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Southaven, Mississippi. / 34.96667°N 89.98722°W / 34.96667; -89.98722. Southaven is a city in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. It is a principal city in Greater Memphis. The 2020 census reported a population of 54,648, [4] making it the 3rd most populous city in Mississippi and the 2nd most populous suburb of Memphis. [5]
Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi.Along with Raymond, Jackson is one of two county seats for Hinds County.The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, a significant decline from 173,514, or 11.42%, since the 2010 census, representing the largest decline in population during the decade of any major U.S. city.
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). 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.
Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the central region of the U.S. state of Mississippi that covers seven counties: Copiah, Hinds, Holmes, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, and Yazoo. As of the 2010 census, the Jackson MSA had a population of 586,320. According to 2019 estimates, the population has ...
Jackson City Hall, located in Jackson, Mississippi, is the seat of municipal government. History [ edit ] Originally constructed in 1846–47 at a cost of $8,000, the building was either enlarged or rebuilt in 1853-54 because of structural problems.
St. Peter's church dedicated. 1847 - Mississippi Institute for the Blind founded. [6] 1858 - New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad in operation. [8] 1861. January 7: Secession Convention begins. [5] City becomes Confederate capital of Mississippi.
Mississippi's congressional districts. Mississippi's congressional districts since 2023. Mississippi is currently divided into four congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2020 census, the number of Mississippi's seats remained unchanged.
Pocahontas is an unincorporated community located in northern Hinds County, Mississippi on U.S. Route 49. It is located 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Flora and 9 miles (14 km) north of Jackson and part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. Pocahontas has a ZIP code 39072.
In response, the state legislature in 2023 expanded the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Capitol Police into an 8.7-square-mile (23 km 2) area in Jackson called the Capitol Complex Improvement Zone, an area with a larger white population than the rest of the city. Jackson's mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba described the increased policing in this area ...
Star is an unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, southeast of Jackson. Its ZIP code is 39167, [2] area code is 601 and local exchange is 845. The elevation is 423 feet.