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Greenwood, Mississippi
Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta region, approximately 96 miles north of the state capital, Jackson, and 130 miles south of the riverport of Memphis, Tennessee. It was a center of cotton Plantation, planter culture in the 19th century. The population was 15,205 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Greenwood Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. Greenwood developed at the confluence of the Tallahatchie River, Tallahatchie and the Yalobusha River, Yalobusha rivers, which form the Yazoo River. History Native Americans The flood plain of the Mississippi River has long been an area rich in vegetation and wildlife, fed by the Mississippi and its numerous tributaries. Long before Europeans migrated to America, the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian nations settled in the Delta's bottomlands and throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City (Mississippi)
Mississippi is a state in the Southern United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, Mississippi is the 32nd-most populous state, with inhabitants and the 31st largest by land area, spanning of land. Mississippi is divided into 82 counties and contains 300 municipalities, consisting of cities, towns, and villages. Mississippi's municipalities cover of the state's land mass and are home to of its population. Municipalities in Mississippi are classified according to population size. At time of incorporation, municipalities with populations of more than 2,000 are classified as cities, municipalities containing between 301 and 2000 persons are classified as towns, and municipalities between 100 and 300 persons are classified as villages. Places may be incorporated to become a city, town, or village through a petition signed by two-thirds of the qualified voters who reside in the proposed municipality. The major function of municipal governments are to provide servic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
