Editing Nettleton, Mississippi (section)

==Geography==
The city sits on the boundary line between [[Lee County, Mississippi|Lee County]] on the north and [[Monroe County, Mississippi|Monroe County]] on the south, with approximately equal portions of the city in either county.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US2850880&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=4001&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en |title=American FactFinder Reference Map |access-date=2006-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303212306/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US2850880&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=4001&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en |archive-date=2007-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As of the 2020 census, 1,090 of the city's 1,935 residents (56.3%) lived in Monroe County<ref>{{cite web | url = https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P1?g=0700000US280959338450880 | title=P1. Total Population – Nettleton city (part), District 5, Monroe County, Mississippi: 2020 DEC Demographic and Housing Characteristics Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=March 8, 2024 }}</ref> and 845 (43.7%) in Lee County.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P1?g=0700000US280819332150880 | title=P1. Total Population – Nettleton city (part), District 5, Lee County, Mississippi: 2020 DEC Demographic and Housing Characteristics Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=March 8, 2024 }}</ref>

U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 45|45]] and [[U.S. Route 278|278]] pass through the west side of the city on a four-lane bypass. The two highways lead north {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Tupelo, Mississippi|Tupelo]], the Lee [[county seat]]. US 45 leads south from Nettleton {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Aberdeen, Mississippi|Aberdeen]], the Monroe county seat, while US 278 leads south and east {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Amory, Mississippi|Amory]]. [[Mississippi Highway 6]] is a two-lane road that leads southeast {{convert|11|mi}} to Amory and north {{convert|15|mi}} to Tupelo.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Nettleton has a total area of {{convert|4.0|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqmi|2}}, or 0.29%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The west side of the city drains toward [[Town Creek (Mississippi)|Town Creek]], a tributary of the [[Tombigbee River]], while Roberts Creek, a tributary of Town Creek, passes through the east side of the city.