Natchez, Mississippi

Natchez, Mississippi
City
Pearl Street, Natchez
Pearl Street, Natchez
One of the two official flags used by Natchez, this flag is used to represent the city. Source = https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-msntz.html
One of the two official flags used by Natchez, this flag is used to represent the city seal. Source = https://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2020/07/29/natchez-adopts-city-seal-unity-flag-as-a-second-flag/
Flag
Official seal of Natchez, Mississippi
Seal
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 in Adams County
Location of Natchez in Adams County
Coordinates: 31°33′16″N 91°23′15″W / 31.55444°N 91.38750°W / 31.55444; -91.38750
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyAdams
Founded1716 as Fort Rosalie, renamed Fort Panmure in 1763
Louisiana (New France)
Establishedc. 1790 as the capital of the Natchez District
Spanish West Florida
IncorporatedMarch 10, 1803 (221 years ago) (1803-03-10)
Government
 • MayorDan M. Gibson
Area
[1]
 • City16.41 sq mi (42.49 km2)
 • Land15.81 sq mi (40.96 km2)
 • Water0.59 sq mi (1.53 km2)
Elevation
217 ft (66 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • City14,520
 • Estimate 
(2022)[3]
13,812
 • Density918.12/sq mi (354.48/km2)
 • Urban
25,902
 • Metro
53,611 (US: 200th)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
39120-39122
Area code601
FIPS code28-50440
GNIS feature ID0691586
Websitenatchez.ms.us

Natchez (/ˈnætʃɪz/ NATCH-iz) is the only city in and the county seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,520 at the 2020 census.[2] Located on the Mississippi River across from Vidalia, Louisiana, Natchez was a prominent city in the antebellum years, a center of cotton planters and Mississippi River trade.

Natchez is approximately 90 miles (140 km) southwest of the capital of Jackson and 85 miles (137 km) north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, located on the lower Mississippi River. Natchez is the 28th-largest city in the state. The city was named for the Natchez people, who with their ancestors, inhabited much of the area from the 8th century AD through the French colonial period.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
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