Natchez, Mississippi

Natchez (/ˈnætʃɪz/ NATCH-iz), officially the City of Natchez, is the county seat and the only incorporated city of Adams County in the state of Mississippi.

City
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Location of Natchez in Adams County
Coordinates: 31°33′16″N 91°23′15″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Adams
Founded	1716 as Fort Rosalie, renamed by 1730 Louisiana (New France)
Established	c. 1790 as the capital of the Natchez District Spanish West Florida
Incorporated	1800s
Government
• Mayor	Dan Gibson
Area
• Total	16.41 sq mi (42.49 km2)
• Land	15.81 sq mi (40.96 km2)
• Water	0.59 sq mi (1.53 km2)
Elevation	217 ft (66 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	14,520
• Density	918.12/sq mi (354.48/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	39120-39122
FIPS code	28-50440
GNIS feature ID	0691586
Website	www.natchez.ms.us/1

Future Interstates

Number		Highway
14		I-14

Suburbs

Natchez's surrounding communities (collectively known as the "Miss-Lou") include:

Incorporated

• Vidalia, Louisiana
• Ferriday, Louisiana
• Jonesville, Louisiana

Unincorporated

• Cannonsburg, Mississippi
• Church Hill, Mississippi
• Cloverdale, Mississippi
• Cranfield, Mississippi
• Kingston, Mississippi
• Morgantown, Mississippi
• Pine Ridge, Mississippi
• Roxie, Mississippi
• Sibley, Mississippi
• Stanton, Mississippi
• Washington, Mississippi

Natchez, Mississippi Media

• 

  Steamboat Natchez operating out of New Orleans

Other websites

• City of Natchez official website Archived 2001-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
• Official travel and tourism website
• Natchez Democrat, the city's daily newspaper