Natchez
Sign in to savecounty seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States
Key facts
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Zip codes
- 39120-39122
- Area code s
- 601 & 769
- Fips code
- 28-50440
- Gnis feature id
- 0691586
- Website
- natchez .ms .us
- Country
- United States
- State
- Mississippi
- County
- Adams
- Founded
- 1716 as Fort Rosalie , renamed Fort Panmure in 1763, Louisiana (New France)
- Established
- c. 1790 as the capital of the Natchez District, Spanish West Florida
- Incorporated
- March 10, 1803 (223 years ago) ( 1803-03-10 )
- Mayor
- Dan M. Gibson ( D )
- City
- 16.41 sq mi (42.49 km )
- Land
- 15.81 sq mi (40.96 km )
- Water
- 0.59 sq mi (1.53 km )
- Elevation
- 217 ft (66 m)
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Natchez (/ˈnætʃɪz/ NATCH-iz) is the only city in and the county seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,520 at the 2020 census. Located on the Mississippi River across from Vidalia, Louisiana, Natchez was a prominent city in the antebellum years, a center of cotton planters and Mississippi River trade.
Natchez is approximately 90 miles (140 km) southwest of the capital of Jackson and 85 miles (137 km) north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, located on the lower Mississippi River. Natchez is the 28th-largest city in the state. The city was named for the Natchez people, who, with their ancestors, inhabited much of the area from the 8th century AD through the French colonial period.
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