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  1. Website. City of Yazoo City. Yazoo City is 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.

  2. Yazoo City, city, seat (1848) of Yazoo county, west-central Mississippi, U.S. It lies along the Yazoo River, 47 miles (76 km) northwest of Jackson. Founded as a planned community in 1826, it was later called Manchester; it was renamed for the Yazoo Indians in 1839. Its riverfront was a scene of.

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  4. cityofyazoocity.org › visit-yazoo-city › the-history-of-yazooThe History of Yazoo City

    The History of Yazoo City. You are here: Home » Visit Yazoo City » The History of Yazoo City. By the 1820 Treaty of Doak’s Stand, the Choctaw Nation sold their northwestern lands to the United States, and for the first time the large area of Mississippi in which Yazoo City was to be located was opened to settlement by white and black Americans.

  5. Mar 2, 2022 · Yazoo City is located around 64 km northwest of Jackson, the capital of the US State of Mississippi, on the banks of the Yazoo River, close to the Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. The city has access to two bridges crossing the Yazoo River and is near Wolf Lake.

  6. www.niche.com › places-to-live › yazoo-city-yazoo-msYazoo City, MS - Niche

    Jul 7, 2023 · Yazoo City is a town in Mississippi with a population of 10,573. Yazoo City is in Yazoo County. Living in Yazoo City offers residents a sparse suburban feel and most residents rent their homes. Many families live in Yazoo City and residents tend to be liberal. Population. 10,573. View Nearby Homes. Mississippi. Yazoo County. Real Estate.

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  7. Yazoo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,743. The county seat is Yazoo City. It is named for the Yazoo River, which forms its western border. Its name is said to come from a Choctaw language word meaning "River of Death".

  8. In 2022, Yazoo City, MS had a population of 10.6k people with a median age of 31.5 and a median household income of $31,310. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Yazoo City, MS declined from 10,887 to 10,573, a −2.88% decrease and its median household income grew from $30,092 to $31,310, a 4.05% increase.

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