List of municipalities in Mississippi
List of municipalities
Table:
Name

Type[1]

County[1]

Population
(2010)[1]

Population
(2000)[1]

Change

Land area
(2010)[1]

Population density

Incorporation date[3]

sq mi

km2

Abbeville
Town
Lafayette
419

423

−0.9%
3.46

9.0
121.1/sq mi (46.8/km2)
June 24, 1870

Aberdeen†
City
Monroe
5,612

6,415

−12.5%
12.09

31.3
464.2/sq mi (179.2/km2)
May 12, 1837

Ackerman†
Town
Choctaw
1,510

1,696

−11.0%
2.25

5.8
671.1/sq mi (259.1/km2)
February 16, 1884

Algoma
Town
Pontotoc
590

508

+16.1%
6.60

17.1
89.4/sq mi (34.5/km2)
September 14, 1987

Alligator
Town
Bolivar
208

220

−5.5%
0.99

2.6
210.1/sq mi (81.1/km2)
July 9, 1927

Amory
City
Monroe
7,316

6,956

+5.2%
12.54

32.5
583.4/sq mi (225.3/km2)
February 7, 1888

Anguilla
Town
Sharkey
726

907

−20.0%
1.03

2.7
704.9/sq mi (272.1/km2)
October 4, 1913

Arcola
Town
Washington
361

563

−35.9%
0.22

0.57
1,640.9/sq mi (633.6/km2)
September 30, 1904

Artesia
Town
Lowndes
440

498

−11.6%
0.73

1.9
602.7/sq mi (232.7/km2)
February 5, 1875

Ashland†
Town
Benton
569

577

−1.4%
1.82

4.7
312.6/sq mi (120.7/km2)
March 8, 1871

Baldwyn
City
Lee, Prentiss
3,297

3,321

−0.7%
11.59

30.0
284.5/sq mi (109.8/km2)
April 1, 1861

Bassfield
Town
Jefferson Davis
254

315

−19.4%
1.09

2.8
233.0/sq mi (90.0/km2)
October 6, 1903

Batesville†
City
Panola
7,463

7,113

+4.9%
19.95

51.7
374.1/sq mi (144.4/km2)
August 10, 1860

Bay St. Louis†
City
Hancock
9,260

8,209

+12.8%
14.69

38.0
630.4/sq mi (243.4/km2)
March 10, 1904

Bay Springs†
City
Jasper
1,786

2,097

−14.8%
14.94

38.7
119.5/sq mi (46.2/km2)
February 22, 1882

Beaumont
Town
Perry
951

977

−2.7%
3.45

8.9
275.7/sq mi (106.4/km2)
August 5, 1955

Beauregard
Village
Copiah
326

265

+23.0%
0.92

2.4
354.3/sq mi (136.8/km2)
November 21, 1865

Belmont
Town
Tishomingo
2,021

1,961

+3.1%
4.65

12.0
434.6/sq mi (167.8/km2)
January 22, 1908

Belzoni†
City
Humphreys
2,235

2,663

−16.1%
1.02

2.6
2,191.2/sq mi (846.0/km2)
March 12, 1895

Benoit
Town
Bolivar
477

611

−21.9%
0.97

2.5
491.8/sq mi (189.9/km2)
February 19, 1890

Bentonia
Town
Yazoo
440

500

−12.0%
1.42

3.7
309.9/sq mi (119.6/km2)
March 14, 1884

Beulah
Town
Bolivar
348

473

−26.4%
0.46

1.2
756.5/sq mi (292.1/km2)
March 7, 1882

Big Creek
Village
Calhoun
154

127

+21.3%
1.14

3.0
135.1/sq mi (52.2/km2)
July 13, 1905

Biloxi†
City
Harrison
44,054

50,644

−13.0%
38.22

99.0
1,152.6/sq mi (445.0/km2)
March 13, 1907

Blue Mountain
Town
Tippah
920

670

+37.3%
1.64

4.2
561.0/sq mi (216.6/km2)
February 8, 1838

Blue Springs
Village
Union
228

144

+58.3%
1.02

2.6
223.5/sq mi (86.3/km2)
January 31, 1877

Bolton
Town
Hinds
567

629

−9.9%
1.52

3.9
373.0/sq mi (144.0/km2)
March 15, 1888

Booneville†
City
Prentiss
8,743

8,625

+1.4%
25.75

66.7
339.5/sq mi (131.1/km2)
May 8, 1871

Boyle
Town
Bolivar
650

720

−9.7%
1.40

3.6
464.3/sq mi (179.3/km2)
December 12, 1861

Brandon†
City
Rankin
21,705

16,436

+32.1%
25.91

67.1
837.7/sq mi (323.4/km2)
August 5, 1895

Braxton
Village
Simpson
183

181

+1.1%
0.59

1.5
310.2/sq mi (119.8/km2)
December 19, 1831

Brookhaven†
City
Lincoln
12,513

9,861

+26.9%
21.64

56.0
578.2/sq mi (223.3/km2)
December 9, 1901

Brooksville
Town
Noxubee
1,223

1,182

+3.5%
1.59

4.1
769.2/sq mi (297.0/km2)
November 15, 1858

Bruce
Town
Calhoun
1,939

2,097

−7.5%
2.44

6.3
794.7/sq mi (306.8/km2)
February 7, 1860

Bude
Town
Franklin
1,063

1,037

+2.5%
1.43

3.7
743.4/sq mi (287.0/km2)
June 16, 1927

Burnsville
Town
Tishomingo
936

1,034

−9.5%
4.77

12.4
196.2/sq mi (75.8/km2)
April 30, 1914

Byhalia
Town
Marshall
1,302

706

+84.4%
7.17

18.6
181.6/sq mi (70.1/km2)
January 25, 1858

Byram[a]
City
Hinds
11,489

18.36

47.6
625.8/sq mi (241.6/km2)
June 16, 2009[4]

Caledonia
Town
Lowndes
1,041

1,015

+2.6%
2.82

7.3
369.1/sq mi (142.5/km2)
April 21, 1873

Calhoun City
Town
Calhoun
1,774

1,872

−5.2%
2.36

6.1
751.7/sq mi (290.2/km2)
December 23, 1904

Canton†
City
Madison
13,189

12,911

+2.2%
21.24

55.0
621.0/sq mi (239.8/km2)
July 23, 1906

Carrollton†
Town
Carroll
190

408

−53.4%
0.78

2.0
243.6/sq mi (94.1/km2)
February 27, 1836

Carthage†
City
Leake
5,075

4,637

+9.4%
9.29

24.1
546.3/sq mi (210.9/km2)
February 27, 1836

Cary
Town
Sharkey
313

427

−26.7%
0.71

1.8
440.8/sq mi (170.2/km2)
May 12, 1837

Centreville
Town
Amite, Wilkinson
1,684

1,680

+0.2%
2.32

6.0
725.9/sq mi (280.3/km2)
February 5, 1880

Charleston†
City
Tallahatchie
2,193

2,198

−0.2%
1.35

3.5
1,624.4/sq mi (627.2/km2)
February 28, 1848

Chunky
Town
Newton
326

344

−5.2%
0.83

2.1
392.8/sq mi (151.6/km2)
December 24, 1900

Clarksdale†
City
Coahoma
17,962

20,645

−13.0%
13.89

36.0
1,293.2/sq mi (499.3/km2)
February 25, 1882

Cleveland†
City
Bolivar
12,334

13,841

−10.9%
7.30

18.9
1,689.6/sq mi (652.4/km2)
March 25, 1886

Clinton
City
Hinds
25,216

23,347

+8.0%
41.82

108.3
603.0/sq mi (232.8/km2)
February 12, 1830

Coahoma
Town
Coahoma
377

325

+16.0%
0.20

0.52
1,885.0/sq mi (727.8/km2)
February 18, 1890

Coffeeville†
Town
Yalobusha
905

930

−2.7%
2.14

5.5
422.9/sq mi (163.3/km2)
February 7, 1836

Coldwater
Town
Tate
1,677

1,674

+0.2%
2.37

6.1
707.6/sq mi (273.2/km2)
November 15, 1858

Collins†
City
Covington
2,586

2,683

−3.6%
7.96

20.6
324.9/sq mi (125.4/km2)
November 27, 1906

Columbia†
City
Marion
6,582

6,603

−0.3%
6.75

17.5
975.1/sq mi (376.5/km2)
December 16, 1812

Columbus†
City
Lowndes
23,640

25,944

−8.9%
22.06

57.1
1,071.6/sq mi (413.8/km2)
February 1822

Como
Town
Panola
1,279

1,310

−2.4%
1.89

4.9
676.7/sq mi (261.3/km2)
February 20, 1880

Corinth†
City
Alcorn
14,573

14,054

+3.7%
30.16

78.1
483.2/sq mi (186.6/km2)
March 12, 1856

Courtland
Town
Panola
511

460

+11.1%
1.13

2.9
452.2/sq mi (174.6/km2)
March 30, 1871

Crawford
Town
Lowndes
641

655

−2.1%
1.40

3.6
457.9/sq mi (176.8/km2)
January 26, 1854

Crenshaw
Town
Panola, Quitman
885

916

−3.4%
0.41

1.1
2,158.5/sq mi (833.4/km2)
August 22, 1903

Crosby
Town
Amite, Wilkinson
318

360

−11.7%
2.12

5.5
150.0/sq mi (57.9/km2)
April 4, 1934

Crowder
Town
Panola, Quitman
712

766

−7.0%
0.46

1.2
1,547.8/sq mi (597.6/km2)
March 2, 1917

Cruger
Town
Holmes
386

449

−14.0%
0.96

2.5
402.1/sq mi (155.2/km2)
March 19, 1890

Crystal Springs
City
Copiah
5,044

5,873

−14.1%
5.43

14.1
928.9/sq mi (358.7/km2)
June 4, 1859

Decatur†
Town
Newton
1,841

1,426

+29.1%
5.50

14.2
334.7/sq mi (129.2/km2)
February 22, 1840

De Kalb†
Town
Kemper
1,164

972

+19.8%
3.32

8.6
350.6/sq mi (135.4/km2)
February 16, 1839

Derma
Town
Calhoun
1,025

1,023

+0.2%
1.77

4.6
579.1/sq mi (223.6/km2)
November 21, 1905

D'Iberville
City
Harrison
9,486

7,608

+24.7%
7.06

18.3
1,343.6/sq mi (518.8/km2)
February 11, 1988

D'Lo
Town
Simpson
452

394

+14.7%
0.69

1.8
655.1/sq mi (252.9/km2)
August 16, 1901

Diamondhead[b]
City
Hancock
8,425

5,912

+42.5%
11.09

28.7
759.7/sq mi (293.3/km2)
February 6, 2012

Doddsville
Town
Sunflower
98

108

−9.3%
0.77

2.0
127.3/sq mi (49.1/km2)
September 17, 1920

Drew
City
Sunflower
1,927

2,434

−20.8%
1.12

2.9
1,720.5/sq mi (664.3/km2)
September 23, 1899

Duck Hill
Town
Montgomery
732

746

−1.9%
1.03

2.7
710.7/sq mi (274.4/km2)
July 21, 1870

Dumas
Town
Tippah
470

452

+4.0%
3.90

10.1
120.5/sq mi (46.5/km2)
December 21, 1874

Duncan
Town
Bolivar
423

578

−26.8%
0.92

2.4
459.8/sq mi (177.5/km2)
February 24, 1890

Durant
City
Holmes
2,673

2,932

−8.8%
2.24

5.8
1,193.3/sq mi (460.7/km2)
November 21, 1865

Ecru
Town
Pontotoc
895

947

−5.5%
4.72

12.2
189.6/sq mi (73.2/km2)
November 19, 1904

Eden
Village
Yazoo
103

126

−18.3%
0.47

1.2
219.1/sq mi (84.6/km2)
February 24, 1890

Edwards
Town
Hinds
1,034

1,347

−23.2%
1.66

4.3
622.9/sq mi (240.5/km2)
June 21, 1871

Ellisville†
City
Jones
4,448

3,465

+28.4%
10.52

27.2
422.8/sq mi (163.2/km2)
March 11, 1884

Enterprise
Town
Clarke
526

474

+11.0%
2.44

6.3
215.6/sq mi (83.2/km2)
February 18, 1846

Ethel
Town
Attala
418

452

−7.5%
0.58

1.5
720.7/sq mi (278.3/km2)
June 7, 1911

Eupora
City
Webster
2,197

2,326

−5.5%
3.32

8.6
661.7/sq mi (255.5/km2)
May 14, 1890

Falcon
Town
Quitman
167

317

−47.3%
0.39

1.0
428.2/sq mi (165.3/km2)
April 5, 1971

Falkner
Town
Tippah
514

212

+142.5%
5.07

13.1
101.4/sq mi (39.1/km2)
April 2, 1874

Farmington
Town
Alcorn
2,186

1,810

+20.8%
6.38

16.5
342.6/sq mi (132.3/km2)
September 9, 1997

Fayette†
City
Jefferson
1,614

2,242

−28.0%
1.18

3.1
1,367.8/sq mi (528.1/km2)
February 12, 1830

Flora
Town
Madison
1,886

1,546

+22.0%
3.02

7.8
624.5/sq mi (241.1/km2)
January 29, 1886

Florence
Town
Rankin
4,141

2,396

+72.8%
8.07

20.9
513.1/sq mi (198.1/km2)
May 30, 1905

Flowood
City
Rankin
7,823

4,750

+64.7%
28.41

73.6
275.4/sq mi (106.3/km2)
November 20, 1950

Forest†
City
Scott
5,684

5,987

−5.1%
13.08

33.9
434.6/sq mi (167.8/km2)
November 21, 1865

French Camp
Town
Choctaw
174

393

−55.7%
0.98

2.5
177.6/sq mi (68.6/km2)
February 27, 1854

Friars Point
Town
Coahoma
1,200

1,480

−18.9%
1.10

2.8
1,090.9/sq mi (421.2/km2)
October 31, 1865

Fulton†
City
Itawamba
3,961

3,882

+2.0%
8.49

22.0
466.5/sq mi (180.1/km2)
May 11, 1837

Gattman
Village
Monroe
90

114

−21.1%
0.56

1.5
160.7/sq mi (62.1/km2)
February 4, 1829

Gautier
City
Jackson
18,572

11,681

+59.0%
30.23

78.3
614.4/sq mi (237.2/km2)
May 14, 1986

Georgetown
Town
Copiah
286

344

−16.9%
0.67

1.7
426.9/sq mi (164.8/km2)
September 27, 1909

Glen
Town
Alcorn
412

286

+44.1%
4.66

12.1
88.4/sq mi (34.1/km2)
April 23, 1993

Glendora
Village
Tallahatchie
151

285

−47.0%
0.14

0.36
1,078.6/sq mi (416.4/km2)
March 19, 1900

Gloster
Town
Amite
960

1,073

−10.5%
1.82

4.7
527.5/sq mi (203.7/km2)
March 11, 1884

Golden
Town
Tishomingo
191

201

−5.0%
0.58

1.5
329.3/sq mi (127.1/km2)
February 8, 1908

Goodman
Town
Holmes
1,386

1,252

+10.7%
0.82

2.1
1,690.2/sq mi (652.6/km2)
November 21, 1865

Greenville†
City
Washington
34,400

41,633

−17.4%
26.89

69.6
1,279.3/sq mi (493.9/km2)
June 24, 1870

Greenwood†
City
Leflore
15,205

18,425

−17.5%
12.34

32.0
1,232.2/sq mi (475.7/km2)
February 16, 1844

Grenada†
City
Grenada
13,092

14,879

−12.0%
30.01

77.7
436.3/sq mi (168.4/km2)
February 27, 1836

Gulfport†
City
Harrison
67,793

71,127

−4.7%
55.59

144.0
1,219.5/sq mi (470.9/km2)
July 28, 1898

Gunnison
Town
Bolivar
452

633

−28.6%
0.98

2.5
461.2/sq mi (178.1/km2)
May 7, 1892

Guntown
Town
Lee
2,083

1,183

+76.1%
4.66

12.1
447.0/sq mi (172.6/km2)
February 16, 1867

Hatley
Town
Monroe
482

476

+1.3%
1.37

3.5
351.8/sq mi (135.8/km2)
February 14, 1914

Hattiesburg†
City
Forrest, Lamar
45,989

44,779

+2.7%
53.39

138.3
861.4/sq mi (332.6/km2)
March 11, 1884

Hazlehurst†
City
Copiah
4,009

4,400

−8.9%
4.38

11.3
915.3/sq mi (353.4/km2)
September 21, 1859

Heidelberg
Town
Jasper
718

840

−14.5%
5.11

13.2
140.5/sq mi (54.3/km2)
March 12, 1884

Hernando†
City
DeSoto
14,090

6,812

+106.8%
25.73

66.6
547.6/sq mi (211.4/km2)
May 13, 1837

Hickory
Town
Newton
530

499

+6.2%
0.94

2.4
563.8/sq mi (217.7/km2)
December 5, 1865

Hickory Flat
Town
Benton
601

565

+6.4%
0.96

2.5
626.0/sq mi (241.7/km2)
April 6, 1874

Hollandale
City
Washington
2,702

3,437

−21.4%
2.22

5.7
1,217.1/sq mi (469.9/km2)
February 24, 1890

Holly Springs†
City
Marshall
7,699

7,957

−3.2%
12.78

33.1
602.4/sq mi (232.6/km2)
May 12, 1837

Horn Lake
City
DeSoto
26,066

14,099

+84.9%
16.02

41.5
1,627.1/sq mi (628.2/km2)
April 13, 1871

Houston†
City
Chickasaw
3,623

4,079

−11.2%
7.38

19.1
490.9/sq mi (189.5/km2)
May 9, 1837

Indianola†
City
Sunflower
10,683

12,066

−11.5%
8.57

22.2
1,246.6/sq mi (481.3/km2)
January 7, 1886

Inverness
Town
Sunflower
1,019

1,153

−11.6%
1.44

3.7
707.6/sq mi (273.2/km2)
March 5, 1904

Isola
Town
Humphreys
713

768

−7.2%
0.74

1.9
963.5/sq mi (372.0/km2)
June 1, 1910

Itta Bena
City
Leflore
2,049

2,208

−7.2%
1.42

3.7
1,443.0/sq mi (557.1/km2)
August 1, 1898

Iuka†
City
Tishomingo
3,028

3,059

−1.0%
9.69

25.1
312.5/sq mi (120.7/km2)
December 11, 1857

Jackson‡
City
Hinds, Madison, Rankin
173,514

184,256

−5.8%
111.05

287.6
1,562.5/sq mi (603.3/km2)
February 22, 1840

Jonestown
Town
Coahoma
1,298

1,701

−23.7%
0.39

1.0
3,328.2/sq mi (1,285.0/km2)
March 6, 1880

Jumpertown
Town
Prentiss
480

404

+18.8%
1.79

4.6
268.2/sq mi (103.5/km2)
November 26, 1975

Kilmichael
Town
Montgomery
699

830

−15.8%
2.79

7.2
250.5/sq mi (96.7/km2)
December 24, 1906

Kosciusko†
City
Attala
7,402

7,372

+0.4%
7.54

19.5
981.7/sq mi (379.0/km2)
February 27, 1836

Kossuth
Village
Alcorn
209

170

+22.9%
0.96

2.5
217.7/sq mi (84.1/km2)
July 19, 1870

Lake
Town
Newton, Scott
324

408

−20.6%
1.11

2.9
291.9/sq mi (112.7/km2)
February 9, 1867

Lambert
Town
Quitman
1,638

1,967

−16.7%
0.85

2.2
1,927.1/sq mi (744.0/km2)
May 12, 1905

Laurel†
City
Jones
18,540

18,393

+0.8%
16.24

42.1
1,141.6/sq mi (440.8/km2)
March 11, 1886

Leakesville†
Town
Greene
898

1,026

−12.5%
1.58

4.1
568.4/sq mi (219.4/km2)
January 7, 1904

Learned
Town
Hinds
94

50

+88.0%
0.34

0.88
276.5/sq mi (106.7/km2)
March 14, 1884

Leland
City
Washington
4,481

5,502

−18.6%
3.59

9.3
1,248.2/sq mi (481.9/km2)
February 20, 1886

Lena
Town
Leake
148

167

−11.4%
1.66

4.3
89.2/sq mi (34.4/km2)
April 18, 1912

Lexington†
City
Holmes
1,731

2,025

−14.5%
2.42

6.3
715.3/sq mi (276.2/km2)
February 25, 1836

Liberty†
Town
Amite
728

633

+15.0%
2.06

5.3
353.4/sq mi (136.4/km2)
February 24, 1809

Long Beach
City
Harrison
14,792

17,320

−14.6%
10.00

25.9
1,479.2/sq mi (571.1/km2)
August 10, 1905

Louin
Town
Jasper
277

339

−18.3%
6.06

15.7
45.7/sq mi (17.6/km2)
July 29, 1904

Louise
Town
Humphreys
199

315

−36.8%
0.18

0.47
1,105.6/sq mi (426.9/km2)
December 8, 1909

Louisville†
City
Winston
6,631

7,006

−5.4%
15.07

39.0
440.0/sq mi (169.9/km2)
February 14, 1836

Lucedale†
City
George
2,923

2,458

+18.9%
6.39

16.6
457.4/sq mi (176.6/km2)
June 6, 1901

Lula
Town
Coahoma
298

370

−19.5%
0.42

1.1
709.5/sq mi (273.9/km2)
February 24, 1890

Lumberton
City
Lamar, Pearl River
2,086

2,228

−6.4%
7.24

18.8
288.1/sq mi (111.2/km2)
January 28, 1895

Lyon
Town
Coahoma
350

418

−16.3%
0.47

1.2
744.7/sq mi (287.5/km2)
April 10, 1899

Maben
Town
Oktibbeha, Webster
871

803

+8.5%
1.94

5.0
449.0/sq mi (173.3/km2)
February 13, 1890

McComb
City
Pike
12,790

13,337

−4.1%
11.57

30.0
1,105.4/sq mi (426.8/km2)
April 5, 1872

McCool
Town
Attala
135

182

−25.8%
0.94

2.4
143.6/sq mi (55.5/km2)
January 24, 1884

McLain
Town
Greene
441

603

−26.9%
3.39

8.8
130.1/sq mi (50.2/km2)
May 27, 1903

Macon†
City
Noxubee
2,768

2,461

+12.5%
3.83

9.9
722.7/sq mi (279.0/km2)
February 14, 1836

Madison
City
Madison
24,149

14,692

+64.4%
25.22

65.3
957.5/sq mi (369.7/km2)
November 30, 1944

Magee
City
Simpson
4,408

4,200

+5.0%
5.13

13.3
859.3/sq mi (331.8/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
1,144

1,107

+3.3%
3.94

10.2
290.4/sq mi (112.1/km2)
June 4, 1903

Mantee
Village
Webster
232

169

+37.3%
4.49

11.6
51.7/sq mi (20.0/km2)
February 9, 1900

Marietta
Town
Prentiss
256

248

+3.2%
1.78

4.6
143.8/sq mi (55.5/km2)
March 12, 1856

Marion
Town
Lauderdale
1,479

1,305

+13.3%
2.91

7.5
508.2/sq mi (196.2/km2)
February 8, 1838

Marks†
City
Quitman
1,735

1,551

+11.9%
1.28

3.3
1,355.5/sq mi (523.3/km2)
January 1, 1907

Mathiston
Town
Choctaw, Webster
698

720

−3.1%
2.46

6.4
283.7/sq mi (109.6/km2)
February 24, 1890

Mayersville†
Town
Issaquena
547

795

−31.2%
1.10

2.8
497.3/sq mi (192.0/km2)
April 5, 1872

Meadville†
Town
Franklin
449

519

−13.5%
1.10

2.8
408.2/sq mi (157.6/km2)
August 21, 1906

Mendenhall†
City
Simpson
2,504

2,555

−2.0%
5.35

13.9
468.0/sq mi (180.7/km2)
January 30, 1905

Meridian†
City
Lauderdale
41,148

39,968

+3.0%
53.74

139.2
765.7/sq mi (295.6/km2)
February 10, 1860

Merigold†
Town
Bolivar
439

664

−33.9%
0.97

2.5
452.6/sq mi (174.7/km2)
March 11, 1901

Metcalfe†
Town
Washington
1,067

1,109

−3.8%
1.00

2.6
1,067.0/sq mi (412.0/km2)
November 4, 1977

Mize
Town
Smith
340

285

+19.3%
2.31

6.0
147.2/sq mi (56.8/km2)
April 18, 1902

Monticello†
Town
Lawrence
1,571

1,726

−9.0%
4.17

10.8
376.7/sq mi (145.5/km2)
November 10, 1904

Montrose
Town
Jasper
140

127

+10.2%
2.71

7.0
51.7/sq mi (19.9/km2)
August 23, 1904

Moorhead
City
Sunflower
2,405

2,573

−6.5%
1.30

3.4
1,850.0/sq mi (714.3/km2)
December 14, 1899

Morgan City
Town
Leflore
255

305

−16.4%
0.59

1.5
432.2/sq mi (166.9/km2)
February 12, 1968

Morton
City
Scott
3,462

3,482

−0.6%
7.19

18.6
481.5/sq mi (185.9/km2)
April 10, 1861

Moss Point
City
Jackson
13,704

15,851

−13.5%
24.16

62.6
567.2/sq mi (219.0/km2)
April 29, 1901

Mound Bayou
City
Bolivar
1,533

2,102

−27.1%
0.88

2.3
1,742.0/sq mi (672.6/km2)
February 23, 1898

Mount Olive
Town
Covington
982

893

+10.0%
3.10

8.0
316.8/sq mi (122.3/km2)
May 18, 1900

Myrtle
Town
Union
490

407

+20.4%
2.08

5.4
235.6/sq mi (91.0/km2)
February 1, 1890

Natchez†
City
Adams
15,792

18,464

−14.5%
13.20

34.2
1,196.4/sq mi (461.9/km2)
March 10, 1803

Nettleton
City
Lee, Monroe
1,992

1,932

+3.1%
4.03

10.4
494.3/sq mi (190.8/km2)
March 9, 1888

New Albany†
City
Union
8,034

7,607

+5.6%
18.23

47.2
440.7/sq mi (170.2/km2)
March 4, 1850

New Augusta†
Town
Perry
644

715

−9.9%
5.14

13.3
125.3/sq mi (48.4/km2)
June 3, 1953

New Hebron
Town
Lawrence
447

447

0.0%
0.67

1.7
667.2/sq mi (257.6/km2)
March 12, 1906

New Houlka
Town
Chickasaw
626

710

−11.8%
1.23

3.2
508.9/sq mi (196.5/km2)
November 20, 1905

Newton
City
Newton
3,373

3,699

−8.8%
7.15

18.5
471.7/sq mi (182.1/km2)
October 30, 1866

North Carrollton
Town
Carroll
473

499

−5.2%
0.32

0.83
1,478.1/sq mi (570.7/km2)
March 29, 1899

Noxapater
Town
Winston
472

419

+12.6%
1.01

2.6
467.3/sq mi (180.4/km2)
April 25, 1906

Oakland
Town
Yalobusha
527

586

−10.1%
1.37

3.5
384.7/sq mi (148.5/km2)
February 28, 1848

Ocean Springs
City
Jackson
17,442

17,225

+1.3%
11.52

29.8
1,514.1/sq mi (584.6/km2)
February 27, 1854

Okolona†
City
Chickasaw
2,692

3,056

−11.9%
6.65

17.2
404.8/sq mi (156.3/km2)
March 4, 1850

Olive Branch
City
DeSoto
33,484

21,054

+59.0%
36.70

95.1
912.4/sq mi (352.3/km2)
April 11, 1873

Osyka
Town
Pike
440

481

−8.5%
1.06

2.7
415.1/sq mi (160.3/km2)
November 3, 1858

Oxford†
City
Lafayette
18,916

11,756

+60.9%
15.83

41.0
1,194.9/sq mi (461.4/km2)
May 11, 1837

Pace
Town
Bolivar
274

364

−24.7%
0.15

0.39
1,826.7/sq mi (705.3/km2)
May 25, 1923

Pachuta
Town
Clarke
261

245

+6.5%
2.44

6.3
107.0/sq mi (41.3/km2)
February 5, 1890

Paden
Village
Tishomingo
116

106

+9.4%
0.90

2.3
128.9/sq mi (49.8/km2)
September 18, 1919

Pascagoula†
City
Jackson
22,392

26,200

−14.5%
15.38

39.8
1,455.9/sq mi (562.1/km2)
February 9, 1838

Pass Christian
City
Harrison
4,613

6,579

−29.9%
8.29

21.5
556.5/sq mi (214.8/km2)
February 21, 1848

Pearl
City
Rankin
25,092

21,961

+14.3%
23.60

61.1
1,063.2/sq mi (410.5/km2)
June 5, 1973

Pelahatchie
Town
Rankin
1,334

1,461

−8.7%
5.93

15.4
225.0/sq mi (86.9/km2)
March 3, 1882

Petal
City
Forrest
10,454

7,579

+37.9%
16.87

43.7
619.7/sq mi (239.3/km2)
February 21, 1973

Philadelphia†
City
Neshoba
7,477

7,303

+2.4%
12.21

31.6
612.4/sq mi (236.4/km2)
February 15, 1838

Picayune
City
Pearl River
10,878

10,535

+3.3%
12.96

33.6
839.4/sq mi (324.1/km2)
September 30, 1904

Pickens
Town
Holmes
1,157

1,325

−12.7%
1.28

3.3
903.9/sq mi (349.0/km2)
April 10, 1893

Pittsboro†
Village
Calhoun
202

212

−4.7%
0.98

2.5
206.1/sq mi (79.6/km2)
October 16, 1852

Plantersville
Town
Lee
1,155

1,144

+1.0%
2.09

5.4
552.6/sq mi (213.4/km2)
February 24, 1890

Polkville
Town
Smith
833

132

+531.1%
17.18

44.5
48.5/sq mi (18.7/km2)
June 6, 1969

Pontotoc†
City
Pontotoc
5,625

5,253

+7.1%
11.18

29.0
503.1/sq mi (194.3/km2)
May 3, 1837

Pope
Village
Panola
215

241

−10.8%
1.06

2.7
202.8/sq mi (78.3/km2)
April 4, 1872

Poplarville†
City
Pearl River
2,894

2,601

+11.3%
5.42

14.0
533.9/sq mi (206.2/km2)
March 15, 1884

Port Gibson†
City
Claiborne
1,567

1,840

−14.8%
1.76

4.6
890.3/sq mi (343.8/km2)
March 12, 1803

Potts Camp
Town
Marshall
523

494

+5.9%
0.97

2.5
539.2/sq mi (208.2/km2)
February 28, 1888

Prentiss†
Town
Jefferson Davis
1,081

1,158

−6.6%
1.90

4.9
568.9/sq mi (219.7/km2)
March 3, 1903

Puckett
Village
Rankin
316

354

−10.7%
2.17

5.6
145.6/sq mi (56.2/km2)
October 20, 1955

Purvis†
City
Lamar
2,175

2,164

+0.5%
3.88

10.0
560.6/sq mi (216.4/km2)
February 25, 1888

Quitman†
City
Clarke
2,323

2,463

−5.7%
5.18

13.4
448.5/sq mi (173.1/km2)
February 14, 1839

Raleigh†
Town
Smith
1,462

1,255

+16.5%
5.10

13.2
286.7/sq mi (110.7/km2)
July 1, 1935

Raymond†
City
Hinds
1,933

1,664

+16.2%
3.00

7.8
644.3/sq mi (248.8/km2)
December 15, 1830

Renova
Town
Bolivar
668

623

+7.2%
0.87

2.3
767.8/sq mi (296.5/km2)
July 27, 1920

Richland
City
Rankin
6,912

6,027

+14.7%
12.52

32.4
552.1/sq mi (213.2/km2)
October 31, 1974[5]

Richton
Town
Perry
1,068

1,038

+2.9%
2.29

5.9
466.4/sq mi (180.1/km2)
October 14, 1905

Ridgeland
City
Madison
24,047

20,173

+19.2%
19.61

50.8
1,226.3/sq mi (473.5/km2)
December 29, 1899

Rienzi
Town
Alcorn
317

330

−3.9%
0.99

2.6
320.2/sq mi (123.6/km2)
December 14, 1859

Ripley†
City
Tippah
5,395

5,478

−1.5%
11.32

29.3
476.6/sq mi (184.0/km2)
May 9, 1837

Rolling Fork†
City
Sharkey
2,143

2,486

−13.8%
1.41

3.7
1,519.9/sq mi (586.8/km2)
March 5, 1880

Rosedale†
City
Bolivar
1,873

2,414

−22.4%
5.41

14.0
346.2/sq mi (133.7/km2)
February 2, 1882

Roxie
Town
Franklin
497

569

−12.7%
1.13

2.9
439.8/sq mi (169.8/km2)
September 6, 1911

Ruleville
City
Sunflower
3,007

3,234

−7.0%
2.52

6.5
1,193.3/sq mi (460.7/km2)
September 23, 1899

Sallis
Town
Attala
134

114

+17.5%
0.41

1.1
326.8/sq mi (126.2/km2)
March 4, 1875

Saltillo
City
Lee
4,752

3,393

+40.1%
8.19

21.2
580.2/sq mi (224.0/km2)
July 20, 1870

Sandersville
Town
Jones
731

789

−7.4%
4.95

12.8
147.7/sq mi (57.0/km2)
March 12, 1884

Sardis†
Town
Panola
1,703

2,038

−16.4%
2.00

5.2
851.5/sq mi (328.8/km2)
October 22, 1866

Satartia
Village
Yazoo
55

68

−19.1%
0.14

0.36
392.9/sq mi (151.7/km2)
February 20, 1875

Schlater
Town
Leflore
310

388

−20.1%
1.15

3.0
269.6/sq mi (104.1/km2)
September 23, 1968

Scooba
Town
Kemper
732

632

+15.8%
2.48

6.4
295.2/sq mi (114.0/km2)
April 9, 1873

Sebastopol
Town
Scott, Leake
272

233

+16.7%
1.50

3.9
181.3/sq mi (70.0/km2)
October 6, 1926

Seminary
Town
Covington
314

335

−6.3%
1.51

3.9
207.9/sq mi (80.3/km2)
November 10, 1899

Senatobia†
City
Tate
8,165

6,682

+22.2%
15.56

40.3
524.7/sq mi (202.6/km2)
February 10, 1860

Shannon
Town
Lee
1,753

1,657

+5.8%
4.05

10.5
432.8/sq mi (167.1/km2)
July 20, 1870

Shaw
City
Bolivar, Sunflower
1,952

2,312

−15.6%
1.11

2.9
1,758.6/sq mi (679.0/km2)
March 15, 1886

Shelby
City
Bolivar
2,229

2,926

−23.8%
2.73

7.1
816.5/sq mi (315.2/km2)
February 19, 1890

Sherman
Town
Lee, Pontotoc, Union
650

548

+18.6%
1.74

4.5
373.6/sq mi (144.2/km2)
March 3, 1888

Shubuta
Town
Clarke
441

651

−32.3%
2.41

6.2
183.0/sq mi (70.7/km2)
November 8, 1865

Shuqualak
Town
Noxubee
501

562

−10.9%
1.13

2.9
443.4/sq mi (171.2/km2)
July 16, 1859

Sidon
Town
Leflore
509

672

−24.3%
0.12

0.31
4,241.7/sq mi (1,637.7/km2)
April 5, 1872

Silver City
Town
Humphreys
337

337

0.0%
0.60

1.6
561.7/sq mi (216.9/km2)
September 21, 1904

Silver Creek
Town
Lawrence
210

209

+0.5%
1.49

3.9
140.9/sq mi (54.4/km2)
May 4, 1904

Slate Springs
Village
Calhoun
110

121

−9.1%
1.42

3.7
77.5/sq mi (29.9/km2)
February 11, 1882

Sledge
Town
Quitman
545

529

+3.0%
0.52

1.3
1,048.1/sq mi (404.7/km2)
February 28, 1913

Smithville
Town
Monroe
942

882

+6.8%
1.48

3.8
636.5/sq mi (245.7/km2)
January 26, 1852

Snow Lake Shores
Town
Benton
319

300

+6.3%
0.68

1.8
469.1/sq mi (181.1/km2)
July 15, 1996

Soso
Town
Jones
408

379

+7.7%
2.12

5.5
192.5/sq mi (74.3/km2)
June 28, 1901

Southaven
City
DeSoto
48,982

28,977

+69.0%
41.25

106.8
1,187.4/sq mi (458.5/km2)
March 25, 1980

Starkville†
City
Oktibbeha
23,888

21,869

+9.2%
25.51

66.1
936.4/sq mi (361.6/km2)
May 11, 1837

State Line
Town
Greene, Wayne
565

555

+1.8%
4.26

11.0
132.6/sq mi (51.2/km2)
February 12, 1875

Stonewall
Town
Clarke
1,088

1,149

−5.3%
2.66

6.9
409.0/sq mi (157.9/km2)
December 1, 1965

Sturgis
Town
Oktibbeha
254

206

+23.3%
1.29

3.3
196.9/sq mi (76.0/km2)
March 13, 1886

Summit
Town
Pike
1,705

1,428

+19.4%
2.26

5.9
754.4/sq mi (291.3/km2)
January 21, 1858

Sumner†
Town
Tallahatchie
316

407

−22.4%
0.55

1.4
574.5/sq mi (221.8/km2)
February 26, 1900

Sumrall
Town
Lamar
1,421

1,005

+41.4%
3.74

9.7
379.9/sq mi (146.7/km2)
October 6, 1903

Sunflower
Town
Sunflower
1,159

696

+66.5%
0.61

1.6
1,900.0/sq mi (733.6/km2)
February 18, 1914

Sylvarena
Village
Smith
112

120

−6.7%
2.62

6.8
42.7/sq mi (16.5/km2)
February 10, 1969

Taylor
Village
Lafayette
322

289

+11.4%
2.93

7.6
109.9/sq mi (42.4/km2)
January 23, 1907

Taylorsville
Town
Smith
1,353

1,341

+0.9%
3.86

10.0
350.5/sq mi (135.3/km2)
July 9, 1900

Tchula
Town
Holmes
2,096

2,332

−10.1%
1.41

3.7
1,486.5/sq mi (574.0/km2)
February 27, 1836

Terry
Town
Hinds
1,063

664

+60.1%
3.81

9.9
279.0/sq mi (107.7/km2)
February 19, 1867

Thaxton
Town
Pontotoc
643

513

+25.3%
10.33

26.8
62.2/sq mi (24.0/km2)
June 15, 1973

Tillatoba
Town
Yalobusha
91

121

−24.8%
1.01

2.6
90.1/sq mi (34.8/km2)
September 4, 1873[6][7]

Tishomingo
Town
Tishomingo
339

316

+7.3%
0.55

1.4
616.4/sq mi (238.0/km2)
June 24, 1908

Toccopola
Town
Pontotoc
246

189

+30.2%
8.45

21.9
29.1/sq mi (11.2/km2)
March 31, 1873

Tremont
Town
Itawamba
465

390

+19.2%
4.91

12.7
94.7/sq mi (36.6/km2)
January 18, 1974

Tunica†
Town
Tunica
1,030

1,132

−9.0%
0.66

1.7
1,560.6/sq mi (602.6/km2)
March 3, 1888

Tupelo†
City
Lee
34,546

34,211

+1.0%
51.14

132.5
675.5/sq mi (260.8/km2)
July 20, 1870

Tutwiler
Town
Tallahatchie
3,550

1,364

+160.3%
1.33

3.4
2,669.2/sq mi (1,030.6/km2)
March 14, 1899

Tylertown†
Town
Walthall
1,609

1,910

−15.8%
3.28

8.5
490.5/sq mi (189.4/km2)
December 19, 1907

Union
Town
Neshoba, Newton
1,988

2,021

−1.6%
3.43

8.9
579.6/sq mi (223.8/km2)
June 19, 1905

Utica
Town
Hinds
820

966

−15.1%
2.99

7.7
274.2/sq mi (105.9/km2)
March 5, 1880

Vaiden†
Town
Carroll
734

840

−12.6%
2.15

5.6
341.4/sq mi (131.8/km2)
February 10, 1860

Vardaman
Town
Calhoun
1,316

1,065

+23.6%
1.36

3.5
967.6/sq mi (373.6/km2)
December 30, 1904

Verona
City
Lee
3,006

3,334

−9.8%
3.72

9.6
808.1/sq mi (312.0/km2)
July 18, 1860

Vicksburg†
City
Warren
23,856

26,407

−9.7%
32.98

85.4
723.3/sq mi (279.3/km2)
February 15, 1839

Walls[c]
Town
DeSoto
1,162

9.81

25.4
118.5/sq mi (45.7/km2)
April 12, 1972

Walnut
Town
Tippah
771

754

+2.3%
5.43

14.1
142.0/sq mi (54.8/km2)
May 1, 1912

Walnut Grove
Town
Leake
1,911

488

+291.6%
1.62

4.2
1,179.6/sq mi (455.5/km2)
March 11, 1884

Walthall†
Village
Webster
144

170

−15.3%
0.97

2.5
148.5/sq mi (57.3/km2)
February 1, 1877

Water Valley†
City
Yalobusha
3,392

3,677

−7.8%
7.01

18.2
483.9/sq mi (186.8/km2)
April 28, 1858

Waveland
City
Hancock
6,435

6,674

−3.6%
8.49

22.0
758.0/sq mi (292.6/km2)
March 6, 1888

Waynesboro†
City
Wayne
5,043

5,197

−3.0%
12.69

32.9
397.4/sq mi (153.4/km2)
April 11, 1876

Webb
Town
Tallahatchie
565

587

−3.7%
0.42

1.1
1,345.2/sq mi (519.4/km2)
September 5, 1896

Weir
Town
Choctaw
459

553

−17.0%
1.05

2.7
437.1/sq mi (168.8/km2)
February 16, 1884

Wesson
Town
Copiah, Lincoln
1,925

1,693

+13.7%
4.45

11.5
432.6/sq mi (167.0/km2)
March 31, 1864

West
Town
Holmes
185

220

−15.9%
0.56

1.5
330.4/sq mi (127.6/km2)
November 3, 1865

West Point†
City
Clay
11,307

12,145

−6.9%
20.88

54.1
541.5/sq mi (209.1/km2)
November 20, 1858

Wiggins†
City
Stone
4,390

3,849

+14.1%
10.75

27.8
408.4/sq mi (157.7/km2)
March 26, 1904

Winona†
City
Montgomery
5,043

5,482

−8.0%
13.52

35.0
373.0/sq mi (144.0/km2)
May 2, 1861

Winstonville
Town
Bolivar
191

319

−40.1%
0.30

0.78
636.7/sq mi (245.8/km2)
February 16, 1917

Woodland
Village
Chickasaw
125

159

−21.4%
0.57

1.5
219.3/sq mi (84.7/km2)
January 30, 1908

Woodville†
Town
Wilkinson
1,096

1,192

−8.1%
1.04

2.7
1,053.8/sq mi (406.9/km2)
December 9, 1811

Yazoo City†
City
Yazoo
11,403

14,550

−21.6%
9.84

25.5
1,158.8/sq mi (447.4/km2)
March 15, 1884

Total

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1,498,262

1,446,318

—

2,037.78

5,277.8

735.2/sq mi (283.9/km2)

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