Yazoo City, Mississippi
Yazoo City, Mississippi | |
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Yazoo City welcome sign | |
| Nickname: Gateway to the Delta | |
Location of Yazoo City, Mississippi in Mississippi | |
Location of Mississippi in 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) |
| 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 |
| Website | City of Yazoo City |
Yazoo City is a city in and 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.