Statewide Governmental Boundaries Update

Type Shapefile


Tags governmental boundaries

Summary

This dataset provides an up-to-date representation of municipal boundaries across the State of Mississippi. The latest update ensures a standardized schema is applied uniformly across all municipalities, improving consistency and interoperability for GIS applications. The dataset is essential for urban planning, zoning, infrastructure management, and policy development.

Description

The Mississippi Statewide Governmental Boundaries Layer was developed to provide an accurate and up-to-date representation of municipal boundaries across the state. This dataset was created by gathering the most current boundary and legal descriptions for

approximately 300 incorporated communities, including all cities and towns in Mississippi.

The data collection process involved compiling official municipal boundaries from various authoritative sources to ensure consistency and accuracy. This layer serves as a critical

resource for urban planning, zoning, emergency management, infrastructure development, and governmental decision-making. By maintaining a standardized schema, this dataset

enhances interoperability across multiple GIS platforms and supports various municipal and regional planning efforts.

Credits

There are no credits for this item.

Use limitations

There are no access and use limitations for this item.

Extent

West -91.42924 East -88.171915


North 34.996069 South 30.258508


Scale Range

Maximum (zoomed in) 1:5,000 Minimum (zoomed out) 1:150,000,000

Topics and Keywords ►

Themes or categories of the resource Boundaries


Content type ⇔ Downloadable Data

Export to FGDC CSDGM XML format as Resource Description No


Citation ►

Title Statewide Governmental Boundaries Update Publication date 2025-01-01 00:00:00


Presentation formats ⇔ digital map

Citation Contacts ►

Responsible party - point of contact Individual's name Stephen Champlin

Organization's name Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality


Contact information ►

Phone

Voice (601) 961-5506

Address Type postal

Delivery point P.O. Box 2279 City Jackson

Administrative area MS Postal code 39225

Country US

e-mail address schamplin@mdeq.ms.gov Responsible party - originator

Individual's name Stephen Champlin Organization's name MDEQ


Resource Details ►

Dataset languages ⇔ English (UNITED STATES) Dataset character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Status completed

Spatial representation type ⇔ vector

Processing environment ⇔ Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 26200) ; Esri ArcGIS 13.5.2.57366


ArcGIS item properties

Name ⇔ MS_CityBoundaries_2024 Size ⇔ 0.000

Location

⇔ file://\\STEVENEWPC\F$\DATA\00_BOUNDARIES\Governmental_Boundaries_Cities_W O 24-8\MS_CityBoundaries_2024.shp

Access protocol ⇔ Local Area Network Extents ►

Extent Description

Data gathered throughout year of 2024.


Geographic extent Bounding rectangle Extent type

Extent used for searching West longitude -91.42924

East longitude -88.171915

North latitude 34.996069

South latitude 30.258508

Extent contains the resource Yes


Temporal extent

Beginning date 2024-01-01 00:00:00

Ending date 2024-12-31 00:00:00


Resource Points of Contact ►

Point of contact - point of contact Individual's name Stephen Champlin

Organization's name Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality


Contact information ►

Phone

Voice (601) 961-5506

Address Type postal

Delivery point P.O. Box 2279 City Jackson

Administrative area MS Postal code 39225

Country US

e-mail address schamplin@mdeq.ms.gov Resource Maintenance ►

Resource maintenance

Update frequency not planned


Spatial Reference ► ArcGIS coordinate system Type ⇔ Projected

Geographic coordinate reference ⇔ GCS_North_American_1983 Projection ⇔ NAD_1983_Mississippi_TM

Coordinate reference details ⇔

ProjectedCoordinateSystem


WKID

102609

XOrigin

-5122200

YOrigin

-12297100

XYScale

450339697.45066422

ZOrigin

-100000

ZScale

10000

MOrigin

-100000

MScale

10000

XYTolerance

0.001

ZTolerance

0.001

MTolerance

0.001

HighPrecision true LatestWKID 3814 WKT

PROJCS["NAD_1983_Mississippi_TM",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_ North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Gre

enwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],P ARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",1300000.0],PARAMET

ER["Central_Meridian",-

89.75],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9998335],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",32.5],UNI T["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",3814]]


Reference system identifier Value ⇔ 3814

Codespace ⇔ EPSG Version ⇔ 6.17.1(10.0.0)


Spatial Data Properties ►

Vector ►

Level of topology for this dataset ⇔ geometry only


Geometric objects

Feature class name MS_CityBoundaries_2024 Object type ⇔ composite

Object count ⇔ 0

ArcGIS Feature Class Properties ►

Feature class name MS_CityBoundaries_2024 Feature type ⇔ Simple

Geometry type ⇔ Polygon Has topology ⇔ FALSE Feature count ⇔ 0

Spatial index ⇔ FALSE

Linear referencing ⇔ TRUE


Geoprocessing history ►

Process

Date 2025-08-08 10:20:38

Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CalculateGeometryAttributes

Command issued

CalculateGeometryAttributes MS_GovernmentalBoundaries_Statewide "Area_Acres AREA" # ACRES_US

PROJCS["NAD_1983_Mississippi_TM",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_ North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Gre

enwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],P ARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",1300000.0],PARAMET

ER["Central_Meridian",-

89.75],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9998335],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",32.5],UNI T["Meter",1.0]] SAME_AS_INPUT

Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process

Date 2025-08-08 10:21:56

Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CalculateGeometryAttributes

Command issued

CalculateGeometryAttributes MS_GovernmentalBoundaries_Statewide "Area_SqMiles AREA" # SQUARE_MILES_US

PROJCS["NAD_1983_Mississippi_TM",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_ North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Gre

enwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],P ARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",1300000.0],PARAMET

ER["Central_Meridian",-

89.75],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9998335],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",32.5],UNI T["Meter",1.0]] SAME_AS_INPUT

Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process

Date 2026-04-22 15:06:57

Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\ExportFeatures

Command issued

ExportFeatures "F:\DATA\00_BOUNDARIES\Governmental_Boundaries_Cities_WO 24-8\Statewide\MDEM_GovernmentalBoundariesUpdated_Statewide.gdb\MS_Governmental Boundaries_Statewide" "F:\DATA\00_BOUNDARIES\Governmental_Boundaries_Cities_WO 24-8\MS_CityBoundaries_2024.shp" # NOT_USE_ALIAS "Name "Name" true true false 255 Text 0 0,First,#,F:\DATA\00_BOUNDARIES\Governmental_Boundaries_Cities_WO 24-8\Statewide\MDEM_GovernmentalBoundariesUpdated_Statewide.gdb\MS_Governmental Boundaries_Statewide,Name,0,254;County "County" true true false 255 Text 0 0,First,#,F:\DATA\00_BOUNDARIES\Governmental_Boundaries_Cities_WO 24-

8\Statewide\MDEM_GovernmentalBoundariesUpdated_Statewide.gdb\MS_Governmental Boundaries_Statewide,County,0,254;Population "Population" true true false 4 Long 0 0,First,#,F:\DATA\00_BOUNDARIES\Governmental_Boundaries_Cities_WO 24-

8\Statewide\MDEM_GovernmentalBoundariesUpdated_Statewide.gdb\MS_Governmental Boundaries_Statewide,Population,-1,-1;Classification "Classification" true true false 255 Text 0 0,First,#,F:\DATA\00_BOUNDARIES\Governmental_Boundaries_Cities_WO 24-8\Statewide\MDEM_GovernmentalBoundariesUpdated_Statewide.gdb\MS_Governmental Boundaries_Statewide,Classification,0,254;Year_Incorporated "Year_Incorporated" true true false 2 Short 0

0,First,#,F:\DATA\00_BOUNDARIES\Governmental_Boundaries_Cities_WO 24-

8\Statewide\MDEM_GovernmentalBoundariesUpdated_Statewide.gdb\MS_Governmental Boundaries_Statewide,Year_Incorporated,-1,-1;Boundary_Updated "Boundary_Updated" true true false 2 Short 0

0,First,#,F:\DATA\00_BOUNDARIES\Governmental_Boundaries_Cities_WO 24-

8\Statewide\MDEM_GovernmentalBoundariesUpdated_Statewide.gdb\MS_Governmental Boundaries_Statewide,Boundary_Updated,-1,-1;Update_Type "Update_Type" true true

false 255 Text 0 0,First,#,F:\DATA\00_BOUNDARIES\Governmental_Boundaries_Cities_WO

24-

8\Statewide\MDEM_GovernmentalBoundariesUpdated_Statewide.gdb\MS_Governmental Boundaries_Statewide,Update_Type,0,254;UpdatedDataSource "UpdatedDataSource" true true false 255 Text 0

0,First,#,F:\DATA\00_BOUNDARIES\Governmental_Boundaries_Cities_WO 24-

8\Statewide\MDEM_GovernmentalBoundariesUpdated_Statewide.gdb\MS_Governmental Boundaries_Statewide,UpdatedDataSource,0,254;PDD "PDD" true true false 255 Text 0 0,First,#,F:\DATA\00_BOUNDARIES\Governmental_Boundaries_Cities_WO 24-

8\Statewide\MDEM_GovernmentalBoundariesUpdated_Statewide.gdb\MS_Governmental Boundaries_Statewide,PDD,0,254;PlaceFP "PlaceFP" true true false 4 Long 0 0,First,#,F:\DATA\00_BOUNDARIES\Governmental_Boundaries_Cities_WO 24-

8\Statewide\MDEM_GovernmentalBoundariesUpdated_Statewide.gdb\MS_Governmental Boundaries_Statewide,PlaceFP,-1,-1;PlaceNS "PlaceNS" true true false 4 Long 0 0,First,#,F:\DATA\00_BOUNDARIES\Governmental_Boundaries_Cities_WO 24-

8\Statewide\MDEM_GovernmentalBoundariesUpdated_Statewide.gdb\MS_Governmental Boundaries_Statewide,PlaceNS,-1,-1;ClassFP "ClassFP" true true false 255 Text 0 0,First,#,F:\DATA\00_BOUNDARIES\Governmental_Boundaries_Cities_WO 24-

8\Statewide\MDEM_GovernmentalBoundariesUpdated_Statewide.gdb\MS_Governmental Boundaries_Statewide,ClassFP,0,254;FUNCSTAT "FUNCSTAT" true true false 255 Text 0 0,First,#,F:\DATA\00_BOUNDARIES\Governmental_Boundaries_Cities_WO 24-

8\Statewide\MDEM_GovernmentalBoundariesUpdated_Statewide.gdb\MS_Governmental Boundaries_Statewide,FUNCSTAT,0,254;Area_Acres "Area_Acres" true true false 8 Double 0 0,First,#,F:\DATA\00_BOUNDARIES\Governmental_Boundaries_Cities_WO 24-

8\Statewide\MDEM_GovernmentalBoundariesUpdated_Statewide.gdb\MS_Governmental Boundaries_Statewide,Area_Acres,-1,-1;Area_SqMiles "Area_SqMiles" true true false 8

Double 0 0,First,#,F:\DATA\00_BOUNDARIES\Governmental_Boundaries_Cities_WO 24-8\Statewide\MDEM_GovernmentalBoundariesUpdated_Statewide.gdb\MS_Governmental Boundaries_Statewide,Area_SqMiles,-1,-1;Documents "Documents" true true false 500 Text 0 0,First,#,F:\DATA\00_BOUNDARIES\Governmental_Boundaries_Cities_WO 24-8\Statewide\MDEM_GovernmentalBoundariesUpdated_Statewide.gdb\MS_Governmental Boundaries_Statewide,Documents,0,499;Shape_Length "Shape_Length" false true true 8 Double 0 0,First,#,F:\DATA\00_BOUNDARIES\Governmental_Boundaries_Cities_WO 24-8\Statewide\MDEM_GovernmentalBoundariesUpdated_Statewide.gdb\MS_Governmental Boundaries_Statewide,Shape_Length,-1,-1;Shape_Area "Shape_Area" false true true 8

Double 0 0,First,#,F:\DATA\00_BOUNDARIES\Governmental_Boundaries_Cities_WO 24-8\Statewide\MDEM_GovernmentalBoundariesUpdated_Statewide.gdb\MS_Governmental Boundaries_Statewide,Shape_Area,-1,-1" #

Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Distribution ►

Distribution format Name ⇔ Shapefile


Transfer options Transfer size ⇔ 0.000

Fields ►

Details for object MS_CityBoundaries_2024 ►

Type ⇔ Feature Class Row count ⇔ 0 Definition

N/A


Definition source N/A


Field FID ►

Alias ⇔ FID Data type ⇔ OID Width ⇔ 4

Precision ⇔ 0

Scale ⇔ 0


Field description ⇔

Internal feature number.


Description source ⇔

Esri


Description of values ⇔

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Field Shape ►

Alias ⇔ Shape

Data type ⇔ Geometry Width ⇔ 0

Precision ⇔ 0

Scale ⇔ 0


Field description ⇔

Feature geometry.


Description source ⇔

Esri


Description of values ⇔

Coordinates defining the features.


Field Name ►

Alias ⇔ Name Data type ⇔ String Width ⇔ 254

Precision ⇔ 0

Scale ⇔ 0


Field description Municipality Name

Description source N/A


Field County ►

Alias ⇔ County Data type ⇔ String Width ⇔ 254

Precision ⇔ 0

Scale ⇔ 0


Field description

County municipality falls in


Description source N/A


Field Population ►

Alias ⇔ Population Data type ⇔ Integer Width ⇔ 10

Precision ⇔ 10

Scale ⇔ 0


Field description

Population of municipality based off most recent US Census

Description source

U.S. Census Bureau


Field Classifica ►

Alias ⇔ Classifica Data type ⇔ String Width ⇔ 254

Precision ⇔ 0

Scale ⇔ 0


Field Year_Incor ►

Alias ⇔ Year_Incor Data type ⇔ Integer Width ⇔ 5

Precision ⇔ 5

Scale ⇔ 0


Field Boundary_U ► Alias ⇔ Boundary_U Data type ⇔ Integer Width ⇔ 5

Precision ⇔ 5

Scale ⇔ 0


Field Update_Typ ►

Alias ⇔ Update_Typ Data type ⇔ String Width ⇔ 254

Precision ⇔ 0

Scale ⇔ 0


Field UpdatedDat ► Alias ⇔ UpdatedDat Data type ⇔ String Width ⇔ 254

Precision ⇔ 0

Scale ⇔ 0


Field PDD ►

Alias ⇔ PDD

Data type ⇔ String Width ⇔ 254

Precision ⇔ 0

Scale ⇔ 0


Field description

Planning and Development District municipality falls within.


Description source

Mississippi Planning and Development Districts

Field PlaceFP ►

Alias ⇔ PlaceFP Data type ⇔ Integer Width ⇔ 10

Precision ⇔ 10

Scale ⇔ 0


Field description Place FIPS Codes


Description source

U.S. Census Bureau


Field PlaceNS ►

Alias ⇔ PlaceNS Data type ⇔ Integer Width ⇔ 10

Precision ⇔ 10

Scale ⇔ 0


Field description Place NS Code


Description source

U.S. Census Bureau

Field ClassFP ►

Alias ⇔ ClassFP Data type ⇔ String Width ⇔ 254

Precision ⇔ 0

Scale ⇔ 0


Field description FIPS Class Code


Description source

U.S. Census Bureau


Field FUNCSTAT ► Alias ⇔ FUNCSTAT Data type ⇔ String Width ⇔ 254

Precision ⇔ 0

Scale ⇔ 0


Field description

Functional Status Codes


Description source

U.S. Census Bureau

Field Area_Acres ►

Alias Area Acres Data type ⇔ Double Width ⇔ 19

Precision ⇔ 0

Scale ⇔ 0


Field description

Area of municipality in acres


Description source Calculate Geometry


Field Area_SqMil ►

Alias ⇔ Area_SqMil Data type ⇔ Double Width ⇔ 19

Precision ⇔ 0

Scale ⇔ 0


Field Documents ► Alias ⇔ Documents Data type ⇔ String Width ⇔ 254

Precision ⇔ 0

Scale ⇔ 0

Field description

Hyperlink to documents folder for municipality


Description source N/A


Field Shape_Leng ► Alias ⇔ Shape_Leng Data type ⇔ Double Width ⇔ 19

Precision ⇔ 0

Scale ⇔ 0


Field Shape_Area ► Alias ⇔ Shape_Area Data type ⇔ Double Width ⇔ 19

Precision ⇔ 0

Scale ⇔ 0


Field description ⇔

Area of feature in internal units squared.


Description source ⇔

Esri

Description of values ⇔

Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.


Metadata Details ►

Metadata language ⇔ English (UNITED STATES) Metadata character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata ⇔ dataset Scope name ⇔ dataset


Last update ⇔ 2026-04-22


ArcGIS metadata properties Metadata format ArcGIS 1.0

Standard or profile used to edit metadata FGDC


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2024-12-16 16:25:38

Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2026-04-22 15:06:56


Automatic updates

Have been performed Yes

Last update 2026-04-22 15:06:56 Metadata Contacts ►

Metadata contact - point of contact Individual's name Stephen Champlin

Organization's name Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality


Contact information ►

Phone

Voice (601) 961-5506

Address Type postal

Delivery point P.O. Box 2279 City Jackson

Administrative area MS Postal code 39225

Country US

e-mail address schamplin@mdeq.ms.gov Metadata Maintenance ►

Maintenance

Update frequency unknown


Maintenance contact - point of contact Individual's name Stephen Champlin

Organization's name Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality


Contact information ►

Phone

Voice (601) 961-5506

Address Type postal

Delivery point P.O. Box 2279 City Jackson

Administrative area MS Postal code 39225

Country US

e-mail address schamplin@mdeq.ms.gov Thumbnail and Enclosures ►

Thumbnail Thumbnail type Image file