Natchez, Mississippi
Appearance
Natchez, Mississippi | |
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![]() Pearl Street, Natchez | |
Nickname(s): The Bluff City, The Trace City, The River City, Antebellum Capital of the World, Historic Natchez on the Mississippi | |
Motto: "On the Mighty Mississippi" | |
![]() Location of Natchez inAdams County | |
Coordinates:31°33′16″N91°23′15″W/ 31.55444°N 91.38750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Adams |
Founded | 1716 asFort Rosalie,renamed by 1730 Louisiana (New France) |
Established | c. 1790 as the capital of the Natchez District Spanish West Florida |
Incorporated | 1800s |
Government | |
•Mayor | Dan Gibson |
Area | |
• Total | 16.41 sq mi (42.49 km2) |
• Land | 15.81 sq mi (40.96 km2) |
• Water | 0.59 sq mi (1.53 km2) |
Elevation | 217 ft (66 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,520 |
• Density | 918.12/sq mi (354.48/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6(CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5(CDT) |
ZIP codes | 39120-39122 |
Area code | 601 |
FIPS code | 28-50440 |
GNISfeature ID | 0691586 |
Website | www |
Natchez(/ˈnætʃɪz/NATCH-iz), officially theCity of Natchez,is thecounty seatand the only incorporated city ofAdams Countyin thestateofMississippi.
Transportation[change|change source]
Future Interstates[change|change source]
Number | Highway | |
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14 | ![]() |
I-14 |
Suburbs[change|change source]
Natchez's surrounding communities (collectively known as the "Miss-Lou" ) include:
Incorporated[change|change source]
Unincorporated[change|change source]
- Cannonsburg, Mississippi
- Church Hill, Mississippi
- Cloverdale, Mississippi
- Cranfield, Mississippi
- Kingston, Mississippi
- Morgantown, Mississippi
- Pine Ridge, Mississippi
- Roxie, Mississippi
- Sibley, Mississippi
- Stanton, Mississippi
- Washington, Mississippi
References[change|change source]
- ↑"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedJuly 24,2022.
Other websites[change|change source]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related toNatchez, Mississippi.
- City of Natchez official websiteArchived2001-03-30 at theWayback Machine
- Official travel and tourism website
- Natchez Democrat,the city's daily newspaper