Yazoo City, Mississippi | |
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City | |
City of Yazoo City | |
Location of Yazoo City, Mississippi |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 32°51′23″N 90°24′27″W / 32.85639°N 90.40750°WCoordinates: 32°51′23″N 90°24′27″W / 32.85639°N 90.40750°W | |
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 (32.856458, -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.