Editing Yazoo City, Mississippi

{{Short description|City in Mississippi, United States}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Yazoo City, Mississippi
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = Gateway to the [[Mississippi Delta|Delta]]<ref>{{cite web|title='Gateway to the Delta' opening new avenues to growth|url=http://msbusiness.com/2000/02/8216gateway-to-the-delta8217-opening-new-avenues-to-growth/|website=Msbusiness.com|access-date=26 June 2017|date=14 February 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113035608/http://msbusiness.com/2000/02/8216gateway-to-the-delta8217-opening-new-avenues-to-growth/|archive-date=13 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| image_caption      = Yazoo City welcome sign
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| image_map          = Yazoo_County_Mississippi_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Yazoo_City_Highlighted.svg
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| map_caption        = Location of Yazoo City, Mississippi in [[Mississippi]]
| pushpin_map        = Mississippi#USA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Mississippi in the [[United States]]
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| subdivision_name   = United States of America
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Mississippi]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Mississippi|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Yazoo County, Mississippi|Yazoo]]
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| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = David "Mel" Starling ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pickens |first=Erin |date=2022-02-02 |title=David Starling defeats Yazoo City mayor in primary election |url=https://www.wapt.com/article/david-starling-defeats-yazoo-city-mayor-in-primary-election/38960077 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=WAPT |language=en}}</ref>
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_28.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 26.44
| area_land_km2      = 26.12
| area_water_km2     = 0.32
| area_total_sq_mi   = 10.21
| area_land_sq_mi    = 10.08
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.13
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| population_total   = 10316
| population_density_km2 = 394.97
| population_density_sq_mi = 1023.01
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| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = &minus;6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = &minus;5
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 98
| coordinates        = {{coord|32|52|00|N|90|24|12|W|region:US-MS_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 39194
| area_code          = [[Area code 662|662]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 28-81520
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2405798<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2405798}}</ref>
| website            = [http://www.cityofyazoocity.org/ City of Yazoo City]
}}

'''Yazoo City''' is the [[county seat]] of [[Yazoo County, Mississippi|Yazoo County]], [[Mississippi]], United States. It was named after the [[Yazoo River]], which, in turn was named by the French explorer [[Robert La Salle]] in 1682 as "Rivière des Yazous" in reference to the [[Yazoo tribe]] living near the river's mouth. Yazoo City is the principal city of the Yazoo City [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]], which is part of the larger [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]]–Yazoo City [[Jackson-Yazoo City Combined Statistical Area|Combined Statistical Area]]. According to the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the population was 11,403.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2014-11-08}}</ref>

==History==
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| image1= Confederate Memorial in Yazoo City, Mississippi.jpg
| caption1 = Confederate Monument
| image2= Young band boy, and overseer. Yazoo City, Miss. - NARA - 523426.jpg
| caption2 = Child Labor in Yazoo City, 1911, photo by [[Lewis Hine]]
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The community now known as Yazoo City was founded in 1824 with the name Hannan's Bluff. It was later renamed Manchester, then changed to Yazoo City in 1841. Yazoo City became the county seat in 1849. A [[yellow fever]] epidemic struck Yazoo City in 1853.

During the [[American Civil War]], the Confederate ironclad [[CSS Arkansas|CSS ''Arkansas'']] was completed at a makeshift shipyard in Yazoo City after the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] loss of [[New Orleans]] and [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]. During her short career, the ''Arkansas'' challenged the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] navy's control of the [[Mississippi River]] and helped avert the early fall of [[Vicksburg, Mississippi|Vicksburg]]. On May&nbsp;21, 1863, as a Union fleet steamed up the Yazoo River, the Confederate forces burned down the shipyard to keep their foes from capturing the vessels being built there. The Federal forces then burned down the sawmill and lumberyard before withdrawing. After their [[Siege of Vicksburg|capture of Vicksburg]] in July 1863, another Union raid briefly occupied Yazoo City, but this time the Union ironclad [[USS Baron DeKalb|USS ''Baron DeKalb'']] was sunk by a mine. Federal troops occupied the town in September and again in October 1863. Another occupation resulted in the [[Battle of Yazoo City]] on March&nbsp;5, 1864 between the Union troops and Confederates led by [[Robert V. Richardson]] and [[Lawrence Sullivan Ross]]. The Union troops held their ground but departed the following day. The Federal forces returned again on May&nbsp;19, 1864, doing more damage to the town.<ref>{{cite web|title=Visit Yazoo: Civil War Comes to Yazoo 1862 – 1864 |publisher=Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau |year=2013 |access-date=November 13, 2020 |url=http://visityazoo.org/civil-war-comes-to-yazoo/ }}</ref>

Yazoo City was rebuilt, but yellow fever struck and took more victims in 1878. On May&nbsp;25, 1904, a fire destroyed much of central Yazoo City.<ref name=Tac>[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085187/1904-05-25/ed-1/seq-3/ FLAMES SWEPT OVER THE CITY] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009224212/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085187/1904-05-25/ed-1/seq-3/ |date=2016-10-09 }}, in ''[[The Tacoma Times]]'' (via Publishing America); published May 25, 1904; retrieved August 11,2016</ref> According to a local legend, the fire was caused by a witch avenging her death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yazoo.org/Wtchgrav.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000520143054/http://www.yazoo.org/Wtchgrav.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 May 2000|title=Wtchgrav|date=20 May 2000|access-date=28 November 2018}}</ref> In reality, a boy playing with matches accidentally set a house ablaze. The fire quickly spread, and three-fourths of the town was destroyed, including most of the homes. It was stopped by a canal, which saved the new courthouse (built in 1872 to replace the one burned by the Union forces) and 10 [[antebellum architecture|antebellum]] homes nearby. The town took almost two years to recover.

In 1915, the Orr Modern Motor Car Company was founded in Yazoo City by G.A. Wilson and C.D. Orr, with capital of $2,000,000 ({{Inflation|US|2000000|1915|fmt=eq}}). Despite its name, the company was focused just on making Orr's innovative worm drive and assembled only one automobile as a prototype. Not long after, Orr shut its doors.<ref>{{cite book |editor=Kimes, Beverly R.|author=Clark, Henry A. |title=The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805–1945 |year=1985 |publisher=Krause Publications |isbn=0-87341-045-9 |pages=1050}}</ref>

The [[Great Mississippi Flood of 1927]] did much damage to the entire Delta, but Yazoo City was restored and is now protected by an effective flood-prevention system.

===Tornado History===
{{See also|2010 Yazoo City tornado|Tornadoes of 2010#November 29–30|Tornado outbreak of May 2–3, 2021}}
A strong tornado, rated&nbsp;EF4 on the [[Enhanced Fujita scale]] and with a path width of {{convert|1.75|mi|abbr=on}}, hit Yazoo County on April&nbsp;24, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jan/?n=2010_04_24_tor_overview |title=NWS Jackson, MS – April 23–24, 2010 Severe Weather Outbreak |website=Srh.noaa.gov |date=2010-04-28 |access-date=2014-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012002419/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jan/?n=2010_04_24_tor_overview |archive-date=2014-10-12 |url-status=live }}</ref> Four people were killed in the Yazoo City area, and a number were seriously injured; four of the victims were airlifted to the [[University of Mississippi Medical Center]] in the capital city of Jackson, {{convert|40|mi|abbr=on}} away. The Governor of Mississippi, [[Haley Barbour]], toured the area in a National Guard helicopter and held a news conference on the disaster at 3:30&nbsp;pm.<ref name="wapt.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.wapt.com/weather/23254518/detail.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305084210/http://www.wapt.com/weather/23254518/detail.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 March 2012|title=Tornado Cuts Across Mississippi Killing 10 – Jackson Weather News Story – WAPT Jackson|date=5 March 2012|access-date=12 January 2018}}</ref> The tornado and the aftermath were shown in an episode of the [[Discovery Channel]] series ''[[Storm Chasers (TV series)|Storm Chasers]]'', and several [[YouTube]] videos show considerable detail and descriptions.

On November&nbsp;29, 2010 around 8:05&nbsp;pm local time, Yazoo City was struck by two EF2&nbsp;tornadoes: the first one tracked {{convert|3|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of town. The second went right through downtown causing significant damage to several buildings.

A high-end EF1&nbsp;tornado passed through the southeast side of the city on May&nbsp;2, 2021. Multiple mobile homes were destroyed and trees, power lines, and homes were damaged.

==Geography==
{{More citations needed section|date=March 2012}}
Yazoo City is located {{convert|40|mi|km|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]] at the junctions of U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 49|49]], [[U.S. Route 49|49E]], and [[U.S. Route 49|49W]], and MS Highways [[Mississippi Highway 3|3]], [[Mississippi Highway 16|16]], and [[Mississippi Highway 149|149]], on the banks of the [[Yazoo River]], near the [[Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge]].

[[U.S. Route 49W]] provides a fairly direct link between Yazoo City and [[Belzoni, Mississippi|Belzoni]]. The old highway segment, renamed [[Mississippi Highway 149]], passes through Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and the communities of [[Louise, Mississippi|Louise]] and [[Midnight, Mississippi|Midnight]] before reconnecting with the new US 49W at [[Silver City, Mississippi|Silver City]], {{convert|7|mi|abbr=on}} south of Belzoni. The new highway makes the town of [[Carter, Mississippi|Carter]] so near, it might be considered for annexation by Yazoo City. Two bridges now cross the Yazoo River at Yazoo City.

The section of MS 3 in Yazoo City is called Haley Barbour Parkway. [[Haley Barbour|Barbour]], the former governor of Mississippi, grew up in Yazoo City and has a home on Wolf Lake, a lake north of Yazoo City. U.S. Route 49 (part of which was formerly U.S. 49E) through Yazoo City is named [[Jerry Clower]] Boulevard, after the famous comedian, a former resident of Yazoo City.

Yazoo City is also known as the "Gateway to the Delta" due to its location on the transition between the two great landforms that characterize the geography of Mississippi (the western part of the city lies in the [[Mississippi Delta]] and the eastern part lies in the loess bluffs that characterize most of eastern Mississippi).

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|10.9|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|10.8|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} (1.19%) is covered by water.

===Climate===
{{Weather box
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| single line = yes
| location    = Yazoo City, Mississippi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1960–2018)
|collapsed   = yes
| Jan record high F  = 84
| Feb record high F  = 92
| Mar record high F  = 91
| Apr record high F  = 94
| May record high F  = 98
| Jun record high F  = 102
| Jul record high F  = 106
| Aug record high F  = 106
| Sep record high F  = 103
| Oct record high F  = 96
| Nov record high F  = 89
| Dec record high F  = 86

| Jan high F  = 58.4
| Feb high F  = 62.6
| Mar high F  = 70.8
| Apr high F  = 78.9
| May high F  = 86.0
| Jun high F  = 92.1
| Jul high F  = 94.3
| Aug high F  = 94.9
| Sep high F  = 90.5
| Oct high F  = 80.5
| Nov high F  = 68.8
| Dec high F  = 60.7
| year high F = 78.2

| Jan mean F  = 48.5
| Feb mean F  = 52.0
| Mar mean F  = 59.4
| Apr mean F  = 67.5
| May mean F  = 75.6
| Jun mean F  = 82.1
| Jul mean F  = 84.7
| Aug mean F  = 84.6
| Sep mean F  = 79.3
| Oct mean F  = 68.7
| Nov mean F  = 57.5
| Dec mean F  = 51.0
| year mean F = 67.6

| Jan low F  = 38.6
| Feb low F  = 41.4
| Mar low F  = 48.0
| Apr low F  = 56.1
| May low F  = 65.1
| Jun low F  = 72.1
| Jul low F  = 75.1
| Aug low F  = 74.4
| Sep low F  = 68.2
| Oct low F  = 57.0
| Nov low F  = 46.1
| Dec low F  = 41.2
| year low F = 56.9

| Jan record low F  = -4
| Feb record low F  = 4
| Mar record low F  = 15
| Apr record low F  = 28
| May record low F  = 39
| Jun record low F  = 50
| Jul record low F  = 53
| Aug record low F  = 52
| Sep record low F  = 35
| Oct record low F  = 28
| Nov record low F  = 18
| Dec record low F  = 2

| precipitation colour    = green
| Jan precipitation inch  = 5.69
| Feb precipitation inch  = 5.57
| Mar precipitation inch  = 5.94
| Apr precipitation inch  = 6.58
| May precipitation inch  = 5.74
| Jun precipitation inch  = 4.37
| Jul precipitation inch  = 4.02
| Aug precipitation inch  = 4.51
| Sep precipitation inch  = 3.31
| Oct precipitation inch  = 4.27
| Nov precipitation inch  = 4.57
| Dec precipitation inch  = 5.81
| year precipitation inch = 60.38

| Jan snow inch  = 0.1
| Feb snow inch  = 0.0
| Mar snow inch  = 0.0
| Apr snow inch  = 0.0
| May snow inch  = 0.0
| Jun snow inch  = 0.0
| Jul snow inch  = 0.0
| Aug snow inch  = 0.0
| Sep snow inch  = 0.0
| Oct snow inch  = 0.0
| Nov snow inch  = 0.0
| Dec snow inch  = 0.0
| year snow inch = 0.1

| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days  = 8.9
| Feb precipitation days  = 8.8
| Mar precipitation days  = 8.9
| Apr precipitation days  = 7.6
| May precipitation days  = 8.1
| Jun precipitation days  = 7.5
| Jul precipitation days  = 7.9
| Aug precipitation days  = 7.2
| Sep precipitation days  = 5.0
| Oct precipitation days  = 5.9
| Nov precipitation days  = 7.2
| Dec precipitation days  = 9.0
| year precipitation days = 92.0

| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days  = 0.1
| Feb snow days  = 0.0
| Mar snow days  = 0.0
| Apr snow days  = 0.0
| May snow days  = 0.0
| Jun snow days  = 0.0
| Jul snow days  = 0.0
| Aug snow days  = 0.0
| Sep snow days  = 0.0
| Oct snow days  = 0.0
| Nov snow days  = 0.0
| Dec snow days  = 0.0
| year snow days = 0.1

| source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=jan
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = October 18, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00229860&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = October 18, 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 2542
|1890= 3286
|1900= 4944
|1910= 6796
|1920= 5244
|1930= 5579
|1940= 7258
|1950= 9746
|1960= 11236
|1970= 11688
|1980= 12426
|1990= 12427
|2000= 14550
|2010= 11403
|2020= 10316
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 5, 2014}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Yazoo City tornado damage.JPG|thumb|right|Yazoo City sign after April 24, 2010, tornado]]
[[File:FEMA - 44232 - AmeriCorps at Work in Yazoo City, MS.jpg|thumb|right|[[AmeriCorps]] volunteers cleaning up tornado damage, May 2010]]
[[File:Ricks Memorial Library Yazoo.jpg|thumb|right|Ricks Memorial Library, Yazoo City]]

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Yazoo City Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2881520&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-08|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|1,138
|11.03%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|8,830
|85.6%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|6
|0.06%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|61
|0.59%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|4
|0.04%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|201
|1.95%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|76
|0.74%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 10,316 people, 3,670 households, and 2,050 families residing in the city.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 11,403 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 82.0% Black, 16.1% White, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian and 0.5% from two or more races. 0.7% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, 14,550 people, 4,271 households, and 2,968 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,349.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 4,676 housing units averaged 433.6 per mi<sup>2</sup> (167.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 28.73% White, 69.68% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 7.47% of the population.

Of the 4,271 households, 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 32.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were not families. About 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.49.

In the city, the population was distributed as 29.0% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $19,893, and for a family was $22,470. Males had a median income of $26,109 versus $18,650 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $9,251. About 35.0% of families and 40.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 52.5% of those under age 18 and 23.5% of those age 65 or over.

===Jewish community===
The [[Institute of Southern Jewish Life]] stated that the Jewish community has been characterized by assimilation and was "small, but influential".<ref name=ISJL>{{cite web|url=http://www.isjl.org/history/archive/ms/yazoocity.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005094135/http://www.isjl.org/history/archive/ms/yazoocity.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-10-05|title=Yazoo City, Mississippi|work=[[Institute of Southern Jewish Life]]|date=2007-10-05|access-date=2019-11-18}}</ref> 44 Jews lived in the community in 1878, but a flood of the [[Mississippi River]] in 1882 meant that additional Jews displaced by the flood came. There were 61 Jews in the city by 1937. The Jews in the community did not create a congregation, and the nearest houses of worship were, in the mid-20th century, in [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]] and [[Greenwood, Mississippi|Greenwood]].<ref name=ISJL/>

==Economy==
The [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] operates the  [[Federal Correctional Complex, Yazoo City]], which consists of FCI Yazoo City Low, FCI Yazoo City Medium, FCI Camp, and FCI USP Yazoo City.<ref>[http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/yax/index.jsp] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728000657/http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/yax/index.jsp|date=July 28, 2013}}</ref>

==Government==
{{See also|List of mayors of Yazoo City, Mississippi}}
Diane Delaware was sworn in as the first female mayor of Yazoo City on April 14, 2014.<ref>"[http://www.cityofyazoocity.org/ A new era begins], ''CityofYazooCity.org'', Retrieved on April 29, 2021"</ref> She was re-elected to a second term on April 2, 2018.<ref>"[https://www.yazooherald.net/news/delaware-cruises-second-term-mayor Delaware cruises to a second term as Mayor - Yazoo Herald] Retrieved on April 29, 2021"</ref>

Yazoo City's current mayor is David "Mel" Starling, who was sworn in on Monday, April 11, 2022.<ref name ='Starling-Sworn-In'>{{cite news |last1=Patterson |first1=Jamie |author-link1= |last2= |first2= |author-link2= |last3= |first3= |author-link3= |last4= |first4= |author-link4= |last5= |first5= |author-link5= |display-authors= |author-mask= |name-list-style= |date=16 April 2022 |orig-date= |title=Starling sworn in as Yazoo City's new mayor |script-title= |trans-title= |url=https://www.yazooherald.net/starling-sworn-yazoo-citys-new-mayor |department= |work=Yazoo Herald |type= |series= |language= |volume= |issue= |edition= |location=Yazoo City, Mississippi |publisher= |publication-date=16 April 2022 |agency= |page= |pages=  |access-date=11 December 2022 |via= |url-access= |quote=And after being presented with a gavel and sworn in by Federal Judge Carlton Reeves, David “Mel” Starling began his tenure as Yazoo City’s new mayor.  }}</ref>

The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Yazoo City Post Office.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/yazoo-city-341-n-main-st-yazoo-city-ms-1388450 Post Office Location – YAZOO CITY] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616065614/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/yazoo-city-341-n-main-st-yazoo-city-ms-1388450 |date=2012-06-16 }}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on September 21, 2010.</ref>

==Education==
Yazoo City is served by the [[Yazoo City Municipal School District]];<ref name=Censusmap>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st28_ms/c28163_yazoo/DC10SD_C28163_001.pdf SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Yazoo County, MS]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on July 7, 2017.</ref> [[Yazoo City High School]] is the public school of this district.

[[Yazoo County High School]], outside of the city limits and a part of the [[Yazoo County School District]], does not serve areas in the Yazoo City city limits.<ref name=Censusmap/>

The three private schools are Thomas Christian Academy (Pre-K–12), Manchester Academy (Pre-K–12), and Covenant Christian School (K–6th grade).

==Media==
[[WBYP]] and [[WYAZ]], both FM, are two local radio stations. ''The Yazoo Herald'' is Yazoo County's only daily newspaper.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yazooherald.net/|title=Home : The Yazoo Herald|website=Yazooherald.net|access-date=9 May 2021}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[Amtrak]], the national passenger rail system, provides service to Yazoo City using the [[Yazoo City (Amtrak station)|Yazoo City Station]]. The Amtrak station is located at 222 West Broadway.

[[Yazoo County Airport]] is in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[Yazoo County, Mississippi|Yazoo County]],<ref name=87IFAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=87I}} – Retrieved on September 23, 2010.</ref> {{convert|2|mi|km}} west of central Yazoo City. Lynne W. Jeter of the ''[[Mississippi Business Journal]]'' said in 2001 that the county airport "may have played an important role in landing the multiphase federal prison project that is currently under expansion."<ref>Jeter, Lynne W. "[http://msbusiness.com/blog/2001/03/airports-an-advantage-when-it-comes-to-site-selection/ Airports an advantage when it comes to site selection]." ''[[Mississippi Business Journal]]''. March 26, 2001. Retrieved on September 21, 2010.</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Haley Barbour]], former [[Governor of Mississippi]]
*[[J. F. Barbour III]], former [[List of mayors of Yazoo City, Mississippi|Mayor of Yazoo City]]<ref name='Herald-Ticket'>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=February 8, 1968 |orig-date= |title=Barbour gets on ticket as independent |script-title= |trans-title= |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/261314431/ |format= |editor1-last= |editor1-first= |editor1-link= |editor2-last= |editor2-first= |editor2-link= |editor3-last= |editor3-first= |editor3-link= |editor4-last= |editor4-first= |editor4-link= |editor5-last= |editor5-first= |editor5-link= |display-editors= |department= |work=The Yazoo City Herald |type= |series= |language= |volume= |issue= |edition= |location=Yazoo City, Mississippi |publisher= |publication-date= |agency= |page= |pages=1–2 |at= |no-pp= |arxiv= |asin= |bibcode= |doi= |isbn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |lccn= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |osti= |pmc= |pmid= |rfc= |ssrn= |zbl= |id= |access-date=January 16, 2023 |via=newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |quote=Jeppie Barbour, banker and Jaycee leader, last week qualified as an Independent candidate for Mayor in the Monday, April 1 Municipal General election. }}</ref>
*[[Alexander Boarman]], Yazoo City native served as [[List of mayors of Shreveport, Louisiana|mayor]] of [[Shreveport, Louisiana]], U.S. representative from [[Louisiana's 4th congressional district]], and as a federal judge for 35 years until his death in 1916.
*[[Thea Bowman|Sister Thea Bowman]], African American Catholic religious sister who was a notable Black Catholic leader in the second half of the 20th-century, considered a [[Servant of God]] by the Catholic Church, born in Yazoo City
*[[H. H. Brookins]], AME Bishop
*[[Willie Brown (American football)]], Oakland Raiders, NFL Hall of Fame
*[[Deondre Burns]] (born 1997), basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
*[[Walter M. Chandler]], Republican member of the US House of Representative, [[New York's 19th congressional district|19th District of New York]]
*[[James Paul Clarke]], [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] and the [[List of Governors of Arkansas|18th]] [[Governor of Arkansas]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oldstatehouse.com/exhibits/virtual/governors/the_progressive_era/clarke.aspx|title=James Paul Clarke (1895–1897)|publisher=Old State House Museum|access-date=August 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114101755/http://www.oldstatehouse.com/exhibits/virtual/governors/the_progressive_era/clarke.aspx|archive-date=November 14, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*[[Jerry Clower]], famous country comedian who spent more than 30 years as a resident of the town before moving back to the area he was born, Liberty, Mississippi, in 1988. Many of Clower's comical stories mention Yazoo City.
*[[Fletcher Cox]], Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro defensive lineman
*[[Mike Espy]], Secretary of Agriculture (1993–94); U.S. House of Representatives, 2nd district of Mississippi (1987–93)
*[[Kaleb Eulls]], NFL Player
*[[W. C. Friley]], 19th-century Baptist clergyman in Yazoo City; later president of two Baptist colleges
*[[Kenneth Gainwell]], Running Back Philadelphia Eagles 2021 5th Round draft pick 150th overall. Cousin to [[Fletcher Cox]] 
*[[Lawrence Gordon (producer)|Lawrence Gordon]], film producer (''[[Die Hard]]'')
*[[Lynn Hamilton (actress)|Lynn Hamilton]], actress
*[[Michael Henderson]], R&B singer
*[[T. J. Huddleston, Sr.]], entrepreneur
*[[Wardell Jackson]], professional basketball player<ref name=baskref>{{cite web|title=Wardell Jackson|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jackswa01.html|website=Basketball-reference.com|access-date=5 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208142300/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jackswa01.html|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Mary Johnson (singer)|Mary Johnson]], blues singer and one-time wife of [[Lonnie Johnson (musician)|Lonnie Johnson]]
*[[Tommy McClennan]], blues musician
*[[Patrick Claiborne Meagher]], member of the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] (1916–1920)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rowland |first=Dunbar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b8sGAQAAIAAJ |title=The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi |date=1917 |publisher=Department of Archives and History |pages=953 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Mike Miley]], MLB player and [[Louisiana State University]] quarterback
*[[Lloyd Tevis Miller|L.T. Miller]], first medical director of the Afro-American Hospital and co-founder of the Mississippi Medical and Surgical Association
*[[William Joseph Mills]], Governor of the New Mexico Territory
*[[Willie Morris]], writer who grew up in Yazoo City
*[[Jerry Moses]], MLB player
*[[Norman Albert Mott]], member of the Mississippi Legislature (1911)
*[[Michael Passons]], "[[Contemporary Christian Musician]]", founding former member of the [[Christian music]] group [[Avalon (American group)|Avalon]]
*[[Robert Petway]], blues musician
*[[Joseph A. Redding]], US Army [[Major General (United States)|major general]] who commanded the [[39th Infantry Division (United States)|39th Infantry Division]] in the 1950s
*[[Stella Stevens]], actress
*[[Pecolia Warner]], 20th-century quiltmaker
*[[James Wheaton]], actor, spent his adolescent years in Yazoo City, and graduated from high school there
*[[Zig Ziglar]], personal development speaker and trainer

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite web |title=Photo gallery: Yazoo City, the Gateway to the Delta |author=Vickie King |date=17 Aug 2021 |website=Mississippi Today |url=https://mississippitoday.org/2021/08/17/photo-gallery-yazoo-city-the-gateway-to-the-delta/}}
*{{cite web|author=McLaughlin, Lacey|url=https://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2011/mar/02/integrating-yazoo-race-and-change-in-haley/|title=Integrating Yazoo: Race and Change in Haley Barbour's Hometown|work=[[Jackson Free Press]]|date=2 Mar 2011}}
*[http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/5297 Satellite images from the 24 April 2010 tornado outbreak (CIMSS Satellite Blog)]

==External links==
*[http://www.cityofyazoocity.org/ City of Yazoo City]

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