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Yazoo City

Yazoo City, Mississippi
City
City of Yazoo City
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Location of Yazoo City, Mississippi
Location of Yazoo City, Mississippi
Yazoo City, Mississippi is located in the US
Yazoo City, Mississippi
Yazoo City, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°51′23″N 90°24′27″W / 32.85639°N 90.40750°W / 32.85639; -90.40750Coordinates: 32°51′23″N 90°24′27″W / 32.85639°N 90.40750°W / 32.85639; -90.40750
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Yazoo
Area
 • Total 10.9 sq mi (28.3 km2)
 • Land 10.8 sq mi (27.9 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation 112 ft (34 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 11,403
 • Estimate (2013) 11,419
 • Density 1,349.2/sq mi (520.9/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 39194
Area code(s) 662
FIPS code 28-81520
GNIS feature ID 0679921
Website City of Yazoo City

Yazoo City is a city in 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. It is the county seat of Yazoo County and 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.

Yazoo City is located at 32°51′23″N 90°24′27″W / 32.85639°N 90.40750°W / 32.85639; -90.40750 (32.856458, -90.407379), 40 miles northwest of Jackson at the junctions of U.S. Routes 49, 49E, and 49W, and MS Highways 3, 16, and 149, on the banks of the Yazoo River, near the Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.


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