Natchez, Mississippi
Natchez, Mississippi | |
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City of Natchez | |
The Convention Center in Downtown Natchez | |
Motto(s): "On the Mighty Mississippi" | |
![]() Location of Natchez in Adams County | |
Coordinates: 31°33′16″N 91°23′15″W / 31.55444°N 91.38750°WCoordinates: 31°33′16″N 91°23′15″W / 31.55444°N 91.38750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Adams |
Founded | 1716 as Fort Rosalie, renamed by 1730 |
Incorporated | 1800s |
Government | |
• Mayor Elect | Butch Brown |
Area | |
• Total | 13.9 sq mi (35.9 km2) |
• Land | 13.2 sq mi (34.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
Elevation | 217 ft (66 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 15,792 |
• Density | 1,197/sq mi (462.1/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 39120-39122 |
Area code(s) | 601 |
FIPS code | 28-50440 |
GNIS feature ID | 0691586 |
Website | cityofnatchez |
Natchez is the county seat and the only incorporated city of Adams County in the state of Mississippi.
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
Other websites[change | change source]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Natchez, Mississippi.
- City of Natchez official website Archived 2001-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Official travel and tourism website
- Natchez Democrat, the city's daily newspaper