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Yazoo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,743. [1] The county seat is Yazoo City. [2] It is named for the Yazoo River, which forms its western border. Its name is said to come from a Choctaw language word meaning "River of Death". [3] [4]
Child Labor in Yazoo City, 1911, photo by Lewis Hine. The community now known as Yazoo City was founded in 1824 with the name Hannan's Bluff. It was later renamed Manchester, then changed to Yazoo City in 1841. Yazoo City became the county seat in 1849. A yellow fever epidemic struck Yazoo City in 1853.
The mayor of Yazoo City, Mississippi is elected every four years by the population at large. Being the chief executive officer of the city, the mayor is responsible for administering and leading the day-to-day operations of city government. The current mayor of the city is David "Mel" Starling, who was elected in 2022. [1]
Government. County government. Subdivisions. cities, towns, unincorporated communities, census designated place. There are 82 counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Mississippi is tied with Arkansas for the most counties with two county seats, at 10. Mississippi's postal abbreviation is MS and its FIPS state code is 28 .
January 24, 2006 [2] Designated USMS. April 14, 2005 [1] The Afro-American Sons and Daughters Hospital, in Yazoo City, Mississippi, also known as the Afro-American Hospital, was built in 1928. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [2] The Afro-American Sons and Daughters was a fraternal organization in Mississippi ...
The Yazoo County School District (YCSD) is a public school district headquartered in unincorporated Yazoo County, Mississippi (), near Yazoo City. [1]The district serves areas of Yazoo County not in the Yazoo City city limits; its area includes the town of Bentonia, the village of Satartia, the census-designated place of Benton, [2] the unincorporated area of Eden, and rural areas.
Yazoo City High School is a public high school in Yazoo City, Mississippi. It is within the Mississippi Achievement School District . As of 2024 [update] its enrollment is about 600 pupils.
Location of Yazoo County in Mississippi. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Yazoo County, Mississippi. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...