Natchez, Mississippi: County seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States
Natchez (/ˈnætʃɪz/ NATCH-iz), officially the City of Natchez, is the county seat and the only incorporated city of Adams County in the state of Mississippi.
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Natchez, Mississippi | |
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 Pearl Street, Natchez | |
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| 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 | |
  Natchez, Mississippi Location in Mississippi  Natchez, Mississippi Natchez, Mississippi (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 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 Louisiana (New France) |
| Established | c. 1790 as the capital of the Natchez District Spanish West Florida |
| Incorporated | 1800s |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dan Gibson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.41 sq mi (42.49 km2) |
| • Land | 15.81 sq mi (40.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.59 sq mi (1.53 km2) |
| Elevation | 217 ft (66 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 14,520 |
| • Density | 918.12/sq mi (354.48/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 39120-39122 |
| Area code | 601 |
| FIPS code | 28-50440 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0691586 |
| Website | www |
Transportation
Future Interstates
| Number | Highway | |
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| 14 | .svg) | I-14 |
Suburbs
Natchez's surrounding communities (collectively known as the "Miss-Lou") include:
Incorporated
Unincorporated
- Cannonsburg, Mississippi
- Church Hill, Mississippi
- Cloverdale, Mississippi
- Cranfield, Mississippi
- Kingston, Mississippi
- Morgantown, Mississippi
- Pine Ridge, Mississippi
- Roxie, Mississippi
- Sibley, Mississippi
- Stanton, Mississippi
- Washington, Mississippi
References
Other websites
- 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
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