Back يازو سيتي Arabic يازو سيتى (مسيسيبى) ARZ یازو سیتی، میسیسیپی AZB Yazoo City Catalan Язу-Сити (Миссисипи) CE Yazoo City CEB Yazoo City, Mississippi CY Yazoo City DAG Yazoo City German Yazoo City Spanish
Yazoo City, Mississippi | |
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 Location of Yazoo City, Mississippi in Mississippi | |
  Yazoo City, Mississippi Location of Mississippi in the United States  Yazoo City, Mississippi Yazoo City, Mississippi (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°52′00″N 90°24′12″W / 32.86667°N 90.40333°W | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Yazoo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David "Mel" Starling (D)[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.21 sq mi (26.44 km2) |
| • Land | 10.08 sq mi (26.12 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.32 km2) |
| Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,316 |
| • Density | 1,023.01/sq mi (394.97/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39194 |
| Area code | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-81520 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405798[4] |
| Website | City of Yazoo City |
Yazoo City is the county seat of Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States. It was named after the Yazoo River, which, in turn was named by the French explorer Robert La Salle in 1682 as "Rivière des Yazous" in reference to the Yazoo tribe living near the river's mouth. Yazoo City is the principal city of the Yazoo City Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Jackson–Yazoo City Combined Statistical Area. According to the 2010 census, the population was 11,403.[5]
- ^ "'Gateway to the Delta' opening new avenues to growth". Msbusiness.com. February 14, 2000. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ Pickens, Erin (February 2, 2022). "David Starling defeats Yazoo City mayor in primary election". WAPT. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yazoo City, Mississippi
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 8, 2014.