List of municipalities in Mississippi

Map of the United States with Mississippi highlighted

Mississippi is a state located in the Southern United States. According to the 2010 United States Census, Mississippi is the 32nd most populous state with 2,968,103 inhabitants and the 31st largest by land area spanning 46,923.27 square miles (121,530.7 km2) of land.[1] Mississippi is divided into 82 counties and contains 299 incorporated municipalities consisting of cities, towns and villages.[2][3] Mississippi's incorporated municipalities cover only 4.3% of the state's land mass but are home to 50.5% of its population.[1]

Incorporated 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 considered towns, and municipalities between 100 and 300 persons are called villages.[3] Places may incorporate to become a city, town or village by through a petition signed by two-thirds of the qualified voters who reside in the proposed municipality.[3] 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.[3]

The largest municipality by population in Mississippi is Jackson with 173,514 residents, and the smallest is Satartia with 55 residents.[1] The largest municipality by land area is Jackson which spans 111.05 sq mi (287.6 km2), while Sidon is the smallest at 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2).[1] The city of Natchez is the oldest municipality in Mississippi incorporating on March 10, 1803, and the city of Diamondhead is the state's newest municipality incorporating on January 30, 2012.[3]

List of municipalities

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List of municipalities in Mississippi
Name Type[1] County[1] Population
(2010)[1]
Population
(2000)[1]
Change Land area
(2010)[1]
Population density Incorporation date[3]
sq mi km2
AbbevilleTownLafayette419 423 −0.9%3.46 9.0121.1/sq mi (46.8/km2)June 24, 1870
AberdeenCounty seatCityMonroe5,612 6,415 −12.5%12.09 31.3464.2/sq mi (179.2/km2)May 12, 1837
AckermanCounty seatTownChoctaw1,510 1,696 −11.0%2.25 5.8671.1/sq mi (259.1/km2)February 16, 1884
AlgomaTownPontotoc590 508 +16.1%6.60 17.189.4/sq mi (34.5/km2)September 14, 1987
AlligatorTownBolivar208 220 −5.5%0.99 2.6210.1/sq mi (81.1/km2)July 9, 1927
AmoryCityMonroe7,316 6,956 +5.2%12.54 32.5583.4/sq mi (225.3/km2)February 7, 1888
AnguillaTownSharkey726 907 −20.0%1.03 2.7704.9/sq mi (272.1/km2)October 4, 1913
ArcolaTownWashington361 563 −35.9%0.22 0.571,640.9/sq mi (633.6/km2)September 30, 1904
ArtesiaTownLowndes440 498 −11.6%0.73 1.9602.7/sq mi (232.7/km2)February 5, 1875
AshlandCounty seatTownBenton569 577 −1.4%1.82 4.7312.6/sq mi (120.7/km2)March 8, 1871
BaldwynCityLee, Prentiss3,297 3,321 −0.7%11.59 30.0284.5/sq mi (109.8/km2)April 1, 1861
BassfieldTownJefferson Davis254 315 −19.4%1.09 2.8233.0/sq mi (90.0/km2)October 6, 1903
BatesvilleCounty seatCityPanola7,463 7,113 +4.9%19.95 51.7374.1/sq mi (144.4/km2)August 10, 1860
Bay St. LouisCounty seatCityHancock9,260 8,209 +12.8%14.69 38.0630.4/sq mi (243.4/km2)March 10, 1904
Bay SpringsCounty seatCityJasper1,786 2,097 −14.8%14.94 38.7119.5/sq mi (46.2/km2)February 22, 1882
BeaumontTownPerry951 977 −2.7%3.45 8.9275.7/sq mi (106.4/km2)August 5, 1955
BeauregardVillageCopiah326 265 +23.0%0.92 2.4354.3/sq mi (136.8/km2)November 21, 1865
BelmontTownTishomingo2,021 1,961 +3.1%4.65 12.0434.6/sq mi (167.8/km2)January 22, 1908
BelzoniCounty seatCityHumphreys2,235 2,663 −16.1%1.02 2.62,191.2/sq mi (846.0/km2)March 12, 1895
BenoitTownBolivar477 611 −21.9%0.97 2.5491.8/sq mi (189.9/km2)February 19, 1890
BentoniaTownYazoo440 500 −12.0%1.42 3.7309.9/sq mi (119.6/km2)March 14, 1884
BeulahTownBolivar348 473 −26.4%0.46 1.2756.5/sq mi (292.1/km2)March 7, 1882
Big CreekVillageCalhoun154 127 +21.3%1.14 3.0135.1/sq mi (52.2/km2)July 13, 1905
BiloxiCounty seatCityHarrison44,054 50,644 −13.0%38.22 99.01,152.6/sq mi (445.0/km2)March 13, 1907
Blue MountainTownTippah920 670 +37.3%1.64 4.2561.0/sq mi (216.6/km2)February 8, 1838
Blue SpringsVillageUnion228 144 +58.3%1.02 2.6223.5/sq mi (86.3/km2)January 31, 1877
BoltonTownHinds567 629 −9.9%1.52 3.9373.0/sq mi (144.0/km2)March 15, 1888
BoonevilleCounty seatCityPrentiss8,743 8,625 +1.4%25.75 66.7339.5/sq mi (131.1/km2)May 8, 1871
BoyleTownBolivar650 720 −9.7%1.40 3.6464.3/sq mi (179.3/km2)December 12, 1861
BrandonCounty seatCityRankin21,705 16,436 +32.1%25.91 67.1837.7/sq mi (323.4/km2)August 5, 1895
BraxtonVillageSimpson183 181 +1.1%0.59 1.5310.2/sq mi (119.8/km2)December 19, 1831
BrookhavenCounty seatCityLincoln12,513 9,861 +26.9%21.64 56.0578.2/sq mi (223.3/km2)December 9, 1901
BrooksvilleTownNoxubee1,223 1,182 +3.5%1.59 4.1769.2/sq mi (297.0/km2)November 15, 1858
BruceTownCalhoun1,939 2,097 −7.5%2.44 6.3794.7/sq mi (306.8/km2)February 7, 1860
BudeTownFranklin1,063 1,037 +2.5%1.43 3.7743.4/sq mi (287.0/km2)June 16, 1927
BurnsvilleTownTishomingo936 1,034 −9.5%4.77 12.4196.2/sq mi (75.8/km2)April 30, 1914
ByhaliaTownMarshall1,302 706 +84.4%7.17 18.6181.6/sq mi (70.1/km2)January 25, 1858
Byram[lower-alpha 1]CityHinds11,48918.36 47.6625.8/sq mi (241.6/km2)June 16, 2009[4]
CaledoniaTownLowndes1,041 1,015 +2.6%2.82 7.3369.1/sq mi (142.5/km2)April 21, 1873
Calhoun CityTownCalhoun1,774 1,872 −5.2%2.36 6.1751.7/sq mi (290.2/km2)December 23, 1904
CantonCounty seatCityMadison13,189 12,911 +2.2%21.24 55.0621.0/sq mi (239.8/km2)July 23, 1906
CarrolltonCounty seatTownCarroll190 408 −53.4%0.78 2.0243.6/sq mi (94.1/km2)February 27, 1836
CarthageCounty seatCityLeake5,075 4,637 +9.4%9.29 24.1546.3/sq mi (210.9/km2)February 27, 1836
CaryTownSharkey313 427 −26.7%0.71 1.8440.8/sq mi (170.2/km2)May 12, 1837
CentrevilleTownAmite, Wilkinson1,684 1,680 +0.2%2.32 6.0725.9/sq mi (280.3/km2)February 5, 1880
CharlestonCounty seatCityTallahatchie2,193 2,198 −0.2%1.35 3.51,624.4/sq mi (627.2/km2)February 28, 1848
ChunkyTownNewton326 344 −5.2%0.83 2.1392.8/sq mi (151.6/km2)December 24, 1900
ClarksdaleCounty seatCityCoahoma17,962 20,645 −13.0%13.89 36.01,293.2/sq mi (499.3/km2)February 25, 1882
ClevelandCounty seatCityBolivar12,334 13,841 −10.9%7.30 18.91,689.6/sq mi (652.4/km2)March 25, 1886
ClintonCityHinds25,216 23,347 +8.0%41.82 108.3603.0/sq mi (232.8/km2)February 12, 1830
CoahomaTownCoahoma377 325 +16.0%0.20 0.521,885.0/sq mi (727.8/km2)February 18, 1890
CoffeevilleCounty seatTownYalobusha905 930 −2.7%2.14 5.5422.9/sq mi (163.3/km2)February 7, 1836
ColdwaterTownTate1,677 1,674 +0.2%2.37 6.1707.6/sq mi (273.2/km2)November 15, 1858
CollinsCounty seatCityCovington2,586 2,683 −3.6%7.96 20.6324.9/sq mi (125.4/km2)November 27, 1906
ColumbiaCounty seatCityMarion6,582 6,603 −0.3%6.75 17.5975.1/sq mi (376.5/km2)December 16, 1812
ColumbusCounty seatCityLowndes23,640 25,944 −8.9%22.06 57.11,071.6/sq mi (413.8/km2)February 1822
ComoTownPanola1,279 1,310 −2.4%1.89 4.9676.7/sq mi (261.3/km2)February 20, 1880
CorinthCounty seatCityAlcorn14,573 14,054 +3.7%30.16 78.1483.2/sq mi (186.6/km2)March 12, 1856
CourtlandTownPanola511 460 +11.1%1.13 2.9452.2/sq mi (174.6/km2)March 30, 1871
CrawfordTownLowndes641 655 −2.1%1.40 3.6457.9/sq mi (176.8/km2)January 26, 1854
CrenshawTownPanola, Quitman885 916 −3.4%0.41 1.12,158.5/sq mi (833.4/km2)August 22, 1903
CrosbyTownAmite, Wilkinson318 360 −11.7%2.12 5.5150.0/sq mi (57.9/km2)April 4, 1934
CrowderTownPanola, Quitman712 766 −7.0%0.46 1.21,547.8/sq mi (597.6/km2)March 2, 1917
CrugerTownHolmes386 449 −14.0%0.96 2.5402.1/sq mi (155.2/km2)March 19, 1890
Crystal SpringsCityCopiah5,044 5,873 −14.1%5.43 14.1928.9/sq mi (358.7/km2)June 4, 1859
DecaturCounty seatTownNewton1,841 1,426 +29.1%5.50 14.2334.7/sq mi (129.2/km2)February 22, 1840
De KalbCounty seatTownKemper1,164 972 +19.8%3.32 8.6350.6/sq mi (135.4/km2)February 16, 1839
DermaTownCalhoun1,025 1,023 +0.2%1.77 4.6579.1/sq mi (223.6/km2)November 21, 1905
D'IbervilleCityHarrison9,486 7,608 +24.7%7.06 18.31,343.6/sq mi (518.8/km2)February 11, 1988
D'LoTownSimpson452 394 +14.7%0.69 1.8655.1/sq mi (252.9/km2)August 16, 1901
Diamondhead[lower-alpha 2]CityHancock8,425 5,912 +42.5%11.09 28.7759.7/sq mi (293.3/km2)February 6, 2012
DoddsvilleTownSunflower98 108 −9.3%0.77 2.0127.3/sq mi (49.1/km2)September 17, 1920
DrewCitySunflower1,927 2,434 −20.8%1.12 2.91,720.5/sq mi (664.3/km2)September 23, 1899
Duck HillTownMontgomery732 746 −1.9%1.03 2.7710.7/sq mi (274.4/km2)July 21, 1870
DumasTownTippah470 452 +4.0%3.90 10.1120.5/sq mi (46.5/km2)December 21, 1874
DuncanTownBolivar423 578 −26.8%0.92 2.4459.8/sq mi (177.5/km2)February 24, 1890
DurantCityHolmes2,673 2,932 −8.8%2.24 5.81,193.3/sq mi (460.7/km2)November 21, 1865
EcruTownPontotoc895 947 −5.5%4.72 12.2189.6/sq mi (73.2/km2)November 19, 1904
EdenVillageYazoo103 126 −18.3%0.47 1.2219.1/sq mi (84.6/km2)February 24, 1890
EdwardsTownHinds1,034 1,347 −23.2%1.66 4.3622.9/sq mi (240.5/km2)June 21, 1871
EllisvilleCounty seatCityJones4,448 3,465 +28.4%10.52 27.2422.8/sq mi (163.2/km2)March 11, 1884
EnterpriseTownClarke526 474 +11.0%2.44 6.3215.6/sq mi (83.2/km2)February 18, 1846
EthelTownAttala418 452 −7.5%0.58 1.5720.7/sq mi (278.3/km2)June 7, 1911
EuporaCityWebster2,197 2,326 −5.5%3.32 8.6661.7/sq mi (255.5/km2)May 14, 1890
FalconTownQuitman167 317 −47.3%0.39 1.0428.2/sq mi (165.3/km2)April 5, 1971
FalknerTownTippah514 212 +142.5%5.07 13.1101.4/sq mi (39.1/km2)April 2, 1874
FarmingtonTownAlcorn2,186 1,810 +20.8%6.38 16.5342.6/sq mi (132.3/km2)September 9, 1997
FayetteCounty seatCityJefferson1,614 2,242 −28.0%1.18 3.11,367.8/sq mi (528.1/km2)February 12, 1830
FloraTownMadison1,886 1,546 +22.0%3.02 7.8624.5/sq mi (241.1/km2)January 29, 1886
FlorenceTownRankin4,141 2,396 +72.8%8.07 20.9513.1/sq mi (198.1/km2)May 30, 1905
FlowoodCityRankin7,823 4,750 +64.7%28.41 73.6275.4/sq mi (106.3/km2)November 20, 1950
ForestCounty seatCityScott5,684 5,987 −5.1%13.08 33.9434.6/sq mi (167.8/km2)November 21, 1865
French CampTownChoctaw174 393 −55.7%0.98 2.5177.6/sq mi (68.6/km2)February 27, 1854
Friars PointTownCoahoma1,200 1,480 −18.9%1.10 2.81,090.9/sq mi (421.2/km2)October 31, 1865
FultonCounty seatCityItawamba3,961 3,882 +2.0%8.49 22.0466.5/sq mi (180.1/km2)May 11, 1837
GattmanVillageMonroe90 114 −21.1%0.56 1.5160.7/sq mi (62.1/km2)February 4, 1829
GautierCityJackson18,572 11,681 +59.0%30.23 78.3614.4/sq mi (237.2/km2)May 14, 1986
GeorgetownTownCopiah286 344 −16.9%0.67 1.7426.9/sq mi (164.8/km2)September 27, 1909
GlenTownAlcorn412 286 +44.1%4.66 12.188.4/sq mi (34.1/km2)April 23, 1993
GlendoraVillageTallahatchie151 285 −47.0%0.14 0.361,078.6/sq mi (416.4/km2)March 19, 1900
GlosterTownAmite960 1,073 −10.5%1.82 4.7527.5/sq mi (203.7/km2)March 11, 1884
GoldenTownTishomingo191 201 −5.0%0.58 1.5329.3/sq mi (127.1/km2)February 8, 1908
GoodmanTownHolmes1,386 1,252 +10.7%0.82 2.11,690.2/sq mi (652.6/km2)November 21, 1865
GreenvilleCounty seatCityWashington34,400 41,633 −17.4%26.89 69.61,279.3/sq mi (493.9/km2)June 24, 1870
GreenwoodCounty seatCityLeflore15,205 18,425 −17.5%12.34 32.01,232.2/sq mi (475.7/km2)February 16, 1844
GrenadaCounty seatCityGrenada13,092 14,879 −12.0%30.01 77.7436.3/sq mi (168.4/km2)February 27, 1836
GulfportCounty seatCityHarrison67,793 71,127 −4.7%55.59 144.01,219.5/sq mi (470.9/km2)July 28, 1898
GunnisonTownBolivar452 633 −28.6%0.98 2.5461.2/sq mi (178.1/km2)May 7, 1892
GuntownTownLee2,083 1,183 +76.1%4.66 12.1447.0/sq mi (172.6/km2)February 16, 1867
HatleyTownMonroe482 476 +1.3%1.37 3.5351.8/sq mi (135.8/km2)February 14, 1914
HattiesburgCounty seatCityForrest, Lamar45,989 44,779 +2.7%53.39 138.3861.4/sq mi (332.6/km2)March 11, 1884
HazlehurstCounty seatCityCopiah4,009 4,400 −8.9%4.38 11.3915.3/sq mi (353.4/km2)September 21, 1859
HeidelbergTownJasper718 840 −14.5%5.11 13.2140.5/sq mi (54.3/km2)March 12, 1884
HernandoCounty seatCityDeSoto14,090 6,812 +106.8%25.73 66.6547.6/sq mi (211.4/km2)May 13, 1837
HickoryTownNewton530 499 +6.2%0.94 2.4563.8/sq mi (217.7/km2)December 5, 1865
Hickory FlatTownBenton601 565 +6.4%0.96 2.5626.0/sq mi (241.7/km2)April 6, 1874
HollandaleCityWashington2,702 3,437 −21.4%2.22 5.71,217.1/sq mi (469.9/km2)February 24, 1890
Holly SpringsCounty seatCityMarshall7,699 7,957 −3.2%12.78 33.1602.4/sq mi (232.6/km2)May 12, 1837
Horn LakeCityDeSoto26,066 14,099 +84.9%16.02 41.51,627.1/sq mi (628.2/km2)April 13, 1871
HoustonCounty seatCityChickasaw3,623 4,079 −11.2%7.38 19.1490.9/sq mi (189.5/km2)May 9, 1837
IndianolaCounty seatCitySunflower10,683 12,066 −11.5%8.57 22.21,246.6/sq mi (481.3/km2)January 7, 1886
InvernessTownSunflower1,019 1,153 −11.6%1.44 3.7707.6/sq mi (273.2/km2)March 5, 1904
IsolaTownHumphreys713 768 −7.2%0.74 1.9963.5/sq mi (372.0/km2)June 1, 1910
Itta BenaCityLeflore2,049 2,208 −7.2%1.42 3.71,443.0/sq mi (557.1/km2)August 1, 1898
IukaCounty seatCityTishomingo3,028 3,059 −1.0%9.69 25.1312.5/sq mi (120.7/km2)December 11, 1857
JacksonState capitalCityHinds, Madison, Rankin173,514 184,256 −5.8%111.05 287.61,562.5/sq mi (603.3/km2)February 22, 1840
JonestownTownCoahoma1,298 1,701 −23.7%0.39 1.03,328.2/sq mi (1,285.0/km2)March 6, 1880
JumpertownTownPrentiss480 404 +18.8%1.79 4.6268.2/sq mi (103.5/km2)November 26, 1975
KilmichaelTownMontgomery699 830 −15.8%2.79 7.2250.5/sq mi (96.7/km2)December 24, 1906
KosciuskoCounty seatCityAttala7,402 7,372 +0.4%7.54 19.5981.7/sq mi (379.0/km2)February 27, 1836
KossuthVillageAlcorn209 170 +22.9%0.96 2.5217.7/sq mi (84.1/km2)July 19, 1870
LakeTownNewton, Scott324 408 −20.6%1.11 2.9291.9/sq mi (112.7/km2)February 9, 1867
LambertTownQuitman1,638 1,967 −16.7%0.85 2.21,927.1/sq mi (744.0/km2)May 12, 1905
LaurelCounty seatCityJones18,540 18,393 +0.8%16.24 42.11,141.6/sq mi (440.8/km2)March 11, 1886
LeakesvilleCounty seatTownGreene898 1,026 −12.5%1.58 4.1568.4/sq mi (219.4/km2)January 7, 1904
LearnedTownHinds94 50 +88.0%0.34 0.88276.5/sq mi (106.7/km2)March 14, 1884
LelandCityWashington4,481 5,502 −18.6%3.59 9.31,248.2/sq mi (481.9/km2)February 20, 1886
LenaTownLeake148 167 −11.4%1.66 4.389.2/sq mi (34.4/km2)April 18, 1912
LexingtonCounty seatCityHolmes1,731 2,025 −14.5%2.42 6.3715.3/sq mi (276.2/km2)February 25, 1836
LibertyCounty seatTownAmite728 633 +15.0%2.06 5.3353.4/sq mi (136.4/km2)February 24, 1809
Long BeachCityHarrison14,792 17,320 −14.6%10.00 25.91,479.2/sq mi (571.1/km2)August 10, 1905
LouinTownJasper277 339 −18.3%6.06 15.745.7/sq mi (17.6/km2)July 29, 1904
LouiseTownHumphreys199 315 −36.8%0.18 0.471,105.6/sq mi (426.9/km2)December 8, 1909
LouisvilleCounty seatCityWinston6,631 7,006 −5.4%15.07 39.0440.0/sq mi (169.9/km2)February 14, 1836
LucedaleCounty seatCityGeorge2,923 2,458 +18.9%6.39 16.6457.4/sq mi (176.6/km2)June 6, 1901
LulaTownCoahoma298 370 −19.5%0.42 1.1709.5/sq mi (273.9/km2)February 24, 1890
LumbertonCityLamar, Pearl River2,086 2,228 −6.4%7.24 18.8288.1/sq mi (111.2/km2)January 28, 1895
LyonTownCoahoma350 418 −16.3%0.47 1.2744.7/sq mi (287.5/km2)April 10, 1899
MabenTownOktibbeha, Webster871 803 +8.5%1.94 5.0449.0/sq mi (173.3/km2)February 13, 1890
McCombCityPike12,790 13,337 −4.1%11.57 30.01,105.4/sq mi (426.8/km2)April 5, 1872
McCoolTownAttala135 182 −25.8%0.94 2.4143.6/sq mi (55.5/km2)January 24, 1884
McLainTownGreene441 603 −26.9%3.39 8.8130.1/sq mi (50.2/km2)May 27, 1903
MaconCounty seatCityNoxubee2,768 2,461 +12.5%3.83 9.9722.7/sq mi (279.0/km2)February 14, 1836
MadisonCityMadison24,149 14,692 +64.4%25.22 65.3957.5/sq mi (369.7/km2)November 30, 1944
MageeCitySimpson4,408 4,200 +5.0%5.13 13.3859.3/sq mi (331.8/km2)July 23, 1900
MagnoliaCounty seatCityPike2,420 2,071 +16.9%6.14 15.9394.1/sq mi (152.2/km2)April 26, 1859
MantachieTownItawamba1,144 1,107 +3.3%3.94 10.2290.4/sq mi (112.1/km2)June 4, 1903
ManteeVillageWebster232 169 +37.3%4.49 11.651.7/sq mi (20.0/km2)February 9, 1900
MariettaTownPrentiss256 248 +3.2%1.78 4.6143.8/sq mi (55.5/km2)March 12, 1856
MarionTownLauderdale1,479 1,305 +13.3%2.91 7.5508.2/sq mi (196.2/km2)February 8, 1838
MarksCounty seatCityQuitman1,735 1,551 +11.9%1.28 3.31,355.5/sq mi (523.3/km2)January 1, 1907
MathistonTownChoctaw, Webster698 720 −3.1%2.46 6.4283.7/sq mi (109.6/km2)February 24, 1890
MayersvilleCounty seatTownIssaquena547 795 −31.2%1.10 2.8497.3/sq mi (192.0/km2)April 5, 1872
MeadvilleCounty seatTownFranklin449 519 −13.5%1.10 2.8408.2/sq mi (157.6/km2)August 21, 1906
MendenhallCounty seatCitySimpson2,504 2,555 −2.0%5.35 13.9468.0/sq mi (180.7/km2)January 30, 1905
MeridianCounty seatCityLauderdale41,148 39,968 +3.0%53.74 139.2765.7/sq mi (295.6/km2)February 10, 1860
MerigoldCounty seatTownBolivar439 664 −33.9%0.97 2.5452.6/sq mi (174.7/km2)March 11, 1901
MetcalfeCounty seatTownWashington1,067 1,109 −3.8%1.00 2.61,067.0/sq mi (412.0/km2)November 4, 1977
MizeTownSmith340 285 +19.3%2.31 6.0147.2/sq mi (56.8/km2)April 18, 1902
MonticelloCounty seatTownLawrence1,571 1,726 −9.0%4.17 10.8376.7/sq mi (145.5/km2)November 10, 1904
MontroseTownJasper140 127 +10.2%2.71 7.051.7/sq mi (19.9/km2)August 23, 1904
MoorheadCitySunflower2,405 2,573 −6.5%1.30 3.41,850.0/sq mi (714.3/km2)December 14, 1899
Morgan CityTownLeflore255 305 −16.4%0.59 1.5432.2/sq mi (166.9/km2)February 12, 1968
MortonCityScott3,462 3,482 −0.6%7.19 18.6481.5/sq mi (185.9/km2)April 10, 1861
Moss PointCityJackson13,704 15,851 −13.5%24.16 62.6567.2/sq mi (219.0/km2)April 29, 1901
Mound BayouCityBolivar1,533 2,102 −27.1%0.88 2.31,742.0/sq mi (672.6/km2)February 23, 1898
Mount OliveTownCovington982 893 +10.0%3.10 8.0316.8/sq mi (122.3/km2)May 18, 1900
MyrtleTownUnion490 407 +20.4%2.08 5.4235.6/sq mi (91.0/km2)February 1, 1890
NatchezCounty seatCityAdams15,792 18,464 −14.5%13.20 34.21,196.4/sq mi (461.9/km2)March 10, 1803
NettletonCityLee, Monroe1,992 1,932 +3.1%4.03 10.4494.3/sq mi (190.8/km2)March 9, 1888
New AlbanyCounty seatCityUnion8,034 7,607 +5.6%18.23 47.2440.7/sq mi (170.2/km2)March 4, 1850
New AugustaCounty seatTownPerry644 715 −9.9%5.14 13.3125.3/sq mi (48.4/km2)June 3, 1953
New HebronTownLawrence447 447 0.0%0.67 1.7667.2/sq mi (257.6/km2)March 12, 1906
New HoulkaTownChickasaw626 710 −11.8%1.23 3.2508.9/sq mi (196.5/km2)November 20, 1905
NewtonCityNewton3,373 3,699 −8.8%7.15 18.5471.7/sq mi (182.1/km2)October 30, 1866
North CarrolltonTownCarroll473 499 −5.2%0.32 0.831,478.1/sq mi (570.7/km2)March 29, 1899
NoxapaterTownWinston472 419 +12.6%1.01 2.6467.3/sq mi (180.4/km2)April 25, 1906
OaklandTownYalobusha527 586 −10.1%1.37 3.5384.7/sq mi (148.5/km2)February 28, 1848
Ocean SpringsCityJackson17,442 17,225 +1.3%11.52 29.81,514.1/sq mi (584.6/km2)February 27, 1854
OkolonaCounty seatCityChickasaw2,692 3,056 −11.9%6.65 17.2404.8/sq mi (156.3/km2)March 4, 1850
Olive BranchCityDeSoto33,484 21,054 +59.0%36.70 95.1912.4/sq mi (352.3/km2)April 11, 1873
OsykaTownPike440 481 −8.5%1.06 2.7415.1/sq mi (160.3/km2)November 3, 1858
OxfordCounty seatCityLafayette18,916 11,756 +60.9%15.83 41.01,194.9/sq mi (461.4/km2)May 11, 1837
PaceTownBolivar274 364 −24.7%0.15 0.391,826.7/sq mi (705.3/km2)May 25, 1923
PachutaTownClarke261 245 +6.5%2.44 6.3107.0/sq mi (41.3/km2)February 5, 1890
PadenVillageTishomingo116 106 +9.4%0.90 2.3128.9/sq mi (49.8/km2)September 18, 1919
PascagoulaCounty seatCityJackson22,392 26,200 −14.5%15.38 39.81,455.9/sq mi (562.1/km2)February 9, 1838
Pass ChristianCityHarrison4,613 6,579 −29.9%8.29 21.5556.5/sq mi (214.8/km2)February 21, 1848
PearlCityRankin25,092 21,961 +14.3%23.60 61.11,063.2/sq mi (410.5/km2)June 5, 1973
PelahatchieTownRankin1,334 1,461 −8.7%5.93 15.4225.0/sq mi (86.9/km2)March 3, 1882
PetalCityForrest10,454 7,579 +37.9%16.87 43.7619.7/sq mi (239.3/km2)February 21, 1973
PhiladelphiaCounty seatCityNeshoba7,477 7,303 +2.4%12.21 31.6612.4/sq mi (236.4/km2)February 15, 1838
PicayuneCityPearl River10,878 10,535 +3.3%12.96 33.6839.4/sq mi (324.1/km2)September 30, 1904
PickensTownHolmes1,157 1,325 −12.7%1.28 3.3903.9/sq mi (349.0/km2)April 10, 1893
PittsboroCounty seatVillageCalhoun202 212 −4.7%0.98 2.5206.1/sq mi (79.6/km2)October 16, 1852
PlantersvilleTownLee1,155 1,144 +1.0%2.09 5.4552.6/sq mi (213.4/km2)February 24, 1890
PolkvilleTownSmith833 132 +531.1%17.18 44.548.5/sq mi (18.7/km2)June 6, 1969
PontotocCounty seatCityPontotoc5,625 5,253 +7.1%11.18 29.0503.1/sq mi (194.3/km2)May 3, 1837
PopeVillagePanola215 241 −10.8%1.06 2.7202.8/sq mi (78.3/km2)April 4, 1872
PoplarvilleCounty seatCityPearl River2,894 2,601 +11.3%5.42 14.0533.9/sq mi (206.2/km2)March 15, 1884
Port GibsonCounty seatCityClaiborne1,567 1,840 −14.8%1.76 4.6890.3/sq mi (343.8/km2)March 12, 1803
Potts CampTownMarshall523 494 +5.9%0.97 2.5539.2/sq mi (208.2/km2)February 28, 1888
PrentissCounty seatTownJefferson Davis1,081 1,158 −6.6%1.90 4.9568.9/sq mi (219.7/km2)March 3, 1903
PuckettVillageRankin316 354 −10.7%2.17 5.6145.6/sq mi (56.2/km2)October 20, 1955
PurvisCounty seatCityLamar2,175 2,164 +0.5%3.88 10.0560.6/sq mi (216.4/km2)February 25, 1888
QuitmanCounty seatCityClarke2,323 2,463 −5.7%5.18 13.4448.5/sq mi (173.1/km2)February 14, 1839
RaleighCounty seatTownSmith1,462 1,255 +16.5%5.10 13.2286.7/sq mi (110.7/km2)July 1, 1935
RaymondCounty seatCityHinds1,933 1,664 +16.2%3.00 7.8644.3/sq mi (248.8/km2)December 15, 1830
RenovaTownBolivar668 623 +7.2%0.87 2.3767.8/sq mi (296.5/km2)July 27, 1920
RichlandCityRankin6,912 6,027 +14.7%12.52 32.4552.1/sq mi (213.2/km2)February 18, 1850
RichtonTownPerry1,068 1,038 +2.9%2.29 5.9466.4/sq mi (180.1/km2)October 14, 1905
RidgelandCityMadison24,047 20,173 +19.2%19.61 50.81,226.3/sq mi (473.5/km2)December 29, 1899
RienziTownAlcorn317 330 −3.9%0.99 2.6320.2/sq mi (123.6/km2)December 14, 1859
RipleyCounty seatCityTippah5,395 5,478 −1.5%11.32 29.3476.6/sq mi (184.0/km2)May 9, 1837
Rolling ForkCounty seatCitySharkey2,143 2,486 −13.8%1.41 3.71,519.9/sq mi (586.8/km2)March 5, 1880
RosedaleCounty seatCityBolivar1,873 2,414 −22.4%5.41 14.0346.2/sq mi (133.7/km2)February 2, 1882
RoxieTownFranklin497 569 −12.7%1.13 2.9439.8/sq mi (169.8/km2)September 6, 1911
RulevilleCitySunflower3,007 3,234 −7.0%2.52 6.51,193.3/sq mi (460.7/km2)September 23, 1899
SallisTownAttala134 114 +17.5%0.41 1.1326.8/sq mi (126.2/km2)March 4, 1875
SaltilloCityLee4,752 3,393 +40.1%8.19 21.2580.2/sq mi (224.0/km2)July 20, 1870
SandersvilleTownJones731 789 −7.4%4.95 12.8147.7/sq mi (57.0/km2)March 12, 1884
SardisCounty seatTownPanola1,703 2,038 −16.4%2.00 5.2851.5/sq mi (328.8/km2)October 22, 1866
SatartiaVillageYazoo55 68 −19.1%0.14 0.36392.9/sq mi (151.7/km2)February 20, 1875
SchlaterTownLeflore310 388 −20.1%1.15 3.0269.6/sq mi (104.1/km2)September 23, 1968
ScoobaTownKemper732 632 +15.8%2.48 6.4295.2/sq mi (114.0/km2)April 9, 1873
SebastopolTownCounty272 233 +16.7%1.50 3.9181.3/sq mi (70.0/km2)October 6, 1926
SeminaryTownCovington314 335 −6.3%1.51 3.9207.9/sq mi (80.3/km2)November 10, 1899
SenatobiaCounty seatCityTate8,165 6,682 +22.2%15.56 40.3524.7/sq mi (202.6/km2)February 10, 1860
ShannonTownLee1,753 1,657 +5.8%4.05 10.5432.8/sq mi (167.1/km2)July 20, 1870
ShawCityBolivar, Sunflower1,952 2,312 −15.6%1.11 2.91,758.6/sq mi (679.0/km2)March 15, 1886
ShelbyCityBolivar2,229 2,926 −23.8%2.73 7.1816.5/sq mi (315.2/km2)February 19, 1890
ShermanTownLee, Pontotoc, Union650 548 +18.6%1.74 4.5373.6/sq mi (144.2/km2)March 3, 1888
ShubutaTownClarke441 651 −32.3%2.41 6.2183.0/sq mi (70.7/km2)November 8, 1865
ShuqualakTownNoxubee501 562 −10.9%1.13 2.9443.4/sq mi (171.2/km2)July 16, 1859
SidonTownLeflore509 672 −24.3%0.12 0.314,241.7/sq mi (1,637.7/km2)April 5, 1872
Silver CityTownHumphreys337 337 0.0%0.60 1.6561.7/sq mi (216.9/km2)September 21, 1904
Silver CreekTownLawrence210 209 +0.5%1.49 3.9140.9/sq mi (54.4/km2)May 4, 1904
Slate SpringsVillageCalhoun110 121 −9.1%1.42 3.777.5/sq mi (29.9/km2)February 11, 1882
SledgeTownQuitman545 529 +3.0%0.52 1.31,048.1/sq mi (404.7/km2)February 28, 1913
SmithvilleTownMonroe942 882 +6.8%1.48 3.8636.5/sq mi (245.7/km2)January 26, 1852
Snow Lake ShoresTownBenton319 300 +6.3%0.68 1.8469.1/sq mi (181.1/km2)July 15, 1996
SosoTownJones408 379 +7.7%2.12 5.5192.5/sq mi (74.3/km2)June 28, 1901
SouthavenCityDeSoto48,982 28,977 +69.0%41.25 106.81,187.4/sq mi (458.5/km2)March 25, 1980
StarkvilleCounty seatCityOktibbeha23,888 21,869 +9.2%25.51 66.1936.4/sq mi (361.6/km2)May 11, 1837
State LineTownGreene, Wayne565 555 +1.8%4.26 11.0132.6/sq mi (51.2/km2)February 12, 1875
StonewallTownClarke1,088 1,149 −5.3%2.66 6.9409.0/sq mi (157.9/km2)December 1, 1965
SturgisTownOktibbeha254 206 +23.3%1.29 3.3196.9/sq mi (76.0/km2)March 13, 1886
SummitTownPike1,705 1,428 +19.4%2.26 5.9754.4/sq mi (291.3/km2)January 21, 1858
SumnerCounty seatTownTallahatchie316 407 −22.4%0.55 1.4574.5/sq mi (221.8/km2)February 26, 1900
SumrallTownLamar1,421 1,005 +41.4%3.74 9.7379.9/sq mi (146.7/km2)October 6, 1903
SunflowerTownSunflower1,159 696 +66.5%0.61 1.61,900.0/sq mi (733.6/km2)February 18, 1914
SylvarenaVillageSmith112 120 −6.7%2.62 6.842.7/sq mi (16.5/km2)February 10, 1969
TaylorVillageLafayette322 289 +11.4%2.93 7.6109.9/sq mi (42.4/km2)January 23, 1907
TaylorsvilleTownSmith1,353 1,341 +0.9%3.86 10.0350.5/sq mi (135.3/km2)July 9, 1900
TchulaTownHolmes2,096 2,332 −10.1%1.41 3.71,486.5/sq mi (574.0/km2)February 27, 1836
TerryTownHinds1,063 664 +60.1%3.81 9.9279.0/sq mi (107.7/km2)February 19, 1867
ThaxtonTownPontotoc643 513 +25.3%10.33 26.862.2/sq mi (24.0/km2)June 15, 1973
TillatobaTownYalobusha91 121 −24.8%1.01 2.690.1/sq mi (34.8/km2)September 4, 1873[5][6]
TishomingoTownTishomingo339 316 +7.3%0.55 1.4616.4/sq mi (238.0/km2)June 24, 1908
ToccopolaTownPontotoc246 189 +30.2%8.45 21.929.1/sq mi (11.2/km2)March 31, 1873
TremontTownItawamba465 390 +19.2%4.91 12.794.7/sq mi (36.6/km2)January 18, 1974
TunicaCounty seatTownTunica1,030 1,132 −9.0%0.66 1.71,560.6/sq mi (602.6/km2)March 3, 1888
TupeloCounty seatCityLee34,546 34,211 +1.0%51.14 132.5675.5/sq mi (260.8/km2)July 20, 1870
TutwilerTownTallahatchie3,550 1,364 +160.3%1.33 3.42,669.2/sq mi (1,030.6/km2)March 14, 1899
TylertownCounty seatTownWalthall1,609 1,910 −15.8%3.28 8.5490.5/sq mi (189.4/km2)December 19, 1907
UnionTownNeshoba, Newton1,988 2,021 −1.6%3.43 8.9579.6/sq mi (223.8/km2)June 19, 1905
UticaTownHinds820 966 −15.1%2.99 7.7274.2/sq mi (105.9/km2)March 5, 1880
VaidenCounty seatTownCarroll734 840 −12.6%2.15 5.6341.4/sq mi (131.8/km2)February 10, 1860
VardamanTownCalhoun1,316 1,065 +23.6%1.36 3.5967.6/sq mi (373.6/km2)December 30, 1904
VeronaCityLee3,006 3,334 −9.8%3.72 9.6808.1/sq mi (312.0/km2)July 18, 1860
VicksburgCounty seatCityWarren23,856 26,407 −9.7%32.98 85.4723.3/sq mi (279.3/km2)February 15, 1839
Walls[lower-alpha 3] TownDeSoto1,1629.81 25.4118.5/sq mi (45.7/km2)April 12, 1972
WalnutTownTippah771 754 +2.3%5.43 14.1142.0/sq mi (54.8/km2)May 1, 1912
Walnut GroveTownLeake1,911 488 +291.6%1.62 4.21,179.6/sq mi (455.5/km2)March 11, 1884
WalthallCounty seatVillageWebster144 170 −15.3%0.97 2.5148.5/sq mi (57.3/km2)February 1, 1877
Water ValleyCounty seatCityYalobusha3,392 3,677 −7.8%7.01 18.2483.9/sq mi (186.8/km2)April 28, 1858
WavelandCityHancock6,435 6,674 −3.6%8.49 22.0758.0/sq mi (292.6/km2)March 6, 1888
WaynesboroCounty seatCityWayne5,043 5,197 −3.0%12.69 32.9397.4/sq mi (153.4/km2)April 11, 1876
WebbTownTallahatchie565 587 −3.7%0.42 1.11,345.2/sq mi (519.4/km2)September 5, 1896
WeirTownChoctaw459 553 −17.0%1.05 2.7437.1/sq mi (168.8/km2)February 16, 1884
WessonTownCounty1,925 1,693 +13.7%4.45 11.5432.6/sq mi (167.0/km2)March 31, 1864
WestTownHolmes185 220 −15.9%0.56 1.5330.4/sq mi (127.6/km2)November 3, 1865
West PointCounty seatCityClay11,307 12,145 −6.9%20.88 54.1541.5/sq mi (209.1/km2)November 20, 1858
WigginsCounty seatCityStone4,390 3,849 +14.1%10.75 27.8408.4/sq mi (157.7/km2)March 26, 1904
WinonaCounty seatCityMontgomery5,043 5,482 −8.0%13.52 35.0373.0/sq mi (144.0/km2)May 2, 1861
WinstonvilleTownBolivar191 319 −40.1%0.30 0.78636.7/sq mi (245.8/km2)February 16, 1917
WoodlandVillageChickasaw125 159 −21.4%0.57 1.5219.3/sq mi (84.7/km2)January 30, 1908
WoodvilleCounty seatTownWilkinson1,096 1,192 −8.1%1.04 2.71,053.8/sq mi (406.9/km2)December 9, 1811
Yazoo CityCounty seatCityYazoo11,403 14,550 −21.6%9.84 25.51,158.8/sq mi (447.4/km2)March 15, 1884
Total 1,498,262 1,446,318 2,037.78 5,277.8 735.2/sq mi (283.9/km2)

Notes

  1. The city incorporated on June 16, 2009.[4]
  2. Census data is from Diamondhead Census Designated Place since the city incorporated in 2012.[3]
  3. 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.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 State Place and (in selected states) County Subdivision". 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  2. "Mississippi: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. III-2. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Municipal Government" (PDF). State of Mississippi. Secretary of State. October 2014. p. 381. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "2000-2010 Entity Changes" (txt). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  5. Yalobusha County Economic Development Foundation. "A Brief History of the County". Yalobusha County. Yalobusha County Economic Development Foundation. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  6. Howe, Tony; Price, David (2012). "Tillatoba, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  7. Town of Walls (2016). "About our Town". Town of Walls. Town of Walls. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

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