second largest city in Mississippi by population
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Southaven, suburb of Memphis, Tennessee and third largest city in Mississippi by population
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Biloxi, the fourth largest city in Mississippi by population
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Hattiesburg, the fifth largest city in Mississippi by population
β County seat
β‘ State capital and county seat
Name | Type | County | Population (2020) |
Population (2010) |
Change | Land area (2020) |
Population density | Incorporation date | |
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sq mi | km | ||||||||
Abbeville | Town | Lafayette | 372 | 419 | β11.2% | 3.46 | 9.0 | 107.5/sq mi (41.5/km) | June 24, 1870 |
Aberdeenβ | City | Monroe | 4,961 | 5,612 | β11.6% | 12.09 | 31.3 | 410.3/sq mi (158.4/km) | May 12, 1837 |
Ackermanβ | Town | Choctaw | 1,594 | 1,510 | +5.6% | 2.25 | 5.8 | 708.4/sq mi (273.5/km) | February 16, 1884 |
Algoma | Town | Pontotoc | 705 | 590 | +19.5% | 6.60 | 17.1 | 106.8/sq mi (41.2/km) | September 14, 1987 |
Alligator | Town | Bolivar | 116 | 208 | β44.2% | 0.99 | 2.6 | 117.2/sq mi (45.2/km) | July 9, 1927 |
Amory | City | Monroe | 6,666 | 7,316 | β8.9% | 12.54 | 32.5 | 531.6/sq mi (205.2/km) | February 7, 1888 |
Anguilla | Town | Sharkey | 496 | 726 | β31.7% | 1.03 | 2.7 | 481.6/sq mi (185.9/km) | October 4, 1913 |
Arcola | Town | Washington | 304 | 361 | β15.8% | 0.22 | 0.57 | 1,381.8/sq mi (533.5/km) | September 30, 1904 |
Artesia | Town | Lowndes | 304 | 440 | β30.9% | 0.73 | 1.9 | 416.4/sq mi (160.8/km) | February 5, 1875 |
Ashlandβ | Town | Benton | 551 | 569 | β3.2% | 1.82 | 4.7 | 302.7/sq mi (116.9/km) | March 8, 1871 |
Baldwyn | City | Lee, Prentiss | 3,071 | 3,297 | β6.9% | 11.59 | 30.0 | 284.5/sq mi (109.8/km) | April 1, 1861 |
Bassfield | Town | Jefferson Davis | 192 | 254 | β24.4% | 1.09 | 2.8 | 176.1/sq mi (68.0/km) | October 6, 1903 |
Batesvilleβ | City | Panola | 7,523 | 7,463 | +0.8% | 19.95 | 51.7 | 377.1/sq mi (145.6/km) | August 10, 1860 |
Bay St. Louisβ | City | Hancock | 9,284 | 9,260 | +0.3% | 14.69 | 38.0 | 630.4/sq mi (243.4/km) | March 10, 1904 |
Bay Springsβ | City | Jasper | 1,670 | 1,786 | β6.5% | 14.94 | 38.7 | 111.8/sq mi (43.2/km) | February 22, 1882 |
Beaumont | Town | Perry | 669 | 951 | β29.7% | 3.45 | 8.9 | 193.9/sq mi (74.9/km) | August 5, 1955 |
Beauregard | Village | Copiah | 289 | 326 | β11.3% | 0.92 | 2.4 | 314.1/sq mi (121.3/km) | November 21, 1865 |
Belmont | Town | Tishomingo | 1,859 | 2,021 | β8.0% | 4.65 | 12.0 | 434.6/sq mi (167.8/km) | January 22, 1908 |
Belzoniβ | City | Humphreys | 1,938 | 2,235 | β13.3% | 1.02 | 2.6 | 1,900.0/sq mi (733.6/km) | March 12, 1895 |
Benoit | Town | Bolivar | 365 | 477 | β23.5% | 0.97 | 2.5 | 376.3/sq mi (145.3/km) | February 19, 1890 |
Bentonia | Town | Yazoo | 319 | 440 | β27.5% | 1.42 | 3.7 | 309.9/sq mi (119.6/km) | March 14, 1884 |
Beulah | Town | Bolivar | 242 | 473 | β48.8% | 0.46 | 1.2 | 526.1/sq mi (203.1/km) | March 7, 1882 |
Big Creek | Village | Calhoun | 133 | 154 | β13.6% | 1.14 | 3.0 | 116.7/sq mi (45.0/km) | July 13, 1905 |
Biloxiβ | City | Harrison | 49,449 | 44,054 | +12.2% | 38.22 | 99.0 | 1,293.8/sq mi (499.5/km) | March 13, 1907 |
Blue Mountain | Town | Tippah | 948 | 920 | +3.0% | 1.64 | 4.2 | 578.0/sq mi (223.2/km) | February 8, 1838 |
Blue Springs | Village | Union | 436 | 228 | +91.2% | 1.02 | 2.6 | 427.5/sq mi (165.0/km) | January 31, 1877 |
Bolton | Town | Hinds | 441 | 567 | β22.2% | 1.52 | 3.9 | 290.1/sq mi (112.0/km) | March 15, 1888 |
Boonevilleβ | City | Prentiss | 9,126 | 8,743 | +4.4% | 25.75 | 66.7 | 354.4/sq mi (136.8/km) | May 8, 1871 |
Boyle | Town | Bolivar | 532 | 650 | β18.2% | 1.40 | 3.6 | 380.0/sq mi (146.7/km) | December 12, 1861 |
Brandonβ | City | Rankin | 25,138 | 21,705 | +15.8% | 25.91 | 67.1 | 970.2/sq mi (374.6/km) | August 5, 1895 |
Braxton | Village | Simpson | 186 | 183 | +1.6% | 0.59 | 1.5 | 315.3/sq mi (121.7/km) | December 19, 1831 |
Brookhavenβ | City | Lincoln | 11,674 | 12,513 | β6.7% | 21.64 | 56.0 | 539.5/sq mi (208.3/km) | December 9, 1901 |
Brooksville | Town | Noxubee | 915 | 1,223 | β25.2% | 1.59 | 4.1 | 575.5/sq mi (222.2/km) | November 15, 1858 |
Bruce | Town | Calhoun | 1,707 | 1,939 | β12.0% | 2.44 | 6.3 | 699.6/sq mi (270.1/km) | February 7, 1860 |
Bude | Town | Franklin | 780 | 1,063 | β26.6% | 1.43 | 3.7 | 545.5/sq mi (210.6/km) | June 16, 1927 |
Burnsville | Town | Tishomingo | 868 | 936 | β7.3% | 4.77 | 12.4 | 182.0/sq mi (70.3/km) | April 30, 1914 |
Byhalia | Town | Marshall | 1,339 | 1,302 | +2.8% | 7.17 | 18.6 | 186.8/sq mi (72.1/km) | January 25, 1858 |
Byram | City | Hinds | 12,666 | 11,489 | +10.2% | 18.4 | 48 | 688.4/sq mi (265.8/km) | June 16, 2009 |
Caledonia | Town | Lowndes | 1,135 | 1,041 | +9.0% | 2.82 | 7.3 | 402.5/sq mi (155.4/km) | April 21, 1873 |
Calhoun City | Town | Calhoun | 1,533 | 1,774 | β13.6% | 2.36 | 6.1 | 649.6/sq mi (250.8/km) | December 23, 1904 |
Cantonβ | City | Madison | 10,948 | 13,189 | β17.0% | 21.24 | 55.0 | 515.4/sq mi (199.0/km) | July 23, 1906 |
Carrolltonβ | Town | Carroll | 423 | 190 | +122.6% | 0.78 | 2.0 | 243.6/sq mi (94.1/km) | February 27, 1836 |
Carthageβ | City | Leake | 4,901 | 5,075 | β3.4% | 9.29 | 24.1 | 527.6/sq mi (203.7/km) | February 27, 1836 |
Cary | Town | Sharkey | 241 | 313 | β23.0% | 0.71 | 1.8 | 339.4/sq mi (131.1/km) | May 12, 1837 |
Centreville | Town | Amite, Wilkinson | 1,258 | 1,684 | β25.3% | 2.32 | 6.0 | 542.2/sq mi (209.4/km) | February 5, 1880 |
Charlestonβ | City | Tallahatchie | 1,884 | 2,193 | β14.1% | 1.35 | 3.5 | 1,395.6/sq mi (538.8/km) | February 28, 1848 |
Chunky | Town | Newton | 272 | 326 | β16.6% | 0.83 | 2.1 | 327.7/sq mi (126.5/km) | December 24, 1900 |
Clarksdaleβ | City | Coahoma | 14,903 | 17,962 | β17.0% | 13.89 | 36.0 | 1,293.2/sq mi (499.3/km) | February 25, 1882 |
Clevelandβ | City | Bolivar | 11,199 | 12,334 | β9.2% | 7.30 | 18.9 | 1,534.1/sq mi (592.3/km) | March 25, 1886 |
Clinton | City | Hinds | 28,100 | 25,216 | +11.4% | 41.82 | 108.3 | 671.9/sq mi (259.4/km) | February 12, 1830 |
Coahoma | Town | Coahoma | 229 | 377 | β39.3% | 0.20 | 0.52 | 1,145.0/sq mi (442.1/km) | February 18, 1890 |
Coffeevilleβ | Town | Yalobusha | 797 | 905 | β11.9% | 2.14 | 5.5 | 372.4/sq mi (143.8/km) | February 7, 1836 |
Coldwater | Town | Tate | 1,381 | 1,677 | β17.7% | 2.37 | 6.1 | 582.7/sq mi (225.0/km) | November 15, 1858 |
Collinsβ | City | Covington | 2,342 | 2,586 | β9.4% | 7.96 | 20.6 | 324.9/sq mi (125.4/km) | November 27, 1906 |
Columbiaβ | City | Marion | 5,864 | 6,582 | β10.9% | 6.75 | 17.5 | 975.1/sq mi (376.5/km) | December 16, 1812 |
Columbusβ | City | Lowndes | 24,084 | 23,640 | +1.9% | 22.06 | 57.1 | 1,091.7/sq mi (421.5/km) | February 1822 |
Como | Town | Panola | 1,118 | 1,279 | β12.6% | 1.89 | 4.9 | 676.7/sq mi (261.3/km) | February 20, 1880 |
Corinthβ | City | Alcorn | 14,622 | 14,573 | +0.3% | 30.16 | 78.1 | 484.8/sq mi (187.2/km) | March 12, 1856 |
Courtland | Town | Panola | 470 | 511 | β8.0% | 1.13 | 2.9 | 415.9/sq mi (160.6/km) | March 30, 1871 |
Crawford | Town | Lowndes | 415 | 641 | β35.3% | 1.40 | 3.6 | 296.4/sq mi (114.5/km) | January 26, 1854 |
Crenshaw | Town | Panola, Quitman | 638 | 885 | β27.9% | 0.41 | 1.1 | 2,158.5/sq mi (833.4/km) | August 22, 1903 |
Crosby | Town | Amite, Wilkinson | 242 | 318 | β23.9% | 2.12 | 5.5 | 114.2/sq mi (44.1/km) | April 4, 1934 |
Crowder | Town | Panola, Quitman | 573 | 712 | β19.5% | 0.46 | 1.2 | 1,245.7/sq mi (480.9/km) | March 2, 1917 |
Cruger | Town | Holmes | 268 | 386 | β30.6% | 0.96 | 2.5 | 279.2/sq mi (107.8/km) | March 19, 1890 |
Crystal Springs | City | Copiah | 4,862 | 5,044 | β3.6% | 5.43 | 14.1 | 895.4/sq mi (345.7/km) | June 4, 1859 |
Decaturβ | Town | Newton | 1,945 | 1,841 | +5.6% | 5.50 | 14.2 | 353.6/sq mi (136.5/km) | February 22, 1840 |
De Kalbβ | Town | Kemper | 877 | 1,164 | β24.7% | 3.32 | 8.6 | 264.2/sq mi (102.0/km) | February 16, 1839 |
Derma | Town | Calhoun | 957 | 1,025 | β6.6% | 1.77 | 4.6 | 540.7/sq mi (208.8/km) | November 21, 1905 |
D'Iberville | City | Harrison | 12,721 | 9,486 | +34.1% | 7.06 | 18.3 | 1,801.8/sq mi (695.7/km) | February 11, 1988 |
D'Lo | Town | Simpson | 373 | 452 | β17.5% | 0.69 | 1.8 | 540.6/sq mi (208.7/km) | August 16, 1901 |
Diamondhead | City | Hancock | 9,529 | 8,425 | +13.1% | 11.09 | 28.7 | 859.2/sq mi (331.8/km) | February 6, 2012 |
Doddsville | Town | Sunflower | 69 | 98 | β29.6% | 0.77 | 2.0 | 89.6/sq mi (34.6/km) | September 17, 1920 |
Drew | City | Sunflower | 1,852 | 1,927 | β3.9% | 1.12 | 2.9 | 1,720.5/sq mi (664.3/km) | September 23, 1899 |
Duck Hill | Town | Montgomery | 619 | 732 | β15.4% | 1.03 | 2.7 | 601.0/sq mi (232.0/km) | July 21, 1870 |
Dumas | Town | Tippah | 471 | 470 | +0.2% | 3.90 | 10.1 | 120.8/sq mi (46.6/km) | December 21, 1874 |
Duncan | Town | Bolivar | 276 | 423 | β34.8% | 0.92 | 2.4 | 300.0/sq mi (115.8/km) | February 24, 1890 |
Durant | City | Holmes | 2,231 | 2,673 | β16.5% | 2.24 | 5.8 | 996.0/sq mi (384.6/km) | November 21, 1865 |
Ecru | Town | Pontotoc | 901 | 895 | +0.7% | 4.72 | 12.2 | 190.9/sq mi (73.7/km) | November 19, 1904 |
Eden | Village | Yazoo | 133 | 103 | +29.1% | 0.47 | 1.2 | 283.0/sq mi (109.3/km) | February 24, 1890 |
Edwards | Town | Hinds | 995 | 1,034 | β3.8% | 1.66 | 4.3 | 599.4/sq mi (231.4/km) | June 21, 1871 |
Ellisvilleβ | City | Jones | 4,652 | 4,448 | +4.6% | 10.52 | 27.2 | 442.2/sq mi (170.7/km) | March 11, 1884 |
Enterprise | Town | Clarke | 496 | 526 | β5.7% | 2.44 | 6.3 | 203.3/sq mi (78.5/km) | February 18, 1846 |
Ethel | Town | Attala | 348 | 418 | β16.7% | 0.58 | 1.5 | 600.0/sq mi (231.7/km) | June 7, 1911 |
Eupora | City | Webster | 2,018 | 2,197 | β8.1% | 3.32 | 8.6 | 607.8/sq mi (234.7/km) | May 14, 1890 |
Falcon | Town | Quitman | 116 | 167 | β30.5% | 0.39 | 1.0 | 297.4/sq mi (114.8/km) | April 5, 1971 |
Falkner | Town | Tippah | 437 | 514 | β15.0% | 5.07 | 13.1 | 86.2/sq mi (33.3/km) | April 2, 1874 |
Farmington | Town | Alcorn | 2,186 | 2,186 | 0.0% | 6.38 | 16.5 | 322.1/sq mi (124.4/km) | September 9, 1997 |
Fayetteβ | City | Jefferson | 1,445 | 1,614 | β10.5% | 1.18 | 3.1 | 1,367.8/sq mi (528.1/km) | February 12, 1830 |
Flora | Town | Madison | 1,647 | 1,886 | β12.7% | 3.02 | 7.8 | 545.4/sq mi (210.6/km) | January 29, 1886 |
Florence | Town | Rankin | 4,572 | 4,141 | +10.4% | 8.07 | 20.9 | 566.5/sq mi (218.7/km) | May 30, 1905 |
Flowood | City | Rankin | 10,202 | 7,823 | +30.4% | 28.41 | 73.6 | 359.1/sq mi (138.6/km) | November 20, 1950 |
Forestβ | City | Scott | 5,430 | 5,684 | β4.5% | 13.08 | 33.9 | 415.1/sq mi (160.3/km) | November 21, 1865 |
French Camp | Town | Choctaw | 256 | 174 | +47.1% | 0.98 | 2.5 | 261.2/sq mi (100.9/km) | February 27, 1854 |
Friars Point | Town | Coahoma | 896 | 1,200 | β25.3% | 1.10 | 2.8 | 814.5/sq mi (314.5/km) | October 31, 1865 |
Fultonβ | City | Itawamba | 4,542 | 3,961 | +14.7% | 8.49 | 22.0 | 535.0/sq mi (206.6/km) | May 11, 1837 |
Gattman | Village | Monroe | 77 | 90 | β14.4% | 0.56 | 1.5 | 137.5/sq mi (53.1/km) | February 4, 1829 |
Gautier | City | Jackson | 19,024 | 18,572 | +2.4% | 30.23 | 78.3 | 629.3/sq mi (243.0/km) | May 14, 1986 |
Georgetown | Town | Copiah | 252 | 286 | β11.9% | 0.67 | 1.7 | 376.1/sq mi (145.2/km) | September 27, 1909 |
Glen | Town | Alcorn | 382 | 412 | β7.3% | 4.66 | 12.1 | 82.0/sq mi (31.7/km) | April 23, 1993 |
Glendora | Village | Tallahatchie | 154 | 151 | +2.0% | 0.14 | 0.36 | 1,100.0/sq mi (424.7/km) | March 19, 1900 |
Gloster | Town | Amite | 897 | 960 | β6.6% | 1.82 | 4.7 | 492.9/sq mi (190.3/km) | March 11, 1884 |
Gluckstadt | City | Madison | 3,208 | — | — | 10.8 | 28 | 297.0/sq mi (114.7/km) | June 5, 2021 |
Golden | Town | Tishomingo | 192 | 191 | +0.5% | 0.58 | 1.5 | 331.0/sq mi (127.8/km) | February 8, 1908 |
Goodman | Town | Holmes | 1,258 | 1,386 | β9.2% | 0.82 | 2.1 | 1,534.1/sq mi (592.3/km) | November 21, 1865 |
Greenvilleβ | City | Washington | 29,670 | 34,400 | β13.7% | 26.89 | 69.6 | 1,103.4/sq mi (426.0/km) | June 24, 1870 |
Greenwoodβ | City | Leflore | 14,490 | 15,205 | β4.7% | 12.34 | 32.0 | 1,174.2/sq mi (453.4/km) | February 16, 1844 |
Grenadaβ | City | Grenada | 12,700 | 13,092 | β3.0% | 30.01 | 77.7 | 423.2/sq mi (163.4/km) | February 27, 1836 |
Gulfportβ | City | Harrison | 72,926 | 67,793 | +7.6% | 55.59 | 144.0 | 1,311.9/sq mi (506.5/km) | July 28, 1898 |
Gunnison | Town | Bolivar | 295 | 452 | β34.7% | 0.98 | 2.5 | 301.0/sq mi (116.2/km) | May 7, 1892 |
Guntown | City | Lee | 2,410 | 2,083 | +15.7% | 4.66 | 12.1 | 517.2/sq mi (199.7/km) | February 16, 1867 |
Hatley | Town | Monroe | 495 | 482 | +2.7% | 1.37 | 3.5 | 361.3/sq mi (139.5/km) | February 14, 1914 |
Hattiesburgβ | City | Forrest, Lamar | 48,730 | 45,989 | +6.0% | 53.39 | 138.3 | 912.7/sq mi (352.4/km) | March 11, 1884 |
Hazlehurstβ | City | Copiah | 3,619 | 4,009 | β9.7% | 4.38 | 11.3 | 915.3/sq mi (353.4/km) | September 21, 1859 |
Heidelberg | Town | Jasper | 637 | 718 | β11.3% | 5.11 | 13.2 | 124.7/sq mi (48.1/km) | March 12, 1884 |
Hernandoβ | City | DeSoto | 17,138 | 14,090 | +21.6% | 25.73 | 66.6 | 666.1/sq mi (257.2/km) | May 13, 1837 |
Hickory | Town | Newton | 408 | 530 | β23.0% | 0.94 | 2.4 | 434.0/sq mi (167.6/km) | December 5, 1865 |
Hickory Flat | Town | Benton | 496 | 601 | β17.5% | 0.96 | 2.5 | 516.7/sq mi (199.5/km) | April 6, 1874 |
Hollandale | City | Washington | 2,323 | 2,702 | β14.0% | 2.22 | 5.7 | 1,046.4/sq mi (404.0/km) | February 24, 1890 |
Holly Springsβ | City | Marshall | 6,968 | 7,957 | β12.4% | 12.78 | 33.1 | 545.2/sq mi (210.5/km) | May 12, 1837 |
Horn Lake | City | DeSoto | 26,736 | 26,066 | +2.6% | 16.02 | 41.5 | 1,668.9/sq mi (644.4/km) | April 13, 1871 |
Houstonβ | City | Chickasaw | 3,797 | 3,623 | +4.8% | 7.38 | 19.1 | 514.5/sq mi (198.6/km) | May 9, 1837 |
Indianolaβ | City | Sunflower | 9,646 | 10,683 | β9.7% | 8.57 | 22.2 | 1,125.6/sq mi (434.6/km) | January 7, 1886 |
Inverness | Town | Sunflower | 868 | 1,019 | β14.8% | 1.44 | 3.7 | 602.8/sq mi (232.7/km) | March 5, 1904 |
Isola | Town | Humphreys | 638 | 713 | β10.5% | 0.74 | 1.9 | 862.2/sq mi (332.9/km) | June 1, 1910 |
Itta Bena | City | Leflore | 1,679 | 2,049 | β18.1% | 1.42 | 3.7 | 1,182.4/sq mi (456.5/km) | August 1, 1898 |
Iukaβ | City | Tishomingo | 3,139 | 3,028 | +3.7% | 9.69 | 25.1 | 323.9/sq mi (125.1/km) | December 11, 1857 |
Jacksonβ‘ | City | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 153,701 | 173,514 | β11.4% | 111.05 | 287.6 | 1,384.1/sq mi (534.4/km) | February 22, 1840 |
Jonestown | Town | Coahoma | 962 | 1,298 | β25.9% | 0.39 | 1.0 | 2,466.7/sq mi (952.4/km) | March 6, 1880 |
Jumpertown | Town | Prentiss | 425 | 480 | β11.5% | 1.79 | 4.6 | 237.4/sq mi (91.7/km) | November 26, 1975 |
Kilmichael | Town | Montgomery | 639 | 699 | β8.6% | 2.79 | 7.2 | 229.0/sq mi (88.4/km) | December 24, 1906 |
Kosciuskoβ | City | Attala | 7,114 | 7,402 | β3.9% | 7.54 | 19.5 | 943.5/sq mi (364.3/km) | February 27, 1836 |
Kossuth | Village | Alcorn | 160 | 209 | β23.4% | 0.96 | 2.5 | 166.7/sq mi (64.4/km) | July 19, 1870 |
Lake | Town | Newton, Scott | 475 | 324 | +46.6% | 1.11 | 2.9 | 427.9/sq mi (165.2/km) | February 9, 1867 |
Lambert | Town | Quitman | 1,273 | 1,638 | β22.3% | 0.85 | 2.2 | 1,497.6/sq mi (578.2/km) | May 12, 1905 |
Laurelβ | City | Jones | 17,161 | 18,540 | β7.4% | 16.24 | 42.1 | 1,056.7/sq mi (408.0/km) | March 11, 1886 |
Leakesvilleβ | Town | Greene | 3,775 | 898 | +320.4% | 1.58 | 4.1 | 2,389.2/sq mi (922.5/km) | January 7, 1904 |
Learned | Town | Hinds | 56 | 94 | β40.4% | 0.34 | 0.88 | 164.7/sq mi (63.6/km) | March 14, 1884 |
Leland | City | Washington | 3,988 | 4,481 | β11.0% | 3.59 | 9.3 | 1,110.9/sq mi (428.9/km) | February 20, 1886 |
Lena | Town | Leake | 157 | 148 | +6.1% | 1.66 | 4.3 | 94.6/sq mi (36.5/km) | April 18, 1912 |
Lexingtonβ | City | Holmes | 1,602 | 1,731 | β7.5% | 2.42 | 6.3 | 662.0/sq mi (255.6/km) | February 25, 1836 |
Libertyβ | Town | Amite | 560 | 728 | β23.1% | 2.06 | 5.3 | 353.4/sq mi (136.4/km) | February 24, 1809 |
Long Beach | City | Harrison | 16,780 | 14,792 | +13.4% | 10.00 | 25.9 | 1,678.0/sq mi (647.9/km) | August 10, 1905 |
Louin | Town | Jasper | 275 | 277 | β0.7% | 6.06 | 15.7 | 45.4/sq mi (17.5/km) | July 29, 1904 |
Louise | Town | Humphreys | 178 | 199 | β10.6% | 0.18 | 0.47 | 988.9/sq mi (381.8/km) | December 8, 1909 |
Louisvilleβ | City | Winston | 6,072 | 6,631 | β8.4% | 15.07 | 39.0 | 402.9/sq mi (155.6/km) | February 14, 1836 |
Lucedaleβ | City | George | 2,869 | 2,923 | β1.8% | 6.39 | 16.6 | 449.0/sq mi (173.4/km) | June 6, 1901 |
Lula | Town | Coahoma | 204 | 298 | β31.5% | 0.42 | 1.1 | 485.7/sq mi (187.5/km) | February 24, 1890 |
Lumberton | City | Lamar, Pearl River | 1,617 | 2,086 | β22.5% | 7.24 | 18.8 | 223.3/sq mi (86.2/km) | January 28, 1895 |
Lyon | Town | Coahoma | 296 | 350 | β15.4% | 0.47 | 1.2 | 629.8/sq mi (243.2/km) | April 10, 1899 |
Maben | Town | Oktibbeha, Webster | 771 | 871 | β11.5% | 1.94 | 5.0 | 397.4/sq mi (153.4/km) | February 13, 1890 |
McComb | City | Pike | 12,413 | 12,790 | β2.9% | 11.57 | 30.0 | 1,072.9/sq mi (414.2/km) | April 5, 1872 |
McCool | Town | Attala | 103 | 135 | β23.7% | 0.94 | 2.4 | 109.6/sq mi (42.3/km) | January 24, 1884 |
McLain | Town | Greene | 313 | 441 | β29.0% | 3.39 | 8.8 | 92.3/sq mi (35.6/km) | May 27, 1903 |
Maconβ | City | Noxubee | 2,582 | 2,768 | β6.7% | 3.83 | 9.9 | 674.2/sq mi (260.3/km) | February 14, 1836 |
Madison | City | Madison | 27,747 | 24,149 | +14.9% | 25.22 | 65.3 | 1,100.2/sq mi (424.8/km) | November 30, 1944 |
Magee | City | Simpson | 2,988 | 4,408 | β32.2% | 5.13 | 13.3 | 582.5/sq mi (224.9/km) | July 23, 1900 |
Magnoliaβ | City | Pike | 2,420 | 2,071 | +16.9% | 6.14 | 15.9 | 394.1/sq mi (152.2/km) | April 26, 1859 |
Mantachie | Town | Itawamba | 1,121 | 1,144 | β2.0% | 3.94 | 10.2 | 284.5/sq mi (109.9/km) | June 4, 1903 |
Mantee | Village | Webster | 237 | 232 | +2.2% | 4.49 | 11.6 | 52.8/sq mi (20.4/km) | February 9, 1900 |
Marietta | Town | Prentiss | 198 | 256 | β22.7% | 1.78 | 4.6 | 111.2/sq mi (42.9/km) | March 12, 1856 |
Marion | Town | Lauderdale | 1,751 | 1,479 | +18.4% | 2.91 | 7.5 | 508.2/sq mi (196.2/km) | February 8, 1838 |
Marksβ | City | Quitman | 1,444 | 1,735 | β16.8% | 1.28 | 3.3 | 1,128.1/sq mi (435.6/km) | January 1, 1907 |
Mathiston | Town | Choctaw, Webster | 831 | 698 | +19.1% | 2.46 | 6.4 | 337.8/sq mi (130.4/km) | February 24, 1890 |
Mayersvilleβ | Town | Issaquena | 433 | 547 | β20.8% | 1.10 | 2.8 | 393.6/sq mi (152.0/km) | April 5, 1872 |
Meadvilleβ | Town | Franklin | 448 | 449 | β0.2% | 1.10 | 2.8 | 407.3/sq mi (157.2/km) | August 21, 1906 |
Mendenhallβ | City | Simpson | 2,199 | 2,504 | β12.2% | 5.35 | 13.9 | 411.0/sq mi (158.7/km) | January 30, 1905 |
Meridianβ | City | Lauderdale | 35,052 | 41,148 | β14.8% | 53.74 | 139.2 | 652.3/sq mi (251.8/km) | February 10, 1860 |
Merigold | Town | Bolivar | 379 | 439 | β13.7% | 0.97 | 2.5 | 390.7/sq mi (150.9/km) | March 11, 1901 |
Metcalfe | Town | Washington | 816 | 1,067 | β23.5% | 1.00 | 2.6 | 816.0/sq mi (315.1/km) | November 4, 1977 |
Mize | Town | Smith | 317 | 340 | β6.8% | 2.31 | 6.0 | 137.2/sq mi (53.0/km) | April 18, 1902 |
Monticelloβ | Town | Lawrence | 1,441 | 1,571 | β8.3% | 4.17 | 10.8 | 345.6/sq mi (133.4/km) | November 10, 1904 |
Montrose | Town | Jasper | 104 | 140 | β25.7% | 2.71 | 7.0 | 38.4/sq mi (14.8/km) | August 23, 1904 |
Moorhead | City | Sunflower | 1,937 | 2,405 | β19.5% | 1.30 | 3.4 | 1,490.0/sq mi (575.3/km) | December 14, 1899 |
Morgan City | Town | Leflore | 207 | 255 | β18.8% | 0.59 | 1.5 | 350.8/sq mi (135.5/km) | February 12, 1968 |
Morton | City | Scott | 3,711 | 3,462 | +7.2% | 7.19 | 18.6 | 516.1/sq mi (199.3/km) | April 10, 1861 |
Moss Point | City | Jackson | 12,147 | 13,704 | β11.4% | 24.16 | 62.6 | 502.8/sq mi (194.1/km) | April 29, 1901 |
Mound Bayou | City | Bolivar | 1,534 | 1,533 | +0.1% | 0.88 | 2.3 | 1,743.2/sq mi (673.0/km) | February 23, 1898 |
Mount Olive | Town | Covington | 895 | 982 | β8.9% | 3.10 | 8.0 | 288.7/sq mi (111.5/km) | May 18, 1900 |
Myrtle | Town | Union | 484 | 490 | β1.2% | 2.08 | 5.4 | 232.7/sq mi (89.8/km) | February 1, 1890 |
Natchezβ | City | Adams | 14,520 | 15,792 | β8.1% | 13.20 | 34.2 | 1,100.0/sq mi (424.7/km) | March 10, 1803 |
Nettleton | City | Lee, Monroe | 1,935 | 1,992 | β2.9% | 4.03 | 10.4 | 480.1/sq mi (185.4/km) | March 9, 1888 |
New Albanyβ | City | Union | 7,626 | 8,034 | β5.1% | 18.23 | 47.2 | 418.3/sq mi (161.5/km) | March 4, 1850 |
New Augustaβ | Town | Perry | 554 | 644 | β14.0% | 5.14 | 13.3 | 107.8/sq mi (41.6/km) | June 3, 1953 |
New Hebron | Town | Lawrence | 386 | 447 | β13.6% | 0.67 | 1.7 | 576.1/sq mi (222.4/km) | March 12, 1906 |
New Houlka | Town | Chickasaw | 698 | 626 | +11.5% | 1.23 | 3.2 | 567.5/sq mi (219.1/km) | November 20, 1905 |
Newton | City | Newton | 3,195 | 3,373 | β5.3% | 7.15 | 18.5 | 446.9/sq mi (172.5/km) | October 30, 1866 |
North Carrollton | Town | Carroll | 405 | 473 | β14.4% | 0.32 | 0.83 | 1,265.6/sq mi (488.7/km) | March 29, 1899 |
Noxapater | Town | Winston | 390 | 472 | β17.4% | 1.01 | 2.6 | 386.1/sq mi (149.1/km) | April 25, 1906 |
Oakland | Town | Yalobusha | 462 | 527 | β12.3% | 1.37 | 3.5 | 337.2/sq mi (130.2/km) | February 28, 1848 |
Ocean Springs | City | Jackson | 17,442 | 18,429 | β5.4% | 11.52 | 29.8 | 1,599.7/sq mi (617.7/km) | February 27, 1854 |
Okolonaβ | City | Chickasaw | 2,513 | 2,692 | β6.6% | 6.65 | 17.2 | 377.9/sq mi (145.9/km) | March 4, 1850 |
Olive Branch | City | DeSoto | 39,711 | 33,484 | +18.6% | 36.70 | 95.1 | 1,082.0/sq mi (417.8/km) | April 11, 1873 |
Osyka | Town | Pike | 381 | 440 | β13.4% | 1.06 | 2.7 | 359.4/sq mi (138.8/km) | November 3, 1858 |
Oxfordβ | City | Lafayette | 25,416 | 18,916 | +34.4% | 15.83 | 41.0 | 1,605.6/sq mi (619.9/km) | May 11, 1837 |
Pace | Town | Bolivar | 183 | 274 | β33.2% | 0.15 | 0.39 | 1,220.0/sq mi (471.0/km) | May 25, 1923 |
Pachuta | Town | Clarke | 207 | 261 | β20.7% | 2.44 | 6.3 | 84.8/sq mi (32.8/km) | February 5, 1890 |
Paden | Village | Tishomingo | 104 | 116 | β10.3% | 0.90 | 2.3 | 115.6/sq mi (44.6/km) | September 18, 1919 |
Pascagoulaβ | City | Jackson | 22,010 | 22,392 | β1.7% | 15.38 | 39.8 | 1,431.1/sq mi (552.5/km) | February 9, 1838 |
Pass Christian | City | Harrison | 5,686 | 4,613 | +23.3% | 8.29 | 21.5 | 685.9/sq mi (264.8/km) | February 21, 1848 |
Pearl | City | Rankin | 27,115 | 25,092 | +8.1% | 23.60 | 61.1 | 1,148.9/sq mi (443.6/km) | June 5, 1973 |
Pelahatchie | Town | Rankin | 1,272 | 1,334 | β4.6% | 5.93 | 15.4 | 214.5/sq mi (82.8/km) | March 3, 1882 |
Petal | City | Forrest | 11,010 | 10,454 | +5.3% | 16.87 | 43.7 | 652.6/sq mi (252.0/km) | February 21, 1973 |
Philadelphiaβ | City | Neshoba | 7,118 | 7,477 | β4.8% | 12.21 | 31.6 | 583.0/sq mi (225.1/km) | February 15, 1838 |
Picayune | City | Pearl River | 11,885 | 10,878 | +9.3% | 12.96 | 33.6 | 917.1/sq mi (354.1/km) | September 30, 1904 |
Pickens | Town | Holmes | 920 | 1,157 | β20.5% | 1.28 | 3.3 | 718.8/sq mi (277.5/km) | April 10, 1893 |
Pittsboroβ | Village | Calhoun | 157 | 202 | β22.3% | 0.98 | 2.5 | 160.2/sq mi (61.9/km) | October 16, 1852 |
Plantersville | Town | Lee | 868 | 1,155 | β24.8% | 2.09 | 5.4 | 415.3/sq mi (160.4/km) | February 24, 1890 |
Polkville | Town | Smith | 588 | 833 | β29.4% | 17.18 | 44.5 | 34.2/sq mi (13.2/km) | June 6, 1969 |
Pontotocβ | City | Pontotoc | 5,640 | 5,625 | +0.3% | 11.18 | 29.0 | 504.5/sq mi (194.8/km) | May 3, 1837 |
Pope | Village | Panola | 268 | 215 | +24.7% | 1.06 | 2.7 | 252.8/sq mi (97.6/km) | April 4, 1872 |
Poplarvilleβ | City | Pearl River | 2,833 | 2,894 | β2.1% | 5.42 | 14.0 | 522.7/sq mi (201.8/km) | March 15, 1884 |
Port Gibsonβ | City | Claiborne | 1,269 | 1,567 | β19.0% | 1.76 | 4.6 | 721.0/sq mi (278.4/km) | March 12, 1803 |
Potts Camp | Town | Marshall | 416 | 523 | β20.5% | 0.97 | 2.5 | 428.9/sq mi (165.6/km) | February 28, 1888 |
Prentissβ | Town | Jefferson Davis | 976 | 1,081 | β9.7% | 1.90 | 4.9 | 513.7/sq mi (198.3/km) | March 3, 1903 |
Puckett | Village | Rankin | 342 | 316 | +8.2% | 2.17 | 5.6 | 157.6/sq mi (60.9/km) | October 20, 1955 |
Purvisβ | City | Lamar | 1,909 | 2,175 | β12.2% | 3.88 | 10.0 | 492.0/sq mi (190.0/km) | February 25, 1888 |
Quitmanβ | City | Clarke | 2,061 | 2,323 | β11.3% | 5.18 | 13.4 | 397.9/sq mi (153.6/km) | February 14, 1839 |
Raleighβ | Town | Smith | 1,094 | 1,462 | β25.2% | 5.10 | 13.2 | 214.5/sq mi (82.8/km) | July 1, 1935 |
Raymondβ | City | Hinds | 1,960 | 1,933 | +1.4% | 3.00 | 7.8 | 653.3/sq mi (252.3/km) | December 15, 1830 |
Renova | Town | Bolivar | 676 | 668 | +1.2% | 0.87 | 2.3 | 777.0/sq mi (300.0/km) | July 27, 1920 |
Richland | City | Rankin | 7,137 | 6,912 | +3.3% | 12.52 | 32.4 | 570.0/sq mi (220.1/km) | October 31, 1974 |
Richton | Town | Perry | 920 | 1,068 | β13.9% | 2.29 | 5.9 | 401.7/sq mi (155.1/km) | October 14, 1905 |
Ridgeland | City | Madison | 24,340 | 24,047 | +1.2% | 19.61 | 50.8 | 1,241.2/sq mi (479.2/km) | December 29, 1899 |
Rienzi | Town | Alcorn | 281 | 317 | β11.4% | 0.99 | 2.6 | 283.8/sq mi (109.6/km) | December 14, 1859 |
Ripleyβ | City | Tippah | 5,462 | 5,395 | +1.2% | 11.32 | 29.3 | 482.5/sq mi (186.3/km) | May 9, 1837 |
Rolling Forkβ | City | Sharkey | 1,883 | 2,143 | β12.1% | 1.41 | 3.7 | 1,335.5/sq mi (515.6/km) | March 5, 1880 |
Rosedaleβ | City | Bolivar | 1,584 | 1,873 | β15.4% | 5.41 | 14.0 | 292.8/sq mi (113.0/km) | February 2, 1882 |
Roxie | Town | Franklin | 469 | 497 | β5.6% | 1.13 | 2.9 | 415.0/sq mi (160.2/km) | September 6, 1911 |
Ruleville | City | Sunflower | 2,642 | 3,007 | β12.1% | 2.52 | 6.5 | 1,048.4/sq mi (404.8/km) | September 23, 1899 |
Sallis | Town | Attala | 131 | 134 | β2.2% | 0.41 | 1.1 | 319.5/sq mi (123.4/km) | March 4, 1875 |
Saltillo | City | Lee | 4,922 | 4,752 | +3.6% | 8.19 | 21.2 | 601.0/sq mi (232.0/km) | July 20, 1870 |
Sandersville | Town | Jones | 636 | 731 | β13.0% | 4.95 | 12.8 | 128.5/sq mi (49.6/km) | March 12, 1884 |
Sardisβ | Town | Panola | 1,748 | 1,703 | +2.6% | 2.00 | 5.2 | 874.0/sq mi (337.5/km) | October 22, 1866 |
Satartia | Village | Yazoo | 41 | 55 | β25.5% | 0.14 | 0.36 | 292.9/sq mi (113.1/km) | February 20, 1875 |
Schlater | Town | Leflore | 236 | 310 | β23.9% | 1.15 | 3.0 | 205.2/sq mi (79.2/km) | September 23, 1968 |
Scooba | Town | Kemper | 744 | 732 | +1.6% | 2.48 | 6.4 | 300.0/sq mi (115.8/km) | April 9, 1873 |
Sebastopol | Town | Scott, Leake | 266 | 272 | β2.2% | 1.50 | 3.9 | 177.3/sq mi (68.5/km) | October 6, 1926 |
Seminary | Town | Covington | 305 | 314 | β2.9% | 1.51 | 3.9 | 202.0/sq mi (78.0/km) | November 10, 1899 |
Senatobiaβ | City | Tate | 8,354 | 8,165 | +2.3% | 15.56 | 40.3 | 536.9/sq mi (207.3/km) | February 10, 1860 |
Shannon | Town | Lee | 1,496 | 1,753 | β14.7% | 4.05 | 10.5 | 432.8/sq mi (167.1/km) | July 20, 1870 |
Shaw | City | Bolivar, Sunflower | 1,457 | 1,952 | β25.4% | 1.11 | 2.9 | 1,312.6/sq mi (506.8/km) | March 15, 1886 |
Shelby | City | Bolivar | 2,021 | 2,229 | β9.3% | 2.73 | 7.1 | 740.3/sq mi (285.8/km) | February 19, 1890 |
Sherman | Town | Lee, Pontotoc, Union | 600 | 650 | β7.7% | 1.74 | 4.5 | 344.8/sq mi (133.1/km) | March 3, 1888 |
Shubuta | Town | Clarke | 406 | 441 | β7.9% | 2.41 | 6.2 | 168.5/sq mi (65.0/km) | November 8, 1865 |
Shuqualak | Town | Noxubee | 399 | 501 | β20.4% | 1.13 | 2.9 | 353.1/sq mi (136.3/km) | July 16, 1859 |
Sidon | Town | Leflore | 311 | 509 | β38.9% | 0.12 | 0.31 | 2,591.7/sq mi (1,000.6/km) | April 5, 1872 |
Silver City | Town | Humphreys | 223 | 337 | β33.8% | 0.60 | 1.6 | 371.7/sq mi (143.5/km) | September 21, 1904 |
Silver Creek | Town | Lawrence | 175 | 210 | β16.7% | 1.49 | 3.9 | 117.4/sq mi (45.3/km) | May 4, 1904 |
Slate Springs | Village | Calhoun | 105 | 110 | β4.5% | 1.42 | 3.7 | 73.9/sq mi (28.5/km) | February 11, 1882 |
Sledge | Town | Quitman | 368 | 545 | β32.5% | 0.52 | 1.3 | 707.7/sq mi (273.2/km) | February 28, 1913 |
Smithville | Town | Monroe | 509 | 942 | β46.0% | 1.48 | 3.8 | 343.9/sq mi (132.8/km) | January 26, 1852 |
Snow Lake Shores | Town | Benton | 306 | 319 | β4.1% | 0.68 | 1.8 | 450.0/sq mi (173.7/km) | July 15, 1996 |
Soso | Town | Jones | 408 | 408 | 0.0% | 2.12 | 5.5 | 192.5/sq mi (74.3/km) | June 28, 1901 |
Southaven | City | DeSoto | 54,648 | 48,982 | +11.6% | 41.25 | 106.8 | 1,324.8/sq mi (511.5/km) | March 25, 1980 |
Starkvilleβ | City | Oktibbeha | 24,360 | 23,888 | +2.0% | 25.51 | 66.1 | 954.9/sq mi (368.7/km) | May 11, 1837 |
State Line | Town | Greene, Wayne | 452 | 565 | β20.0% | 4.26 | 11.0 | 106.1/sq mi (41.0/km) | February 12, 1875 |
Stonewall | Town | Clarke | 879 | 1,088 | β19.2% | 2.66 | 6.9 | 330.5/sq mi (127.6/km) | December 1, 1965 |
Sturgis | Town | Oktibbeha | 207 | 254 | β18.5% | 1.29 | 3.3 | 160.5/sq mi (62.0/km) | March 13, 1886 |
Summit | Town | Pike | 1,505 | 1,705 | β11.7% | 2.26 | 5.9 | 665.9/sq mi (257.1/km) | January 21, 1858 |
Sumnerβ | Town | Tallahatchie | 278 | 316 | β12.0% | 0.55 | 1.4 | 505.5/sq mi (195.2/km) | February 26, 1900 |
Sumrall | Town | Lamar | 1,765 | 1,421 | +24.2% | 3.74 | 9.7 | 471.9/sq mi (182.2/km) | October 6, 1903 |
Sunflower | Town | Sunflower | 964 | 1,159 | β16.8% | 0.61 | 1.6 | 1,580.3/sq mi (610.2/km) | February 18, 1914 |
Sylvarena | Village | Smith | 87 | 112 | β22.3% | 2.62 | 6.8 | 33.2/sq mi (12.8/km) | February 10, 1969 |
Taylor | Village | Lafayette | 355 | 322 | +10.2% | 2.93 | 7.6 | 121.2/sq mi (46.8/km) | January 23, 1907 |
Taylorsville | Town | Smith | 1,148 | 1,353 | β15.2% | 3.86 | 10.0 | 297.4/sq mi (114.8/km) | July 9, 1900 |
Tchula | Town | Holmes | 1,652 | 2,096 | β21.2% | 1.41 | 3.7 | 1,171.6/sq mi (452.4/km) | February 27, 1836 |
Terry | Town | Hinds | 1,304 | 1,063 | +22.7% | 3.81 | 9.9 | 342.3/sq mi (132.1/km) | February 19, 1867 |
Thaxton | Town | Pontotoc | 692 | 643 | +7.6% | 10.33 | 26.8 | 67.0/sq mi (25.9/km) | June 15, 1973 |
Tillatoba | Town | Yalobusha | 95 | 91 | +4.4% | 1.01 | 2.6 | 94.1/sq mi (36.3/km) | September 4, 1873 |
Tishomingo | Town | Tishomingo | 370 | 339 | +9.1% | 0.55 | 1.4 | 672.7/sq mi (259.7/km) | June 24, 1908 |
Toccopola | Town | Pontotoc | 286 | 246 | +16.3% | 8.45 | 21.9 | 33.8/sq mi (13.1/km) | March 31, 1873 |
Tremont | Town | Itawamba | 467 | 465 | +0.4% | 4.91 | 12.7 | 95.1/sq mi (36.7/km) | January 18, 1974 |
Tunicaβ | Town | Tunica | 1,026 | 1,030 | β0.4% | 0.66 | 1.7 | 1,554.5/sq mi (600.2/km) | March 3, 1888 |
Tupeloβ | City | Lee | 37,923 | 34,546 | +9.8% | 51.14 | 132.5 | 741.6/sq mi (286.3/km) | July 20, 1870 |
Tutwiler | Town | Tallahatchie | 2,476 | 3,550 | β30.3% | 1.33 | 3.4 | 1,861.7/sq mi (718.8/km) | March 14, 1899 |
Tylertownβ | Town | Walthall | 1,515 | 1,609 | β5.8% | 3.28 | 8.5 | 461.9/sq mi (178.3/km) | December 19, 1907 |
Union | Town | Neshoba, Newton | 2,042 | 1,988 | +2.7% | 3.43 | 8.9 | 595.3/sq mi (229.9/km) | June 19, 1905 |
Utica | Town | Hinds | 636 | 820 | β22.4% | 2.99 | 7.7 | 212.7/sq mi (82.1/km) | March 5, 1880 |
Vaidenβ | Town | Carroll | 907 | 734 | +23.6% | 2.15 | 5.6 | 421.9/sq mi (162.9/km) | February 10, 1860 |
Vardaman | Town | Calhoun | 1,110 | 1,316 | β15.7% | 1.36 | 3.5 | 816.2/sq mi (315.1/km) | December 30, 1904 |
Verona | City | Lee | 2,792 | 3,006 | β7.1% | 3.72 | 9.6 | 750.5/sq mi (289.8/km) | July 18, 1860 |
Vicksburgβ | City | Warren | 21,573 | 23,856 | β9.6% | 32.98 | 85.4 | 654.1/sq mi (252.6/km) | February 15, 1839 |
Walls | Town | DeSoto | 1,351 | 1,162 | +16.3% | 11.84 | 30.7 | 98.1/sq mi (37.9/km) | April 12, 1972 |
Walnut | Town | Tippah | 704 | 771 | β8.7% | 5.43 | 14.1 | 129.7/sq mi (50.1/km) | May 1, 1912 |
Walnut Grove | Town | Leake | 510 | 1,911 | β73.3% | 1.62 | 4.2 | 314.8/sq mi (121.6/km) | March 11, 1884 |
Walthallβ | Village | Webster | 116 | 144 | β19.4% | 0.97 | 2.5 | 119.6/sq mi (46.2/km) | February 1, 1877 |
Water Valleyβ | City | Yalobusha | 3,380 | 3,392 | β0.4% | 7.01 | 18.2 | 482.2/sq mi (186.2/km) | April 28, 1858 |
Waveland | City | Hancock | 7,210 | 6,435 | +12.0% | 8.49 | 22.0 | 849.2/sq mi (327.9/km) | March 6, 1888 |
Waynesboroβ | City | Wayne | 4,567 | 5,043 | β9.4% | 12.69 | 32.9 | 359.9/sq mi (139.0/km) | April 11, 1876 |
Webb | Town | Tallahatchie | 416 | 565 | β26.4% | 0.42 | 1.1 | 990.5/sq mi (382.4/km) | September 5, 1896 |
Weir | Town | Choctaw | 441 | 459 | β3.9% | 1.05 | 2.7 | 420.0/sq mi (162.2/km) | February 16, 1884 |
Wesson | Town | Copiah, Lincoln | 1,833 | 1,925 | β4.8% | 4.45 | 11.5 | 411.9/sq mi (159.0/km) | March 31, 1864 |
West | Town | Holmes | 153 | 185 | β17.3% | 0.56 | 1.5 | 273.2/sq mi (105.5/km) | November 3, 1865 |
West Pointβ | City | Clay | 10,105 | 11,307 | β10.6% | 20.88 | 54.1 | 484.0/sq mi (186.9/km) | November 20, 1858 |
Wigginsβ | City | Stone | 4,272 | 4,390 | β2.7% | 10.75 | 27.8 | 397.4/sq mi (153.4/km) | March 26, 1904 |
Winonaβ | City | Montgomery | 4,505 | 5,043 | β10.7% | 13.52 | 35.0 | 333.2/sq mi (128.7/km) | May 2, 1861 |
Winstonville | Town | Bolivar | 153 | 191 | β19.9% | 0.30 | 0.78 | 510.0/sq mi (196.9/km) | February 16, 1917 |
Woodland | Village | Chickasaw | 110 | 125 | β12.0% | 0.57 | 1.5 | 193.0/sq mi (74.5/km) | January 30, 1908 |
Woodvilleβ | Town | Wilkinson | 928 | 1,096 | β15.3% | 1.04 | 2.7 | 892.3/sq mi (344.5/km) | December 9, 1811 |
Yazoo Cityβ | City | Yazoo | 10,316 | 11,403 | β9.5% | 9.84 | 25.5 | 1,048.4/sq mi (404.8/km) | March 15, 1884 |
Total | — | — | 1,498,262 | 1,446,318 | +3.6% | 2,037.78 | 5,277.8 | 735.2/sq mi (283.9/km) | — |
See alsoβ»
Notesβ»
- ^ Census data is from Diamondhead Census Designated Place since the city incorporated in 2012.
- ^ Census data is from Gluckstadt Census Designated Place since the city incorporated in 2021.
- ^ The adjacent village of Memphis incorporated 1972. But did not annex the larger community of Walls until 2003 thereby giving the town of Walls the official status of a municipality.
Referencesβ»
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