List of municipalities in Mississippi
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Mississippi is a state in the Southern United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, Mississippi is the 32nd-most populous state, with Template:Nts inhabitants and the 31st largest by land area, spanning Template:Convert of land.<ref name="Census 2020">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Mississippi is divided into 82 counties and contains 300 municipalities, consisting of cities, towns, and villages.<ref name="Census Mississippi 2010">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="MississippiLaw" /> Mississippi's municipalities cover Template:Percentage of the state's land mass and are home to Template:Percentage of its population.<ref name="Census 2020" />
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.<ref name="MississippiLaw">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name="MississippiLaw" /> The major function of municipal governments are to provide services for its citizens such as maintaining roads and bridges, providing law, fire protection, and health and sanitation services.<ref name="MississippiLaw" />
Template:As of, the largest municipality by population in Mississippi is Jackson, with 153,701 residents, and the smallest is Satartia, with 41 residents.<ref name="Census 2020" /> The largest municipality by land area is Jackson, which spans Template:Convert, while Sidon is the smallest, at Template:Convert.<ref name="Census 2020" /> The city of Natchez is the oldest municipality in Mississippi, incorporated on March 10, 1803, and the city of Gluckstadt is the state's newest municipality, incorporated in June 2021.<ref name="MississippiLaw" /><ref name=Gluckstadt/>
List of municipalities
- Largest cities, towns, and villages in Mississippi by population
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Downtown Jackson, the capital and largest city in Mississippi by population
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Downtown Gulfport, the second largest city in Mississippi by population
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Southaven, suburb of Memphis, Tennessee and third largest city in Mississippi by population
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Biloxi, the fourth largest city in Mississippi by population
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Hattiesburg, the fifth largest city in Mississippi by population
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Olive Branch, the sixth largest city in Mississippi by population
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Downtown Tupelo, the seventh largest city in Mississippi by population
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Downtown Meridian, the eighth largest city in Mississippi by population
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