Natchez
county seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States
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Summary
Natchez is a county seat[1]. Natchez draws 3,035 Wikipedia views per month (county seat category, ranking #8 of 50).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Adams County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Dan M. Gibson[5]
- Instance of: city in the United States[6]
- Shares border with: Vicksburg[7]
- Named after: Natchez people[8]
- Postal code: 39120[9], 39121[10], 39122[11]
- Commons category: Natchez, Mississippi[12]
- Local dialing code: 601[13]
- Inception: 1716[14]
- Official website: http://www.natchez.ms.us/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Natchez, Mississippi[16]
- Population: 15,792[17], 14,520[18]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], The Encyclopedia Americana[21], The American Cyclopædia[22], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[23], New International Encyclopedia[24], The New Student's Reference Work[25]
- Capital of: Adams County[26]
- Official name: Natchez[27]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Natchez, Mississippi[28]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Natchez, Mississippi[29]
- Number of households: 5907[30]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Natchez, Mississippi[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 66 m[32]
- Area: 35,900,000 m²[33], 35.867432 km²[34], 42.488707 km²[35], 40.961580 km²[36], 1.527127 km²[37]
- Water as percent of area: 4.7159 percent[38]
- Territory overlaps: Natchez urban area[39]
- Per capita income: 19,092 US dollars[40]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Natchez include Natchez Trace[41], a trail[42], in United States[43] and Natchez-Adams County Airport[44], an airport[45], in United States[46].
Why It Matters
Natchez has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Natchez is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for Natchez include Natchez Trace[41], a trail[42], in United States[43] and Natchez-Adams County Airport[44], an airport[45], in United States[46].