List of micropolitan areas in Mississippi

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Micropolitan areas of Mississippi.
Micropolitan areas of Mississippi.

The State of Mississippi has a total of twenty micropolitan areas that are fully or partially located in the state. 27 of the state's 82 counties are considered by the United States Census Bureau as micropolitan. As of the 2000 Census, these counties had a combined population of 1,001,735 (35.2% of the state's total population). Based on a July 1, 2006 population estimate, that figure had declined to 997,268 (34.2% of the state's total population).[1]

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[edit] Micropolitan areas

1 - part of the Columbus-West Point combined statistical area
2 - part of the Jackson-Yazoo City combined statistical area

[edit] Population statistics

Micropolitan Statistical Area 2006
Estimate		 2000
Population		 Percent
Change
(2000–2006)
Brookhaven 34,404 33,166 3.73
Clarksdale 28,420 30,622 -7.19
Cleveland 38,352 40,633 -5.61
Columbus 59,773 61,586 -2.94
Corinth 35,589 34,558 2.98
Greenville 58,007 62,977 -7.89
Greenwood 46,078 48,716 -5.42
Grenada 22,861 23,263 -1.73
Indianola 31,833 34,369 -7.38
Laurel 84,912 83,107 2.17
McComb 53,706 52,539 2.22
Meridian 104,463 106,569 -1.98
Natchez 52,086 54,587 -4.58
Oxford 40,865 38,744 5.47
Picayune 57,099 48,621 17.44
Starkville 41,633 42,902 -2.96
Tupelo 131,953 125,251 5.35
Vicksburg 49,308 49,644 -0.68
West Point 21,210 21,979 -3.50
Yazoo City 27,929 28,149 -0.78

[edit] See also

U.S. Census Bureau statistical areas by state, district, or territory


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[edit] References

  1. ^ Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population for Counties of Mississippi: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CSV). 2006 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division (2007-03-20). Retrieved on 2007-03-22.