Cities and Places
Note: This is a landing page for all the Cities and Places data.
Census Designated Places
A geographic area defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. It represents a community that looks and functions like a town or city—but is not officially incorporated as one. It is a named community with people living there, but it doesn’t have its own local government like a city or town would
Designated Places 1990 Designated Places 2010 Designated Places 2020Census Incorporated Places (Cities)
A community that has been legally established under state law as its own municipality.
Incorporated Cities 2000 Incorporated Cities 2010 Incorporated Cities 2020Municipal Boundaries
Mississippi Dept. of Environmental Quality representation of municipal boundaries as of 2025
Municipal Boundaries 2025Updated City Limits
Updated city limits not included in the 2020 Census Incorporated Cities layer through March 2026
Updated May 2026