Map of the United States with Mississippi highlighted

Mississippi is a state in the Southern United States. According to 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 km2) of land.[1] Mississippi is divided into 82 counties and contains 300 municipalities, consisting of cities, towns, and villages.[2][3] Mississippi's municipalities cover 4.3% of the state's land mass and are home to 50.5% of its population.[1]

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.[3] Places may be incorporated to become a city, town, or village 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]

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.[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, incorporated on March 10, 1803, and the city of Gluckstadt is the state's newest municipality, incorporated in June 2021.[3][4]

List of municipalities

†  County seat

‡  State capital and county seat

Name Type[1] County[1] Population
(2020)[1] 		Population
(2010)[1] 		Change Land area
(2020)[1] 		Population density Incorporation date[3]
sq mi km2
Abbeville Town Lafayette 372 419 −11.2% 3.46 9.0 107.5/sq mi (41.5/km2) June 24, 1870
Aberdeen† City Monroe 4,961 5,612 −11.6% 12.09 31.3 410.3/sq mi (158.4/km2) May 12, 1837
Ackerman† Town Choctaw 1,594 1,510 +5.6% 2.25 5.8 708.4/sq mi (273.5/km2) February 16, 1884
Algoma Town Pontotoc 705 590 +19.5% 6.60 17.1 106.8/sq mi (41.2/km2) September 14, 1987
Alligator Town Bolivar 116 208 −44.2% 0.99 2.6 117.2/sq mi (45.2/km2) July 9, 1927
Amory City Monroe 6,666 7,316 −8.9% 12.54 32.5 531.6/sq mi (205.2/km2) February 7, 1888
Anguilla Town Sharkey 496 726 −31.7% 1.03 2.7 481.6/sq mi (185.9/km2) October 4, 1913
Arcola Town Washington 304 361 −15.8% 0.22 0.57 1,381.8/sq mi (533.5/km2) September 30, 1904
Artesia Town Lowndes 304 440 −30.9% 0.73 1.9 416.4/sq mi (160.8/km2) February 5, 1875
Ashland† Town Benton 551 569 −3.2% 1.82 4.7 302.7/sq mi (116.9/km2) March 8, 1871
Baldwyn City Lee, Prentiss 3,071 3,297 −6.9% 11.59 30.0 284.5/sq mi (109.8/km2) April 1, 1861
Bassfield Town Jefferson Davis 192 254 −24.4% 1.09 2.8 176.1/sq mi (68.0/km2) October 6, 1903
Batesville† City Panola 7,523 7,463 +0.8% 19.95 51.7 377.1/sq mi (145.6/km2) August 10, 1860
Bay St. Louis† City Hancock 9,284 9,260 +0.3% 14.69 38.0 630.4/sq mi (243.4/km2) March 10, 1904
Bay Springs† City Jasper 1,670 1,786 −6.5% 14.94 38.7 111.8/sq mi (43.2/km2) February 22, 1882
Beaumont Town Perry 669 951 −29.7% 3.45 8.9 193.9/sq mi (74.9/km2) August 5, 1955
Beauregard Village Copiah 289 326 −11.3% 0.92 2.4 314.1/sq mi (121.3/km2) November 21, 1865
Belmont Town Tishomingo 1,859 2,021 −8.0% 4.65 12.0 434.6/sq mi (167.8/km2) January 22, 1908
Belzoni† City Humphreys 1,938 2,235 −13.3% 1.02 2.6 1,900.0/sq mi (733.6/km2) March 12, 1895
Benoit Town Bolivar 365 477 −23.5% 0.97 2.5 376.3/sq mi (145.3/km2) February 19, 1890
Bentonia Town Yazoo 319 440 −27.5% 1.42 3.7 309.9/sq mi (119.6/km2) March 14, 1884
Beulah Town Bolivar 242 473 −48.8% 0.46 1.2 526.1/sq mi (203.1/km2) March 7, 1882
Big Creek Village Calhoun 133 154 −13.6% 1.14 3.0 116.7/sq mi (45.0/km2) July 13, 1905
Biloxi† City Harrison 49,449 44,054 +12.2% 38.22 99.0 1,293.8/sq mi (499.5/km2) March 13, 1907
Blue Mountain Town Tippah 948 920 +3.0% 1.64 4.2 578.0/sq mi (223.2/km2) February 8, 1838
Blue Springs Village Union 436 228 +91.2% 1.02 2.6 427.5/sq mi (165.0/km2) January 31, 1877
Bolton Town Hinds 441 567 −22.2% 1.52 3.9 290.1/sq mi (112.0/km2) March 15, 1888
Booneville† City Prentiss 9,126 8,743 +4.4% 25.75 66.7 354.4/sq mi (136.8/km2) May 8, 1871
Boyle Town Bolivar 532 650 −18.2% 1.40 3.6 380.0/sq mi (146.7/km2) December 12, 1861
Brandon† City Rankin 25,138 21,705 +15.8% 25.91 67.1 970.2/sq mi (374.6/km2) August 5, 1895
Braxton Village Simpson 186 183 +1.6% 0.59 1.5 315.3/sq mi (121.7/km2) December 19, 1831
Brookhaven† City Lincoln 11,674 12,513 −6.7% 21.64 56.0 539.5/sq mi (208.3/km2) December 9, 1901
Brooksville Town Noxubee 915 1,223 −25.2% 1.59 4.1 575.5/sq mi (222.2/km2) November 15, 1858
Bruce Town Calhoun 1,707 1,939 −12.0% 2.44 6.3 699.6/sq mi (270.1/km2) February 7, 1860
Bude Town Franklin 780 1,063 −26.6% 1.43 3.7 545.5/sq mi (210.6/km2) June 16, 1927
Burnsville Town Tishomingo 868 936 −7.3% 4.77 12.4 182.0/sq mi (70.3/km2) April 30, 1914
Byhalia Town Marshall 1,339 1,302 +2.8% 7.17 18.6 186.8/sq mi (72.1/km2) January 25, 1858
Byram City Hinds 12,666 11,489 +10.2% 18.4 48 688.4/sq mi (265.8/km2) June 16, 2009
Caledonia Town Lowndes 1,135 1,041 +9.0% 2.82 7.3 402.5/sq mi (155.4/km2) April 21, 1873
Calhoun City Town Calhoun 1,533 1,774 −13.6% 2.36 6.1 649.6/sq mi (250.8/km2) December 23, 1904
Canton† City Madison 10,948 13,189 −17.0% 21.24 55.0 515.4/sq mi (199.0/km2) July 23, 1906
Carrollton† Town Carroll 423 190 +122.6% 0.78 2.0 243.6/sq mi (94.1/km2) February 27, 1836
Carthage† City Leake 4,901 5,075 −3.4% 9.29 24.1 527.6/sq mi (203.7/km2) February 27, 1836
Cary Town Sharkey 241 313 −23.0% 0.71 1.8 339.4/sq mi (131.1/km2) May 12, 1837
Centreville Town Amite, Wilkinson 1,258 1,684 −25.3% 2.32 6.0 542.2/sq mi (209.4/km2) February 5, 1880
Charleston† City Tallahatchie 1,884 2,193 −14.1% 1.35 3.5 1,395.6/sq mi (538.8/km2) February 28, 1848
Chunky Town Newton 272 326 −16.6% 0.83 2.1 327.7/sq mi (126.5/km2) December 24, 1900
Clarksdale† City Coahoma 14,903 17,962 −17.0% 13.89 36.0 1,293.2/sq mi (499.3/km2) February 25, 1882
Cleveland† City Bolivar 11,199 12,334 −9.2% 7.30 18.9 1,534.1/sq mi (592.3/km2) March 25, 1886
Clinton City Hinds 28,100 25,216 +11.4% 41.82 108.3 671.9/sq mi (259.4/km2) February 12, 1830
Coahoma Town Coahoma 229 377 −39.3% 0.20 0.52 1,145.0/sq mi (442.1/km2) February 18, 1890
Coffeeville† Town Yalobusha 797 905 −11.9% 2.14 5.5 372.4/sq mi (143.8/km2) February 7, 1836
Coldwater Town Tate 1,381 1,677 −17.7% 2.37 6.1 582.7/sq mi (225.0/km2) November 15, 1858
Collins† City Covington 2,342 2,586 −9.4% 7.96 20.6 324.9/sq mi (125.4/km2) November 27, 1906
Columbia† City Marion 5,864 6,582 −10.9% 6.75 17.5 975.1/sq mi (376.5/km2) December 16, 1812
Columbus† City Lowndes 24,084 23,640 +1.9% 22.06 57.1 1,091.7/sq mi (421.5/km2) February 1822
Como Town Panola 1,118 1,279 −12.6% 1.89 4.9 676.7/sq mi (261.3/km2) February 20, 1880
Corinth† City Alcorn 14,622 14,573 +0.3% 30.16 78.1 484.8/sq mi (187.2/km2) March 12, 1856
Courtland Town Panola 470 511 −8.0% 1.13 2.9 415.9/sq mi (160.6/km2) March 30, 1871
Crawford Town Lowndes 415 641 −35.3% 1.40 3.6 296.4/sq mi (114.5/km2) January 26, 1854
Crenshaw Town Panola, Quitman 638 885 −27.9% 0.41 1.1 2,158.5/sq mi (833.4/km2) August 22, 1903
Crosby Town Amite, Wilkinson 242 318 −23.9% 2.12 5.5 114.2/sq mi (44.1/km2) April 4, 1934
Crowder Town Panola, Quitman 573 712 −19.5% 0.46 1.2 1,245.7/sq mi (480.9/km2) March 2, 1917
Cruger Town Holmes 268 386 −30.6% 0.96 2.5 279.2/sq mi (107.8/km2) March 19, 1890
Crystal Springs City Copiah 4,862 5,044 −3.6% 5.43 14.1 895.4/sq mi (345.7/km2) June 4, 1859
Decatur† Town Newton 1,945 1,841 +5.6% 5.50 14.2 353.6/sq mi (136.5/km2) February 22, 1840
De Kalb† Town Kemper 877 1,164 −24.7% 3.32 8.6 264.2/sq mi (102.0/km2) February 16, 1839
Derma Town Calhoun 957 1,025 −6.6% 1.77 4.6 540.7/sq mi (208.8/km2) November 21, 1905
D'Iberville City Harrison 12,721 9,486 +34.1% 7.06 18.3 1,801.8/sq mi (695.7/km2) February 11, 1988
D'Lo Town Simpson 373 452 −17.5% 0.69 1.8 540.6/sq mi (208.7/km2) August 16, 1901
Diamondhead[a] City Hancock 9,529 8,425 +13.1% 11.09 28.7 859.2/sq mi (331.8/km2) February 6, 2012
Doddsville Town Sunflower 69 98 −29.6% 0.77 2.0 89.6/sq mi (34.6/km2) September 17, 1920
Drew City Sunflower 1,852 1,927 −3.9% 1.12 2.9 1,720.5/sq mi (664.3/km2) September 23, 1899
Duck Hill Town Montgomery 619 732 −15.4% 1.03 2.7 601.0/sq mi (232.0/km2) July 21, 1870
Dumas Town Tippah 471 470 +0.2% 3.90 10.1 120.8/sq mi (46.6/km2) December 21, 1874
Duncan Town Bolivar 276 423 −34.8% 0.92 2.4 300.0/sq mi (115.8/km2) February 24, 1890
Durant City Holmes 2,231 2,673 −16.5% 2.24 5.8 996.0/sq mi (384.6/km2) November 21, 1865
Ecru Town Pontotoc 901 895 +0.7% 4.72 12.2 190.9/sq mi (73.7/km2) November 19, 1904
Eden Village Yazoo 133 103 +29.1% 0.47 1.2 283.0/sq mi (109.3/km2) February 24, 1890
Edwards Town Hinds 995 1,034 −3.8% 1.66 4.3 599.4/sq mi (231.4/km2) June 21, 1871
Ellisville† City Jones 4,652 4,448 +4.6% 10.52 27.2 442.2/sq mi (170.7/km2) March 11, 1884
Enterprise Town Clarke 496 526 −5.7% 2.44 6.3 203.3/sq mi (78.5/km2) February 18, 1846
Ethel Town Attala 348 418 −16.7% 0.58 1.5 600.0/sq mi (231.7/km2) June 7, 1911
Eupora City Webster 2,018 2,197 −8.1% 3.32 8.6 607.8/sq mi (234.7/km2) May 14, 1890
Falcon Town Quitman 116 167 −30.5% 0.39 1.0 297.4/sq mi (114.8/km2) April 5, 1971
Falkner Town Tippah 437 514 −15.0% 5.07 13.1 86.2/sq mi (33.3/km2) April 2, 1874
Farmington Town Alcorn 2,186 2,186 0.0% 6.38 16.5 322.1/sq mi (124.4/km2) September 9, 1997
Fayette† City Jefferson 1,445 1,614 −10.5% 1.18 3.1 1,367.8/sq mi (528.1/km2) February 12, 1830
Flora Town Madison 1,647 1,886 −12.7% 3.02 7.8 545.4/sq mi (210.6/km2) January 29, 1886
Florence Town Rankin 4,572 4,141 +10.4% 8.07 20.9 566.5/sq mi (218.7/km2) May 30, 1905
Flowood City Rankin 10,202 7,823 +30.4% 28.41 73.6 359.1/sq mi (138.6/km2) November 20, 1950
Forest† City Scott 5,430 5,684 −4.5% 13.08 33.9 415.1/sq mi (160.3/km2) November 21, 1865
French Camp Town Choctaw 256 174 +47.1% 0.98 2.5 261.2/sq mi (100.9/km2) February 27, 1854
Friars Point Town Coahoma 896 1,200 −25.3% 1.10 2.8 814.5/sq mi (314.5/km2) October 31, 1865
Fulton† City Itawamba 4,542 3,961 +14.7% 8.49 22.0 535.0/sq mi (206.6/km2) May 11, 1837
Gattman Village Monroe 77 90 −14.4% 0.56 1.5 137.5/sq mi (53.1/km2) February 4, 1829
Gautier City Jackson 19,024 18,572 +2.4% 30.23 78.3 629.3/sq mi (243.0/km2) May 14, 1986
Georgetown Town Copiah 252 286 −11.9% 0.67 1.7 376.1/sq mi (145.2/km2) September 27, 1909
Glen Town Alcorn 382 412 −7.3% 4.66 12.1 82.0/sq mi (31.7/km2) April 23, 1993
Glendora Village Tallahatchie 154 151 +2.0% 0.14 0.36 1,100.0/sq mi (424.7/km2) March 19, 1900
Gloster Town Amite 897 960 −6.6% 1.82 4.7 492.9/sq mi (190.3/km2) March 11, 1884
Gluckstadt[4][b] City Madison 3,208 — — 10.8 28 297.0/sq mi (114.7/km2) June 5, 2021
Golden Town Tishomingo 192 191 +0.5% 0.58 1.5 331.0/sq mi (127.8/km2) February 8, 1908
Goodman Town Holmes 1,258 1,386 −9.2% 0.82 2.1 1,534.1/sq mi (592.3/km2) November 21, 1865
Greenville† City Washington 29,670 34,400 −13.7% 26.89 69.6 1,103.4/sq mi (426.0/km2) June 24, 1870
Greenwood† City Leflore 14,490 15,205 −4.7% 12.34 32.0 1,174.2/sq mi (453.4/km2) February 16, 1844
Grenada† City Grenada 12,700 13,092 −3.0% 30.01 77.7 423.2/sq mi (163.4/km2) February 27, 1836
Gulfport† City Harrison 72,926 67,793 +7.6% 55.59 144.0 1,311.9/sq mi (506.5/km2) July 28, 1898
Gunnison Town Bolivar 295 452 −34.7% 0.98 2.5 301.0/sq mi (116.2/km2) May 7, 1892
Guntown City Lee 2,410 2,083 +15.7% 4.66 12.1 517.2/sq mi (199.7/km2) February 16, 1867
Hatley Town Monroe 495 482 +2.7% 1.37 3.5 361.3/sq mi (139.5/km2) February 14, 1914
Hattiesburg† City Forrest, Lamar 48,730 45,989 +6.0% 53.39 138.3 912.7/sq mi (352.4/km2) March 11, 1884
Hazlehurst† City Copiah 3,619 4,009 −9.7% 4.38 11.3 915.3/sq mi (353.4/km2) September 21, 1859
Heidelberg Town Jasper 637 718 −11.3% 5.11 13.2 124.7/sq mi (48.1/km2) March 12, 1884
Hernando† City DeSoto 17,138 14,090 +21.6% 25.73 66.6 666.1/sq mi (257.2/km2) May 13, 1837
Hickory Town Newton 408 530 −23.0% 0.94 2.4 434.0/sq mi (167.6/km2) December 5, 1865
Hickory Flat Town Benton 496 601 −17.5% 0.96 2.5 516.7/sq mi (199.5/km2) April 6, 1874
Hollandale City Washington 2,323 2,702 −14.0% 2.22 5.7 1,046.4/sq mi (404.0/km2) February 24, 1890
Holly Springs† City Marshall 6,968 7,957 −12.4% 12.78 33.1 545.2/sq mi (210.5/km2) May 12, 1837
Horn Lake City DeSoto 26,736 26,066 +2.6% 16.02 41.5 1,668.9/sq mi (644.4/km2) April 13, 1871
Houston† City Chickasaw 3,797 3,623 +4.8% 7.38 19.1 514.5/sq mi (198.6/km2) May 9, 1837
Indianola† City Sunflower 9,646 10,683 −9.7% 8.57 22.2 1,125.6/sq mi (434.6/km2) January 7, 1886
Inverness Town Sunflower 868 1,019 −14.8% 1.44 3.7 602.8/sq mi (232.7/km2) March 5, 1904
Isola Town Humphreys 638 713 −10.5% 0.74 1.9 862.2/sq mi (332.9/km2) June 1, 1910
Itta Bena City Leflore 1,679 2,049 −18.1% 1.42 3.7 1,182.4/sq mi (456.5/km2) August 1, 1898
Iuka† City Tishomingo 3,139 3,028 +3.7% 9.69 25.1 323.9/sq mi (125.1/km2) December 11, 1857
Jackson‡ City Hinds, Madison, Rankin 153,701 173,514 −11.4% 111.05 287.6 1,384.1/sq mi (534.4/km2) February 22, 1840
Jonestown Town Coahoma 962 1,298 −25.9% 0.39 1.0 2,466.7/sq mi (952.4/km2) March 6, 1880
Jumpertown Town Prentiss 425 480 −11.5% 1.79 4.6 237.4/sq mi (91.7/km2) November 26, 1975
Kilmichael Town Montgomery 639 699 −8.6% 2.79 7.2 229.0/sq mi (88.4/km2) December 24, 1906
Kosciusko† City Attala 7,114 7,402 −3.9% 7.54 19.5 943.5/sq mi (364.3/km2) February 27, 1836
Kossuth Village Alcorn 160 209 −23.4% 0.96 2.5 166.7/sq mi (64.4/km2) July 19, 1870
Lake Town Newton, Scott 475 324 +46.6% 1.11 2.9 427.9/sq mi (165.2/km2) February 9, 1867
Lambert Town Quitman 1,273 1,638 −22.3% 0.85 2.2 1,497.6/sq mi (578.2/km2) May 12, 1905
Laurel† City Jones 17,161 18,540 −7.4% 16.24 42.1 1,056.7/sq mi (408.0/km2) March 11, 1886
Leakesville† Town Greene 3,775 898 +320.4% 1.58 4.1 2,389.2/sq mi (922.5/km2) January 7, 1904
Learned Town Hinds 56 94 −40.4% 0.34 0.88 164.7/sq mi (63.6/km2) March 14, 1884
Leland City Washington 3,988 4,481 −11.0% 3.59 9.3 1,110.9/sq mi (428.9/km2) February 20, 1886
Lena Town Leake 157 148 +6.1% 1.66 4.3 94.6/sq mi (36.5/km2) April 18, 1912
Lexington† City Holmes 1,602 1,731 −7.5% 2.42 6.3 662.0/sq mi (255.6/km2) February 25, 1836
Liberty† Town Amite 560 728 −23.1% 2.06 5.3 353.4/sq mi (136.4/km2) February 24, 1809
Long Beach City Harrison 16,780 14,792 +13.4% 10.00 25.9 1,678.0/sq mi (647.9/km2) August 10, 1905
Louin Town Jasper 275 277 −0.7% 6.06 15.7 45.4/sq mi (17.5/km2) July 29, 1904
Louise Town Humphreys 178 199 −10.6% 0.18 0.47 988.9/sq mi (381.8/km2) December 8, 1909
Louisville† City Winston 6,072 6,631 −8.4% 15.07 39.0 402.9/sq mi (155.6/km2) February 14, 1836
Lucedale† City George 2,869 2,923 −1.8% 6.39 16.6 449.0/sq mi (173.4/km2) June 6, 1901
Lula Town Coahoma 204 298 −31.5% 0.42 1.1 485.7/sq mi (187.5/km2) February 24, 1890
Lumberton City Lamar, Pearl River 1,617 2,086 −22.5% 7.24 18.8 223.3/sq mi (86.2/km2) January 28, 1895
Lyon Town Coahoma 296 350 −15.4% 0.47 1.2 629.8/sq mi (243.2/km2) April 10, 1899
Maben Town Oktibbeha, Webster 771 871 −11.5% 1.94 5.0 397.4/sq mi (153.4/km2) February 13, 1890
McComb City Pike 12,413 12,790 −2.9% 11.57 30.0 1,072.9/sq mi (414.2/km2) April 5, 1872
McCool Town Attala 103 135 −23.7% 0.94 2.4 109.6/sq mi (42.3/km2) January 24, 1884
McLain Town Greene 313 441 −29.0% 3.39 8.8 92.3/sq mi (35.6/km2) May 27, 1903
Macon† City Noxubee 2,582 2,768 −6.7% 3.83 9.9 674.2/sq mi (260.3/km2) February 14, 1836
Madison City Madison 27,747 24,149 +14.9% 25.22 65.3 1,100.2/sq mi (424.8/km2) November 30, 1944
Magee City Simpson 2,988 4,408 −32.2% 5.13 13.3 582.5/sq mi (224.9/km2) July 23, 1900
Magnolia† City Pike 2,420 2,071 +16.9% 6.14 15.9 394.1/sq mi (152.2/km2) April 26, 1859
Mantachie Town Itawamba 1,121 1,144 −2.0% 3.94 10.2 284.5/sq mi (109.9/km2) June 4, 1903
Mantee Village Webster 237 232 +2.2% 4.49 11.6 52.8/sq mi (20.4/km2) February 9, 1900
Marietta Town Prentiss 198 256 −22.7% 1.78 4.6 111.2/sq mi (42.9/km2) March 12, 1856
Marion Town Lauderdale 1,751 1,479 +18.4% 2.91 7.5 508.2/sq mi (196.2/km2) February 8, 1838
Marks† City Quitman 1,444 1,735 −16.8% 1.28 3.3 1,128.1/sq mi (435.6/km2) January 1, 1907
Mathiston Town Choctaw, Webster 831 698 +19.1% 2.46 6.4 337.8/sq mi (130.4/km2) February 24, 1890
Mayersville† Town Issaquena 433 547 −20.8% 1.10 2.8 393.6/sq mi (152.0/km2) April 5, 1872
Meadville† Town Franklin 448 449 −0.2% 1.10 2.8 407.3/sq mi (157.2/km2) August 21, 1906
Mendenhall† City Simpson 2,199 2,504 −12.2% 5.35 13.9 411.0/sq mi (158.7/km2) January 30, 1905
Meridian† City Lauderdale 35,052 41,148 −14.8% 53.74 139.2 652.3/sq mi (251.8/km2) February 10, 1860
Merigold Town Bolivar 379 439 −13.7% 0.97 2.5 390.7/sq mi (150.9/km2) March 11, 1901
Metcalfe Town Washington 816 1,067 −23.5% 1.00 2.6 816.0/sq mi (315.1/km2) November 4, 1977
Mize Town Smith 317 340 −6.8% 2.31 6.0 137.2/sq mi (53.0/km2) April 18, 1902
Monticello† Town Lawrence 1,441 1,571 −8.3% 4.17 10.8 345.6/sq mi (133.4/km2) November 10, 1904
Montrose Town Jasper 104 140 −25.7% 2.71 7.0 38.4/sq mi (14.8/km2) August 23, 1904
Moorhead City Sunflower 1,937 2,405 −19.5% 1.30 3.4 1,490.0/sq mi (575.3/km2) December 14, 1899
Morgan City Town Leflore 207 255 −18.8% 0.59 1.5 350.8/sq mi (135.5/km2) February 12, 1968
Morton City Scott 3,711 3,462 +7.2% 7.19 18.6 516.1/sq mi (199.3/km2) April 10, 1861
Moss Point City Jackson 12,147 13,704 −11.4% 24.16 62.6 502.8/sq mi (194.1/km2) April 29, 1901
Mound Bayou City Bolivar 1,534 1,533 +0.1% 0.88 2.3 1,743.2/sq mi (673.0/km2) February 23, 1898
Mount Olive Town Covington 895 982 −8.9% 3.10 8.0 288.7/sq mi (111.5/km2) May 18, 1900
Myrtle Town Union 484 490 −1.2% 2.08 5.4 232.7/sq mi (89.8/km2) February 1, 1890
Natchez† City Adams 14,520 15,792 −8.1% 13.20 34.2 1,100.0/sq mi (424.7/km2) March 10, 1803
Nettleton City Lee, Monroe 1,935 1,992 −2.9% 4.03 10.4 480.1/sq mi (185.4/km2) March 9, 1888
New Albany† City Union 7,626 8,034 −5.1% 18.23 47.2 418.3/sq mi (161.5/km2) March 4, 1850
New Augusta† Town Perry 554 644 −14.0% 5.14 13.3 107.8/sq mi (41.6/km2) June 3, 1953
New Hebron Town Lawrence 386 447 −13.6% 0.67 1.7 576.1/sq mi (222.4/km2) March 12, 1906
New Houlka Town Chickasaw 698 626 +11.5% 1.23 3.2 567.5/sq mi (219.1/km2) November 20, 1905
Newton City Newton 3,195 3,373 −5.3% 7.15 18.5 446.9/sq mi (172.5/km2) October 30, 1866
North Carrollton Town Carroll 405 473 −14.4% 0.32 0.83 1,265.6/sq mi (488.7/km2) March 29, 1899
Noxapater Town Winston 390 472 −17.4% 1.01 2.6 386.1/sq mi (149.1/km2) April 25, 1906
Oakland Town Yalobusha 462 527 −12.3% 1.37 3.5 337.2/sq mi (130.2/km2) February 28, 1848
Ocean Springs City Jackson 17,442 18,429 −5.4% 11.52 29.8 1,599.7/sq mi (617.7/km2) February 27, 1854
Okolona† City Chickasaw 2,513 2,692 −6.6% 6.65 17.2 377.9/sq mi (145.9/km2) March 4, 1850
Olive Branch City DeSoto 39,711 33,484 +18.6% 36.70 95.1 1,082.0/sq mi (417.8/km2) April 11, 1873
Osyka Town Pike 381 440 −13.4% 1.06 2.7 359.4/sq mi (138.8/km2) November 3, 1858
Oxford† City Lafayette 25,416 18,916 +34.4% 15.83 41.0 1,605.6/sq mi (619.9/km2) May 11, 1837
Pace Town Bolivar 183 274 −33.2% 0.15 0.39 1,220.0/sq mi (471.0/km2) May 25, 1923
Pachuta Town Clarke 207 261 −20.7% 2.44 6.3 84.8/sq mi (32.8/km2) February 5, 1890
Paden Village Tishomingo 104 116 −10.3% 0.90 2.3 115.6/sq mi (44.6/km2) September 18, 1919
Pascagoula† City Jackson 22,010 22,392 −1.7% 15.38 39.8 1,431.1/sq mi (552.5/km2) February 9, 1838
Pass Christian City Harrison 5,686 4,613 +23.3% 8.29 21.5 685.9/sq mi (264.8/km2) February 21, 1848
Pearl City Rankin 27,115 25,092 +8.1% 23.60 61.1 1,148.9/sq mi (443.6/km2) June 5, 1973
Pelahatchie Town Rankin 1,272 1,334 −4.6% 5.93 15.4 214.5/sq mi (82.8/km2) March 3, 1882
Petal City Forrest 11,010 10,454 +5.3% 16.87 43.7 652.6/sq mi (252.0/km2) February 21, 1973
Philadelphia† City Neshoba 7,118 7,477 −4.8% 12.21 31.6 583.0/sq mi (225.1/km2) February 15, 1838
Picayune City Pearl River 11,885 10,878 +9.3% 12.96 33.6 917.1/sq mi (354.1/km2) September 30, 1904
Pickens Town Holmes 920 1,157 −20.5% 1.28 3.3 718.8/sq mi (277.5/km2) April 10, 1893
Pittsboro† Village Calhoun 157 202 −22.3% 0.98 2.5 160.2/sq mi (61.9/km2) October 16, 1852
Plantersville Town Lee 868 1,155 −24.8% 2.09 5.4 415.3/sq mi (160.4/km2) February 24, 1890
Polkville Town Smith 588 833 −29.4% 17.18 44.5 34.2/sq mi (13.2/km2) June 6, 1969
Pontotoc† City Pontotoc 5,640 5,625 +0.3% 11.18 29.0 504.5/sq mi (194.8/km2) May 3, 1837
Pope Village Panola 268 215 +24.7% 1.06 2.7 252.8/sq mi (97.6/km2) April 4, 1872
Poplarville† City Pearl River 2,833 2,894 −2.1% 5.42 14.0 522.7/sq mi (201.8/km2) March 15, 1884
Port Gibson† City Claiborne 1,269 1,567 −19.0% 1.76 4.6 721.0/sq mi (278.4/km2) March 12, 1803
Potts Camp Town Marshall 416 523 −20.5% 0.97 2.5 428.9/sq mi (165.6/km2) February 28, 1888
Prentiss† Town Jefferson Davis 976 1,081 −9.7% 1.90 4.9 513.7/sq mi (198.3/km2) March 3, 1903
Puckett Village Rankin 342 316 +8.2% 2.17 5.6 157.6/sq mi (60.9/km2) October 20, 1955
Purvis† City Lamar 1,909 2,175 −12.2% 3.88 10.0 492.0/sq mi (190.0/km2) February 25, 1888
Quitman† City Clarke 2,061 2,323 −11.3% 5.18 13.4 397.9/sq mi (153.6/km2) February 14, 1839
Raleigh† Town Smith 1,094 1,462 −25.2% 5.10 13.2 214.5/sq mi (82.8/km2) July 1, 1935
Raymond† City Hinds 1,960 1,933 +1.4% 3.00 7.8 653.3/sq mi (252.3/km2) December 15, 1830
Renova Town Bolivar 676 668 +1.2% 0.87 2.3 777.0/sq mi (300.0/km2) July 27, 1920
Richland City Rankin 7,137 6,912 +3.3% 12.52 32.4 570.0/sq mi (220.1/km2) October 31, 1974[5]
Richton Town Perry 920 1,068 −13.9% 2.29 5.9 401.7/sq mi (155.1/km2) October 14, 1905
Ridgeland City Madison 24,340 24,047 +1.2% 19.61 50.8 1,241.2/sq mi (479.2/km2) December 29, 1899
Rienzi Town Alcorn 281 317 −11.4% 0.99 2.6 283.8/sq mi (109.6/km2) December 14, 1859
Ripley† City Tippah 5,462 5,395 +1.2% 11.32 29.3 482.5/sq mi (186.3/km2) May 9, 1837
Rolling Fork† City Sharkey 1,883 2,143 −12.1% 1.41 3.7 1,335.5/sq mi (515.6/km2) March 5, 1880
Rosedale† City Bolivar 1,584 1,873 −15.4% 5.41 14.0 292.8/sq mi (113.0/km2) February 2, 1882
Roxie Town Franklin 469 497 −5.6% 1.13 2.9 415.0/sq mi (160.2/km2) September 6, 1911
Ruleville City Sunflower 2,642 3,007 −12.1% 2.52 6.5 1,048.4/sq mi (404.8/km2) September 23, 1899
Sallis Town Attala 131 134 −2.2% 0.41 1.1 319.5/sq mi (123.4/km2) March 4, 1875
Saltillo City Lee 4,922 4,752 +3.6% 8.19 21.2 601.0/sq mi (232.0/km2) July 20, 1870
Sandersville Town Jones 636 731 −13.0% 4.95 12.8 128.5/sq mi (49.6/km2) March 12, 1884
Sardis† Town Panola 1,748 1,703 +2.6% 2.00 5.2 874.0/sq mi (337.5/km2) October 22, 1866
Satartia Village Yazoo 41 55 −25.5% 0.14 0.36 292.9/sq mi (113.1/km2) February 20, 1875
Schlater Town Leflore 236 310 −23.9% 1.15 3.0 205.2/sq mi (79.2/km2) September 23, 1968
Scooba Town Kemper 744 732 +1.6% 2.48 6.4 300.0/sq mi (115.8/km2) April 9, 1873
Sebastopol Town Scott, Leake 266 272 −2.2% 1.50 3.9 177.3/sq mi (68.5/km2) October 6, 1926
Seminary Town Covington 305 314 −2.9% 1.51 3.9 202.0/sq mi (78.0/km2) November 10, 1899
Senatobia† City Tate 8,354 8,165 +2.3% 15.56 40.3 536.9/sq mi (207.3/km2) February 10, 1860
Shannon Town Lee 1,496 1,753 −14.7% 4.05 10.5 432.8/sq mi (167.1/km2) July 20, 1870
Shaw City Bolivar, Sunflower 1,457 1,952 −25.4% 1.11 2.9 1,312.6/sq mi (506.8/km2) March 15, 1886
Shelby City Bolivar 2,021 2,229 −9.3% 2.73 7.1 740.3/sq mi (285.8/km2) February 19, 1890
Sherman Town Lee, Pontotoc, Union 600 650 −7.7% 1.74 4.5 344.8/sq mi (133.1/km2) March 3, 1888
Shubuta Town Clarke 406 441 −7.9% 2.41 6.2 168.5/sq mi (65.0/km2) November 8, 1865
Shuqualak Town Noxubee 399 501 −20.4% 1.13 2.9 353.1/sq mi (136.3/km2) July 16, 1859
Sidon Town Leflore 311 509 −38.9% 0.12 0.31 2,591.7/sq mi (1,000.6/km2) April 5, 1872
Silver City Town Humphreys 223 337 −33.8% 0.60 1.6 371.7/sq mi (143.5/km2) September 21, 1904
Silver Creek Town Lawrence 175 210 −16.7% 1.49 3.9 117.4/sq mi (45.3/km2) May 4, 1904
Slate Springs Village Calhoun 105 110 −4.5% 1.42 3.7 73.9/sq mi (28.5/km2) February 11, 1882
Sledge Town Quitman 368 545 −32.5% 0.52 1.3 707.7/sq mi (273.2/km2) February 28, 1913
Smithville Town Monroe 509 942 −46.0% 1.48 3.8 343.9/sq mi (132.8/km2) January 26, 1852
Snow Lake Shores Town Benton 306 319 −4.1% 0.68 1.8 450.0/sq mi (173.7/km2) July 15, 1996
Soso Town Jones 408 408 0.0% 2.12 5.5 192.5/sq mi (74.3/km2) June 28, 1901
Southaven City DeSoto 54,648 48,982 +11.6% 41.25 106.8 1,324.8/sq mi (511.5/km2) March 25, 1980
Starkville† City Oktibbeha 24,360 23,888 +2.0% 25.51 66.1 954.9/sq mi (368.7/km2) May 11, 1837
State Line Town Greene, Wayne 452 565 −20.0% 4.26 11.0 106.1/sq mi (41.0/km2) February 12, 1875
Stonewall Town Clarke 879 1,088 −19.2% 2.66 6.9 330.5/sq mi (127.6/km2) December 1, 1965
Sturgis Town Oktibbeha 207 254 −18.5% 1.29 3.3 160.5/sq mi (62.0/km2) March 13, 1886
Summit Town Pike 1,505 1,705 −11.7% 2.26 5.9 665.9/sq mi (257.1/km2) January 21, 1858
Sumner† Town Tallahatchie 278 316 −12.0% 0.55 1.4 505.5/sq mi (195.2/km2) February 26, 1900
Sumrall Town Lamar 1,765 1,421 +24.2% 3.74 9.7 471.9/sq mi (182.2/km2) October 6, 1903
Sunflower Town Sunflower 964 1,159 −16.8% 0.61 1.6 1,580.3/sq mi (610.2/km2) February 18, 1914
Sylvarena Village Smith 87 112 −22.3% 2.62 6.8 33.2/sq mi (12.8/km2) February 10, 1969
Taylor Village Lafayette 355 322 +10.2% 2.93 7.6 121.2/sq mi (46.8/km2) January 23, 1907
Taylorsville Town Smith 1,148 1,353 −15.2% 3.86 10.0 297.4/sq mi (114.8/km2) July 9, 1900
Tchula Town Holmes 1,652 2,096 −21.2% 1.41 3.7 1,171.6/sq mi (452.4/km2) February 27, 1836
Terry Town Hinds 1,304 1,063 +22.7% 3.81 9.9 342.3/sq mi (132.1/km2) February 19, 1867
Thaxton Town Pontotoc 692 643 +7.6% 10.33 26.8 67.0/sq mi (25.9/km2) June 15, 1973
Tillatoba Town Yalobusha 95 91 +4.4% 1.01 2.6 94.1/sq mi (36.3/km2) September 4, 1873[6][7]
Tishomingo Town Tishomingo 370 339 +9.1% 0.55 1.4 672.7/sq mi (259.7/km2) June 24, 1908
Toccopola Town Pontotoc 286 246 +16.3% 8.45 21.9 33.8/sq mi (13.1/km2) March 31, 1873
Tremont Town Itawamba 467 465 +0.4% 4.91 12.7 95.1/sq mi (36.7/km2) January 18, 1974
Tunica† Town Tunica 1,026 1,030 −0.4% 0.66 1.7 1,554.5/sq mi (600.2/km2) March 3, 1888
Tupelo† City Lee 37,923 34,546 +9.8% 51.14 132.5 741.6/sq mi (286.3/km2) July 20, 1870
Tutwiler Town Tallahatchie 2,476 3,550 −30.3% 1.33 3.4 1,861.7/sq mi (718.8/km2) March 14, 1899
Tylertown† Town Walthall 1,515 1,609 −5.8% 3.28 8.5 461.9/sq mi (178.3/km2) December 19, 1907
Union Town Neshoba, Newton 2,042 1,988 +2.7% 3.43 8.9 595.3/sq mi (229.9/km2) June 19, 1905
Utica Town Hinds 636 820 −22.4% 2.99 7.7 212.7/sq mi (82.1/km2) March 5, 1880
Vaiden† Town Carroll 907 734 +23.6% 2.15 5.6 421.9/sq mi (162.9/km2) February 10, 1860
Vardaman Town Calhoun 1,110 1,316 −15.7% 1.36 3.5 816.2/sq mi (315.1/km2) December 30, 1904
Verona City Lee 2,792 3,006 −7.1% 3.72 9.6 750.5/sq mi (289.8/km2) July 18, 1860
Vicksburg† City Warren 21,573 23,856 −9.6% 32.98 85.4 654.1/sq mi (252.6/km2) February 15, 1839
Walls[c] Town DeSoto 1,351 1,162 +16.3% 11.84 30.7 98.1/sq mi (37.9/km2) April 12, 1972
Walnut Town Tippah 704 771 −8.7% 5.43 14.1 129.7/sq mi (50.1/km2) May 1, 1912
Walnut Grove Town Leake 510 1,911 −73.3% 1.62 4.2 314.8/sq mi (121.6/km2) March 11, 1884
Walthall† Village Webster 116 144 −19.4% 0.97 2.5 119.6/sq mi (46.2/km2) February 1, 1877
Water Valley† City Yalobusha 3,380 3,392 −0.4% 7.01 18.2 482.2/sq mi (186.2/km2) April 28, 1858
Waveland City Hancock 7,210 6,435 +12.0% 8.49 22.0 849.2/sq mi (327.9/km2) March 6, 1888
Waynesboro† City Wayne 4,567 5,043 −9.4% 12.69 32.9 359.9/sq mi (139.0/km2) April 11, 1876
Webb Town Tallahatchie 416 565 −26.4% 0.42 1.1 990.5/sq mi (382.4/km2) September 5, 1896
Weir Town Choctaw 441 459 −3.9% 1.05 2.7 420.0/sq mi (162.2/km2) February 16, 1884
Wesson Town Copiah, Lincoln 1,833 1,925 −4.8% 4.45 11.5 411.9/sq mi (159.0/km2) March 31, 1864
West Town Holmes 153 185 −17.3% 0.56 1.5 273.2/sq mi (105.5/km2) November 3, 1865
West Point† City Clay 10,105 11,307 −10.6% 20.88 54.1 484.0/sq mi (186.9/km2) November 20, 1858
Wiggins† City Stone 4,272 4,390 −2.7% 10.75 27.8 397.4/sq mi (153.4/km2) March 26, 1904
Winona† City Montgomery 4,505 5,043 −10.7% 13.52 35.0 333.2/sq mi (128.7/km2) May 2, 1861
Winstonville Town Bolivar 153 191 −19.9% 0.30 0.78 510.0/sq mi (196.9/km2) February 16, 1917
Woodland Village Chickasaw 110 125 −12.0% 0.57 1.5 193.0/sq mi (74.5/km2) January 30, 1908
Woodville† Town Wilkinson 928 1,096 −15.3% 1.04 2.7 892.3/sq mi (344.5/km2) December 9, 1811
Yazoo City† City Yazoo 10,316 11,403 −9.5% 9.84 25.5 1,048.4/sq mi (404.8/km2) March 15, 1884
Total — — 1,498,262 1,446,318 +3.6% 2,037.78 5,277.8 735.2/sq mi (283.9/km2) —

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Census data is from Diamondhead Census Designated Place since the city incorporated in 2012.[3]
  2. ^ Census data is from Gluckstadt Census Designated Place since the city incorporated in 2021.[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.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "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. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. 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. ^ a b c d e f g h "Municipal Government" (PDF). State of Mississippi. Secretary of State. October 2014. p. 381. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 26, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  4. ^ a b In the matter of the enlarging, extending and defining the corporate limits and boundaries of the city of Canton, Madison County, Mississippi and in the matter of the incorporation of the city of Gluckstadt, Mississippi: peco foods, inc., kingston place, llc, kingston place ii, llc, rct, llc, lula b. Covington, lp, and llm, inc. V. City of Canton, Mississippi and Ron Hutchinson v. Gluckstadt incorporators, NO. 2019-AN-00733-SCT (Supreme Court of Mississippi October 4, 2019).
  5. ^ "City of Jackson and City of Pearl v. Petitioners for Incorporation of the City of Richland". Supreme Court of Mississippi. 1975. Retrieved April 15, 2017 – via Leagle.
  6. ^ Yalobusha County Economic Development Foundation. "A Brief History of the County". Yalobusha County. Yalobusha County Economic Development Foundation. Archived from the original on October 17, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  7. ^ H.R. 289
  8. ^ Town of Walls (2016). "About our Town". Town of Walls. Town of Walls. Retrieved August 17, 2016.



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