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The largest municipality by land area is Jackson, which spans 111.05 sq mi (287.6 km 2), while Sidon is the smallest, at 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km 2). [1] 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. [3] [4]
Map of the United States with Mississippi highlighted. Mississippi is a state located in the Southern United States that is divided into 82 counties and contains 63 census-designated places (CDPs) [1] in 2018. All population data is based on the 2010 census.
2 Population figures only reflect the Mississippi portion (four counties) of the Memphis TN-AR-MS metro area. 3 As of 2020, this area is no longer designated as a metropolitan statistical area. Jackson County is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area, and George County is not included in any metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area.
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated six combined statistical areas, four metropolitan statistical areas, and 17 micropolitan statistical areas in Mississippi. [1] As of 2023, the most populous statistical area in the state is Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA, comprising the metro area of its capital and largest city, Jackson.
Yazoo County is the largest by total area at 933.9 square miles (2,419 km 2), and Alcorn County is the smallest at 401.3 square miles (1,039 km 2). [8] The average land area is 591 square miles (1,530 km 2). [7] 19 counties have names with Native American etymologies. [9]
The city population as of April 1, 2020, as enumerated by the 2020 United States census [1] The city percent population change from April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2023; The city land area as of January 1, 2020 [2] The city population density as of April 1, 2020 (residents per unit of land area) [2] The city latitude and longitude coordinates [2]
Mississippi is the 32nd largest by area and 35th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states and has the lowest per-capita income. Jackson is both the state's capital and largest city. Greater Jackson is the state's most populous metropolitan area, with a population of 591,978 in 2020.
List of cities, towns, and villages in Mississippi; References "State of Mississippi Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020".