Greenwood, Mississippi

Greenwood, Mississippi
Flag of Greenwood, Mississippi
Official seal of Greenwood, Mississippi
Location of Greenwood, Mississippi
Location of Greenwood, Mississippi
Greenwood, Mississippi is located in the United States
Greenwood, Mississippi
Greenwood, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°31′7″N 90°11′2″W / 33.51861°N 90.18389°W / 33.51861; -90.18389
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLeflore
Government
 • MayorCarolyn McAdams (I)
Area
 • Total12.69 sq mi (302.87 km2)
 • Land12.34 sq mi (301.95 km2)
 • Water0.36 sq mi (0.92 km2)
Elevation
131 ft (40 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total14,490
 • Density1,174.71/sq mi (453.56/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
38930, 38935
Area code662
FIPS code28-29340
GNIS feature ID0670714
Websitewww.greenwoodms.com

Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States,[2] located at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta region, approximately 96 miles north of the state capital, Jackson, and 130 miles south of the riverport of Memphis, Tennessee. It was a center of cotton planter culture in the 19th century.

The population was 15,205 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Greenwood Micropolitan Statistical Area. Greenwood developed at the confluence of the Tallahatchie and the Yalobusha rivers, which form the Yazoo River.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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