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THE JOHN C. STENNIS I NSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 MUNICIP MUNICIP MUNICIP MUNICIP MUNICIPAL AL AL AL AL SALARY SURVEY SALARY SURVEY SALARY SURVEY SALARY SURVEY SALARY SURVEY

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THE JOHN C. STENNIS

INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT

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2002 MUNICIP2002 MUNICIP2002 MUNICIP2002 MUNICIP2002 MUNICIPAL SALARY SURVEYAL SALARY SURVEYAL SALARY SURVEYAL SALARY SURVEYAL SALARY SURVEY

The Salary Survey is produced in cooperation withThe Mississippi Municipal LeagueThe Mississippi Municipal LeagueThe Mississippi Municipal LeagueThe Mississippi Municipal LeagueThe Mississippi Municipal League

Lee P. BeckJames Jeffrey Markham

Keith A. Smith

June 2002

The John C. StennisInstitute of GovernmentMississippi State University

W. Martin Wiseman, Ph.D.Director

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TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS

CITIES LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY CITY NAME

City Officials and Administration ............................................................................................. 1

City Clerks .............................................................................................................................. 6

Public Safety ......................................................................................................................... 11

Public Works ........................................................................................................................ 16

Parks and Recreation; Planning; Building Departments ...................................................... 21

CITIES LISTED IN DESCENDING ORDER OF POPULATION

City Officials and Administration ........................................................................................... 27

City Clerks ............................................................................................................................ 32

Public Safety ........................................................................................................................ 37

Public Works ........................................................................................................................ 42

Parks and Recreation; Planning; Building Departments ...................................................... 47

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FT or PT Board Board Title

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1 Abbeville 423 0 / 2 2,400 Part-time 2,400 Alderman 1 2 Aberdeen 6,415 105 / 15 33,720 Full-time 7,200 Alderman 40,518 2 3 Ackerman 1,696 25 / 8 35,875 Part-time 3,969 Alderman 3 4 Algoma 508 0 / 2 960 Full-time 540 4 5 Alligator 220 0 / 2 1,800 Part-time 5 6 Amory 6,956 103 / 19 47,622 Full-time 7,200 Alderman 6 7 Arcola 563 3 / 1 8,400 Part-time 7,500 Alderman 7 8 Artesia 498 0 / 1 6,000 Full-time 1,200 Alderman 8 9 Ashland 577 7 / 3 6,600 Part-time 3,300 Alderman 26,880 9

10 Bassfield 315 5 / 10 12,600 Full-time 1,200 Alderman 4,800 10 11 Bay Springs 2,097 28 / 7 38,556 Part-time 10,836 Alderman 31,325 11 12 Bay St. Louis 8,209 133 / 28 59,969 Full-time 12,600 Council 23,088 12 13 Beaumont 977 6 / 8 6,000 Part-time 600 Alderman 13 14 Belmont 1,961 17 / 4 7,200 Part-time 2,400 Alderman 14 15 Belzoni 2,663 41 / 4 29,736 Full-time 4,675 Alderman 15 16 Benoit 611 5 / 1 5,283 Part-time 16 17 Bentonia 500 3 / 0 4,800 Full-time 2,100 Alderman 17 18 Beulah 473 0 / 3 Part-time 18 19 Big Creek 127 0 / 2 Part-time Alderman 19 20 Biloxi 50,644 567 / 68 86,000 Full-time 22,000 Council 80,000 53,280 27,354 20 21 Bolton 629 8 / 6 7,200 Part-time 3,000 Alderman 21 22 Booneville 8,625 113 / 6 46,329 Full-time 9,537 Alderman 22 23 Brandon 16,436 110 / 5 55,000 Full-time 12,000 Alderman 55,000 27,402 28,394 23 24 Braxton 181 0 / 2 1,092 Full-time 600 Alderman 24 25 Brookhaven 9,861 152 / 8 54,432 Full-time 13,608 Alderman 25 26 Brooksville 1,182 11 / 1 8,400 Part-time 6,000 Alderman 26 27 Bruce 2,097 17 / 4 11,837 Full-time 2,400 Alderman 27 28 Bude 1,037 4 / 2 6,600 Part-time 3,000 Alderman 28 29 Byhalia 706 24 / 14 8,400 Part-time 4,200 Alderman 29 30 Calhoun City 1,872 18 / 4 15,000 Part-time 2,400 Alderman 30 31 Canton 12,911 111 / 5 50,000 Full-time 10,800 Alderman 18,720 31 32 Carthage 4,637 50 / 10 43,680 Full-time 32 33 Cary 427 2 / 0 1,500 Part-time 120 Alderman 33 34 Centreville 1,680 0 / 0 Part-time 350 34 35 Charleston 2,198 23 / 21 18,000 Part-time 5,520 Commission 35 36 Clarksdale 20,645 149 / 5 66,000 Full-time 15,000 Commission 23,920 36 37 Cleveland 13,841 103 / 12 25,000 Part-time 3,000 Alderman 71,139 35,000 37 38 Coffeeville 930 8 / 8 15,000 Part-time 1,200 Alderman 38 39 Collins 2,683 41 / 11 38,400 Full-time 9,600 Alderman 39 40 Columbia 6,603 90 / 10 40,500 Full-time 11,400 40 41 Columbus 25,944 260 / 0 55,000 Full-time 11,160 Council 38,110 41 42 Como 1,310 5 / 3 7,200 Part-time 3,000 Alderman 42 43 Corinth 14,054 184 / 5 55,397 Full-time 9,835 Alderman 37,379 33,355 43 44 Cruger 449 0 / 9 Full-time 1,800 44 45 Crystal Springs 5,873 43 / 6 34,000 Full-time 4,635 Alderman 45 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government 1

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46 D'Iberville 7,608 48 / 5 18,000 Part-time 14,400 Council 55,000 46 47 De Kalb 972 12 / 7 4,800 Part-time 2,100 47 48 Decatur 1,426 9 / 3 7,500 Part-time 2,700 Alderman 48 49 Derma 1,023 5 / 2 1,500 Part-time 900 Alderman 49 50 Drew 2,434 20 / 7 14,400 Part-time 1,800 Alderman 50 51 Dumas 452 0 / 1 Full-time Alderman 51 52 Duncan 578 5 / 0 3,600 Part-time 600 Alderman 52 53 Durant 2,932 40 / 3 13,800 Full-time 6,000 Alderman 53 54 Ecru 947 6 / 0 8,460 Part-time 3,000 Alderman 54 55 Edwards 1,347 6 / 5 6,000 Part-time 3,600 Alderman 55 56 Ethel 452 2 / 1 4,200 Part-time 600 Alderman 56 57 Falcon 317 0 / 6 Part-time Alderman 57 58 Falkner 212 2 / 1 1,800 Part-time 1,200 Alderman 58 59 Farmington 1,810 1 / 0 Part-time Alderman 59 60 Flora 1,546 12 / 3 21,600 Part-time 3,000 Alderman 60 61 Florence 2,396 32 / 8 12,000 Part-time 4,800 Alderman 61 62 Friars Point 1,480 13 / 0 7,200 Part-time 2,400 62 63 Fulton 3,882 40 / 4 40,000 Full-time 7,400 Alderman 63 64 Gattman 114 1 / 2 200 Part-time 120 Alderman 64 65 Georgetown 344 1 / 1 2,400 Part-time 600 Alderman 65 66 Glen 286 0 / 1 Part-time 66 67 Glendora 285 1 / 0 3,000 Part-time 900 67 68 Gloster 1,073 15 / 6 12,600 Part-time 3,000 Alderman 68 69 Golden 201 2 / 1 1,200 Part-time 900 Alderman 69 70 Goodman 1,252 9 / 1 1,800 Full-time 20,000 Alderman 70 71 Greenville 41,633 425 / 50 50,402 Full-time 13,206 43,412 23,948 71 72 Greenwood 18,425 234 / 41 Full-time 13,440 48,801 32,955 72 73 Grenada 14,879 161 / 2 12,854 Part-time 10,712 Council 62,200 27,331 73 74 Gulfport 71,127 641 / 61 72,242 Full-time 19,500 Council 59,944 50,689 37,471 74 75 Gunnison 633 3 / 0 Part-time 75 76 Guntown 1,183 7 / 2 6,000 Part-time 1,800 Alderman 76 77 Hatley 476 3 / 4 2,400 Part-time 240 Alderman 77 78 Hattiesburg 44,779 701 / 53 72,800 Full-time 16,000 49,275 23,555 78 79 Heidelberg 840 11 / 3 12,000 Part-time 2,400 Alderman 79 80 Hernando 6,812 82 / 1 47,802 Full-time 7,200 Alderman 80 81 Hollandale 3,437 29 / 3 15,300 Full-time 4,800 Alderman 81 82 Holly Springs 7,957 120 / 35 55,884 Full-time 11,004 Alderman 26,124 82 83 Horn Lake 14,099 150 / 2 55,000 Full-time 10,800 Alderman 83 84 Houston 4,079 42 / 7 27,500 Part-time 7,200 84 85 Indianola 12,066 103 / 15 38,000 Full-time 5,960 85 86 Inverness 1,153 10 / 5 11,100 Part-time 1,200 Alderman 86 87 Iuka 3,059 37 / 11 18,000 Part-time 6,000 Alderman 87 88 Jumpertown 404 1 / 2 6,000 Part-time 1,500 Alderman 88 89 Kosciusko 7,372 90 / 5 48,195 Full-time 7,200 Alderman 89 90 Lake 408 3 / 1 900 Full-time 300 Alderman 90 2 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government

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91 Lambert 1,967 9 / 3 6,600 Part-time 1,200 Alderman 91 92 Laurel 18,393 300 / 41 47,000 Full-time 13,500 Council 46,821 34,840 22,318 92 93 Leakesville 1,026 15 / 2 9,000 Part-time 5,400 Alderman 14,560 93 94 Leland 5,502 59 / 15 12,360 Part-time 6,180 Alderman 30,000 94 95 Lexington 2,025 25 / 3 12,669 Part-time Alderman 95 96 Liberty 633 9 / 3 18,000 Full-time 3,600 Alderman 96 97 Long Beach 17,320 111 / 12 43,688 Full-time 7,200 Alderman 22,874 97 98 Louin 339 0 / 5 1,500 Part-time 480 Alderman 98 99 Louise 315 2 / 2 3,600 Part-time 600 Alderman 99

100 Louisville 7,006 49 / 28 46,800 Full-time 7,184 Alderman 100 101 Lucedale 2,458 40 / 4 800 Part-time 400 Alderman 15,600 101 102 Lumberton 2,228 14 / 7 9,600 Part-time 3,000 Alderman 102 103 Maben 803 6 / 5 9,900 Part-time 3,900 Alderman 103 104 Magnolia 2,071 30 / 11 9,276 Part-time 4,800 Alderman 104 105 Mantee 169 1 / 2 Part-time Alderman 105 106 Marietta 248 2 / 4 1,200 Part-time 600 Alderman 106 107 Marks 1,551 15 / 0 9,600 Part-time 1,854 Alderman 107 108 Mayersville 795 1 / 9 10,035 Part-time 1,800 Alderman 108 109 McComb 13,337 182 / 2 18,000 Part-time 6,000 58,386 38,979 109 110 Meadville 519 5 / 1 Part-time 1,200 Alderman 110 111 Memphis 87 6 / 0 480 Part-time 480 Alderman 111 112 Monticello 1,726 17 / 6 30,000 Full-time 5,400 112 113 Moorhead 2,573 14 / 6 7,200 Part-time 900 Council 30,000 20,800 113 114 Morton 3,482 33 / 7 36,864 Full-time 5,571 Alderman 114 115 Moss Point 15,851 166 / 21 48,523 Full-time 7,200 Alderman 40,292 115 116 Mount Olive 893 5 / 5 6,601 Part-time 2,400 Alderman 116 117 Myrtle 407 1 / 3 2,712 Part-time 750 Alderman 117 118 Nettleton 1,932 11 / 2 28,845 Full-time 2,814 Alderman 118 119 New Albany 7,607 120 / 0 54,113 Full-time 10,490 Alderman 119 120 New Augusta 715 4 / 2 3,600 Part-time 120 121 New Hebron 447 1 / 6 3,600 Part-time 900 Alderman 121 122 New Houlka 710 5 / 0 5,400 Part-time 2,100 Alderman 122 123 Newton 3,699 45 / 12 12,000 Part-time 6,000 Alderman 123 124 North Carrollton 499 5 / 0 4,860 Part-time 2,400 Alderman 124 125 Noxapater 419 3 / 6 5,148 Part-time 2,145 Alderman 125 126 Ocean Springs 17,225 151 / 27 60,450 Full-time 12,090 Alderman 27,331 126 127 Okolona 3,056 60 / 7 18,000 Part-time 3,600 Alderman 127 128 Osyka 481 3 / 4 2,400 Full-time 1,000 Alderman 128 129 Oxford 11,756 232 / 11 45,000 Full-time 7,500 Alderman 21,501 129 130 Pace 364 1 / 3 18,000 Part-time 2,400 Alderman 130 131 Paden 106 0 / 2 Part-time Alderman 131 132 Pascagoula 26,200 299 / 42 11,016 Part-time 9,792 Council 76,500 60,245 30,831 132 133 Pearl 21,961 210 / 20 60,000 Full-time 15,000 Alderman 133 134 Pelahatchie 1,461 14 / 6 8,400 Part-time 4,200 Alderman 17,439 134 135 Petal 7,579 66 / 28 37,200 Full-time 8,200 Alderman 135 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government 3

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136 Philadelphia 7,303 86 / 4 55,000 Full-time 13,800 Alderman 136 137 Picayune 10,535 163 / 20 18,000 Part-time 14,400 Council 50,000 29,182 137 138 Pickens 1,325 7 / 12 4,800 Part-time 2,400 Alderman 138 139 Pittsboro 212 2 / 0 1,800 Part-time 600 Alderman 139 140 Plantersville 1,144 7 / 2 3,600 Part-time 720 Alderman 140 141 Pontotoc 5,253 22 / 63 48,249 Full-time 7,792 Alderman 141 142 Pope 241 0 / 1 2,400 Part-time 300 Alderman 142 143 Poplarville 2,601 27 / 25 8,400 Part-time 6,000 Alderman 143 144 Port Gibson 1,840 27 / 6 30,000 Part-time Alderman 2,367 144 145 Potts Camp 494 3 / 3 2,520 Part-time 1,200 Alderman 145 146 Puckett 354 0 / 6 9,300 Part-time 1,500 Alderman 146 147 Raymond 1,664 14 / 3 23,310 Part-time 2,835 Alderman 147 148 Richton 1,038 14 / 4 8,400 Part-time 3,600 148 149 Ridgeland 20,173 206 / 5 60,378 Full-time 14,586 Alderman 53,955 32,115 149 150 Rienzi 330 2 / 1 Part-time Alderman 150 151 Ripley 5,478 70 / 5 40,800 Full-time 9,000 Alderman 151 152 Rolling Fork 2,486 24 / 12 15,080 Part-time 6,090 Alderman 152 153 Rosedale 2,414 14 / 10 24,000 Full-time 3,600 Council 153 154 Sandersville 789 8 / 2 2,760 Part-time 1,680 154 155 Satartia 68 1 / 0 Part-time Alderman 155 156 Scooba 632 6 / 3 2,400 Part-time 1,200 Alderman 156 157 Seminary 335 0 / 4 6,000 Full-time 1,200 Alderman 157 158 Senatobia 6,682 72 / 2 24,000 Part-time 9,000 Alderman 158 159 Shannon 1,657 9 / 3 11,100 Full-time 4,200 Alderman 159 160 Shaw 2,312 16 / 7 9,600 Part-time 1,260 13,520 160 161 Shuqualak 562 11 / 5 18,500 Full-time 2,400 Alderman 161 162 Smithville 882 8 / 4 3,600 Part-time 2,970 162 163 Snow Lake Shores 300 2 / 1 Full-time Alderman 163 164 Soso 379 3 / 2 500 Part-time 100 164 165 Southaven 28,977 261 / 30 72,000 Full-time 12,360 51,500 16,640 165 166 Starkville 21,869 242 / 16 45,773 Full-time 8,400 Alderman 40,946 166 167 State Line 555 3 / 1 1,800 Full-time 1,200 Alderman 167 168 Summit 1,428 11 / 5 14,400 Part-time 4,800 Council 168 169 Sylvarena 120 0 / 0 Full-time Alderman 169 170 Taylorsville 1,341 16 / 1 12,000 Full-time 4,200 Alderman 170 171 Tishomingo 316 7 / 6 4,800 Part-time 1,200 Alderman 171 172 Tremont 390 0 / 2 Part-time 172 173 Tunica 1,132 43 / 25 48,000 Full-time 12,000 40,800 173 174 Tutwiler 1,364 6 / 5 4,800 Full-time 900 Alderman 174 175 Union 2,021 15 / 14 10,800 Part-time 2,400 Alderman 175 176 Vardaman 1,065 4 / 4 7,800 Part-time 1,200 Alderman 3,600 176 177 Verona 3,334 23 / 6 10,620 Part-time 3,600 Alderman 177 178 Walnut Grove 488 7 / 2 12,000 Part-time 24,000 Alderman 27,000 178 179 Waveland 6,674 99 / 30 40,000 Full-time 7,800 Alderman 28,760 179 180 Waynesboro 5,197 64 / 14 18,000 Part-time 6,000 Alderman 180

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181 West 220 0 / 5 3,000 Part-time 300 181 182 Wiggins 3,849 39 / 17 43,500 Full-time 5,400 Alderman 182 183 Winona 5,482 60 / 2 36,000 Full-time 7,400 183 184 Winstonville 319 3 / 0 13,000 Full-time 600 Alderman 184 185 Woodland 159 2 / 2 1,500 Part-time 1,200 185 186 Yazoo City 14,550 111 / 23 56,422 Full-time 14,407 Alderman 186 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government 5

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CITY CLERKS (Alphabetically)

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1 Abbeville 423 0 / 2 Appointed 900 1 2 Aberdeen 6,415 105 / 15 Appointed 40,518 Appointed 40,518 25,875 24,432 2 3 Ackerman 1,696 25 / 8 Appointed 32,305 23,371 20,738 3 4 Algoma 508 0 / 2 Appointed 960 Appointed 960 4 5 Alligator 220 0 / 2 Elected 3,000 5 6 Amory 6,956 103 / 19 Elected 44,541 19,760 22,506 6 7 Arcola 563 3 / 1 Appointed 18,000 7 8 Artesia 498 0 / 1 Appointed 18,750 8 9 Ashland 577 7 / 3 Appointed 21,840 19,200 9 10 Bassfield 315 5 / 10 Appointed 13,558 10,000 13,558 10 11 Bay Springs 2,097 28 / 7 Appointed 37,296 20,758 20,197 11 12 Bay St. Louis 8,209 133 / 28 Appointed 23,624 Appointed 52,653 33,500 24,000 12 13 Beaumont 977 6 / 8 Appointed 15,600 18,708 13 14 Belmont 1,961 17 / 4 Appointed 37,000 21,632 21,632 14 15 Belzoni 2,663 41 / 4 Appointed 25,200 21,000 23,500 15 16 Benoit 611 5 / 1 Appointed 12,544 220 16 17 Bentonia 500 3 / 0 Elected 1,200 17 18 Beulah 473 0 / 3 Appointed 5,240 18 19 Big Creek 127 0 / 2 Appointed 1,200 1,200 19 20 Biloxi 50,644 567 / 68 Appointed 37,707 Appointed 48,269 31,722 31,722 20 21 Bolton 629 8 / 6 Appointed 7,200 13,092 21 22 Booneville 8,625 113 / 6 Appointed 35,043 21,819 20,446 22 23 Brandon 16,436 110 / 5 Appointed 30,000 22,803 21,814 23 24 Braxton 181 0 / 2 Appointed 12,000 24 25 Brookhaven 9,861 152 / 8 Elected 43,954 27,497 21,445 25 26 Brooksville 1,182 11 / 1 Appointed 19,500 15,500 26 27 Bruce 2,097 17 / 4 Appointed 26,224 19,714 13,824 27 28 Bude 1,037 4 / 2 Appointed 21,000 28 29 Byhalia 706 24 / 14 Appointed 22,880 28,080 22,880 29 30 Calhoun City 1,872 18 / 4 Appointed 32,922 28,076 30 31 Canton 12,911 111 / 5 Appointed 41,578 25,000 23,222 31 32 Carthage 4,637 50 / 10 Appointed 35,971 20,363 25,251 32 33 Cary 427 2 / 0 Appointed 16,908 33 34 Centreville 1,680 0 / 0 Appointed 25,659 22,500 17,253 34 35 Charleston 2,198 23 / 21 Appointed 37,422 19,500 19,800 35 36 Clarksdale 20,645 149 / 5 Appointed 45,000 27,040 36 37 Cleveland 13,841 103 / 12 Appointed 40,754 27,068 29,290 37 38 Coffeeville 930 8 / 8 Appointed 24,400 4,787 38 39 Collins 2,683 41 / 11 Appointed 38,220 39 40 Columbia 6,603 90 / 10 Appointed 46,800 35,760 21,400 40 41 Columbus 25,944 260 / 0 Appointed 37,080 20,085 41 42 Como 1,310 5 / 3 Appointed 21,700 20,400 42 43 Corinth 14,054 184 / 5 Appointed 51,436 29,875 29,889 43 44 Cruger 449 0 / 9 Appointed 5,400 44 6 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government

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45 Crystal Springs 5,873 43 / 6 Appointed 29,252 22,042 45 46 D'Iberville 7,608 48 / 5 Appointed 22,110 Appointed 38,370 27,905 31,040 46 47 De Kalb 972 12 / 7 Appointed 31,800 17,725 19,500 47 48 Decatur 1,426 9 / 3 Appointed 27,540 12,420 48 49 Derma 1,023 5 / 2 Appointed 22,100 18,200 49 50 Drew 2,434 20 / 7 Appointed 33,500 18,231 17,160 50 51 Dumas 452 0 / 1 Appointed 1,200 51 52 Duncan 578 5 / 0 Appointed 6,600 52 53 Durant 2,932 40 / 3 Appointed 25,480 14,595 23,191 53 54 Ecru 947 6 / 0 Appointed 20,500 15,360 54 55 Edwards 1,347 6 / 5 Appointed 34,000 13,754 55 56 Ethel 452 2 / 1 Appointed 6,100 56 57 Falcon 317 0 / 6 Appointed 6,000 57 58 Falkner 212 2 / 1 Appointed 20,863 58 59 Farmington 1,810 1 / 0 Appointed 19,760 59 60 Flora 1,546 12 / 3 Appointed 26,700 19,980 60 61 Florence 2,396 32 / 8 Appointed 28,000 21,000 61 62 Friars Point 1,480 13 / 0 Appointed 26,400 16,640 62 63 Fulton 3,882 40 / 4 Appointed 32,000 26,200 28,300 63 64 Gattman 114 1 / 2 Appointed 100 64 65 Georgetown 344 1 / 1 Appointed 9,600 65 66 Glen 286 0 / 1 Appointed 1,200 66 67 Glendora 285 1 / 0 Appointed 12,000 67 68 Gloster 1,073 15 / 6 Appointed 23,000 17,000 68 69 Golden 201 2 / 1 Appointed 18,720 9,360 69 70 Goodman 1,252 9 / 1 Appointed 20,000 70 71 Greenville 41,633 425 / 50 Appointed 48,858 44,921 43,412 71 72 Greenwood 18,425 234 / 41 Appointed 2,400 Appointed 52,997 24,717 26,166 72 73 Grenada 14,879 161 / 2 Appointed 48,006 20,332 73 74 Gulfport 71,127 641 / 61 Appointed 31,900 Appointed 38,584 23,275 30,765 74 75 Gunnison 633 3 / 0 Appointed 75 76 Guntown 1,183 7 / 2 Appointed 25,547 11,500 76 77 Hatley 476 3 / 4 Appointed 14,500 15,080 77 78 Hattiesburg 44,779 701 / 53 Appointed 28,035 Appointed 53,020 24,500 16,036 78 79 Heidelberg 840 11 / 3 Appointed 28,000 79 80 Hernando 6,812 82 / 1 Appointed 43,865 22,868 26,456 80 81 Hollandale 3,437 29 / 3 Elected 24,829 17,618 81 82 Holly Springs 7,957 120 / 35 Appointed 49,620 32,016 21,012 82 83 Horn Lake 14,099 150 / 2 Appointed 51,473 36,962 37,336 83 84 Houston 4,079 42 / 7 Appointed 36,890 25,480 84 85 Indianola 12,066 103 / 15 Appointed 40,000 23,816 85 86 Inverness 1,153 10 / 5 Appointed 30,331 19,200 86 87 Iuka 3,059 37 / 11 Appointed 30,900 21,008 87 88 Jumpertown 404 1 / 2 Appointed 18,720 6,427 88 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government 7

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89 Kosciusko 7,372 90 / 5 Appointed 37,191 23,729 19,476 89 90 Lake 408 3 / 1 Appointed 12,000 12,000 90 91 Lambert 1,967 9 / 3 Appointed 23,478 18,886 91 92 Laurel 18,393 300 / 41 Appointed 26,520 Appointed 44,553 33,155 25,896 92 93 Leakesville 1,026 15 / 2 Appointed 29,390 22,048 22,048 93 94 Leland 5,502 59 / 15 Appointed 55,000 30,000 20,094 94 95 Lexington 2,025 25 / 3 Appointed 27,268 5,000 16,224 95 96 Liberty 633 9 / 3 Appointed 24,000 16,500 96 97 Long Beach 17,320 111 / 12 Appointed 43,928 35,924 29,804 97 98 Louin 339 0 / 5 Appointed 4,800 2,400 98 99 Louise 315 2 / 2 Appointed 1,316 99 100 Louisville 7,006 49 / 28 Appointed 37,544 24,211 23,608 100 101 Lucedale 2,458 40 / 4 Appointed 32,822 22,694 101 102 Lumberton 2,228 14 / 7 Appointed 28,330 22,256 16,640 102 103 Maben 803 6 / 5 Appointed 24,356 19,635 103 104 Magnolia 2,071 30 / 11 Appointed 20,000 17,327 15,000 104 105 Mantee 169 1 / 2 Appointed 1,200 105 106 Marietta 248 2 / 4 Appointed 16,656 106 107 Marks 1,551 15 / 0 Appointed 30,385 16,640 107 108 Mayersville 795 1 / 9 Appointed 15,600 6,000 108 109 McComb 13,337 182 / 2 Appointed 38,979 38,979 25,667 109 110 Meadville 519 5 / 1 Appointed 22,560 110 111 Memphis 87 6 / 0 Appointed 3,600 111 112 Monticello 1,726 17 / 6 Appointed 26,575 18,000 20,508 112 113 Moorhead 2,573 14 / 6 Appointed 19,500 15,600 113 114 Morton 3,482 33 / 7 Elected 33,595 24,107 21,445 114 115 Moss Point 15,851 166 / 21 Appointed 40,119 22,256 115 116 Mount Olive 893 5 / 5 Appointed 15,600 21,600 116 117 Myrtle 407 1 / 3 Appointed 9,447 117 118 Nettleton 1,932 11 / 2 Elected 25,966 21,200 118 119 New Albany 7,607 120 / 0 Elected 43,927 23,210 23,464 119 120 New Augusta 715 4 / 2 Appointed 17,400 16,000 120 121 New Hebron 447 1 / 6 Appointed 11,000 121 122 New Houlka 710 5 / 0 Appointed 18,000 15,995 122 123 Newton 3,699 45 / 12 Appointed 35,880 24,680 21,569 123 124 North Carrollton 499 5 / 0 Appointed 19,500 124 125 Noxapater 419 3 / 6 Appointed 23,922 125 126 Ocean Springs 17,225 151 / 27 Appointed 47,000 34,028 26,333 126 127 Okolona 3,056 60 / 7 Appointed 29,727 19,198 22,360 127 128 Osyka 481 3 / 4 Appointed 14,000 128 129 Oxford 11,756 232 / 11 Appointed 58,773 27,418 27,418 129 130 Pace 364 1 / 3 Appointed 6,760 5,512 130 131 Paden 106 0 / 2 Appointed 2,400 131 132 Pascagoula 26,200 299 / 42 Appointed 40,325 26,756 31,301 132

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133 Pearl 21,961 210 / 20 Appointed 37,500 28,100 29,200 133 134 Pelahatchie 1,461 14 / 6 Appointed 34,288 21,798 18,574 134 135 Petal 7,579 66 / 28 Appointed 25,000 18,000 21,902 135 136 Philadelphia 7,303 86 / 4 Appointed 35,776 18,000 21,424 136 137 Picayune 10,535 163 / 20 Appointed 27,344 17,181 137 138 Pickens 1,325 7 / 12 Appointed 23,054 6,000 3,780 138 139 Pittsboro 212 2 / 0 Appointed 3,600 139 140 Plantersville 1,144 7 / 2 Appointed 19,860 2,352 140 141 Pontotoc 5,253 22 / 63 Appointed 37,330 29,831 29,831 141 142 Pope 241 0 / 1 Appointed 2,400 142 143 Poplarville 2,601 27 / 25 Appointed 27,773 17,289 16,782 143 144 Port Gibson 1,840 27 / 6 Appointed 38,000 20,155 18,720 144 145 Potts Camp 494 3 / 3 Appointed 9,400 145 146 Puckett 354 0 / 6 Appointed 7,200 1,200 146 147 Raymond 1,664 14 / 3 Appointed 33,810 20,400 147 148 Richton 1,038 14 / 4 Appointed 24,000 19,800 18,360 148 149 Ridgeland 20,173 206 / 5 Appointed 55,307 39,146 47,694 149 150 Rienzi 330 2 / 1 Appointed 150 151 Ripley 5,478 70 / 5 Appointed 31,393 25,938 20,349 151 152 Rolling Fork 2,486 24 / 12 Appointed 26,000 15,132 15,132 152 153 Rosedale 2,414 14 / 10 Appointed 37,000 21,666 17,472 153 154 Sandersville 789 8 / 2 Appointed 17,472 16,610 1,200 154 155 Satartia 68 1 / 0 Appointed 155 156 Scooba 632 6 / 3 Appointed 20,000 17,000 2,000 156 157 Seminary 335 0 / 4 Appointed 6,600 3,300 157 158 Senatobia 6,682 72 / 2 Appointed 45,000 26,208 21,312 158 159 Shannon 1,657 9 / 3 Appointed 29,610 19,853 159 160 Shaw 2,312 16 / 7 Appointed 24,832 13,520 160 161 Shuqualak 562 11 / 5 Appointed 20,000 18,500 18,000 161 162 Smithville 882 8 / 4 Appointed 26,832 22,412 162 163 Snow Lake Shores 300 2 / 1 Appointed 5,000 5,000 15,000 163 164 Soso 379 3 / 2 Appointed 900 164 165 Southaven 28,977 261 / 30 Appointed 50,500 27,550 23,704 165 166 Starkville 21,869 242 / 16 Appointed 49,544 22,589 25,593 166 167 State Line 555 3 / 1 Appointed 12,480 8,645 12,480 167 168 Summit 1,428 11 / 5 Appointed 28,500 18,960 168 169 Sylvarena 120 0 / 0 Appointed 169 170 Taylorsville 1,341 16 / 1 Appointed 30,285 25,147 170 171 Tishomingo 316 7 / 6 Appointed 18,000 15,000 171 172 Tremont 390 0 / 2 Appointed 6,812 172 173 Tunica 1,132 43 / 25 Appointed 40,800 25,200 26,000 173 174 Tutwiler 1,364 6 / 5 Appointed 18,200 174 175 Union 2,021 15 / 14 Appointed 22,800 18,200 175 176 Vardaman 1,065 4 / 4 Appointed 18,500 927 176 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government 9

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177 Verona 3,334 23 / 6 Appointed 31,140 22,560 177 178 Walnut Grove 488 7 / 2 Elected 216,000 178 179 Waveland 6,674 99 / 30 Appointed 40,000 24,624 179 180 Waynesboro 5,197 64 / 14 Appointed 32,898 24,333 23,670 180 181 West 220 0 / 5 Appointed 9,600 181 182 Wiggins 3,849 39 / 17 Appointed 33,000 16,640 19,656 182 183 Winona 5,482 60 / 2 Appointed 34,000 22,464 19,344 183 184 Winstonville 319 3 / 0 Appointed 12,500 184 185 Woodland 159 2 / 2 Appointed 5,000 185 186 Yazoo City 14,550 111 / 23 Appointed 44,622 31,512 29,432 186 10 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government

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1 Abbeville 423 0 / 2 Appointed 6,000 1 2 Aberdeen 6,415 105 / 15 Elected 45,448 20,883 Appointed 42,099 18,122 2 3 Ackerman 1,696 25 / 8 Appointed 33,274 17,680 Appointed 25 15 3 4 Algoma 508 0 / 2 Appointed 2,400 4 5 Alligator 220 0 / 2 Appointed 2,100 5 6 Amory 6,956 103 / 19 Elected 42,800 23,254 Appointed 38,947 15,600 6 7 Arcola 563 3 / 1 Appointed 20,100 4,284 Appointed 1,200 7 8 Artesia 498 0 / 1 8 9 Ashland 577 7 / 3 Appointed 24,000 22,800 9

10 Bassfield 315 5 / 10 Appointed 5,700 4,800 10 11 Bay Springs 2,097 28 / 7 Appointed 37,296 22,381 Appointed 3,675 11 12 Bay St. Louis 8,209 133 / 28 Appointed 47,600 20,795 Appointed 44,600 24,336 12 13 Beaumont 977 6 / 8 Appointed 31,380 500 13 14 Belmont 1,961 17 / 4 Appointed 37,500 20,800 14 15 Belzoni 2,663 41 / 4 Appointed 36,000 19,700 Appointed 35,343 17,514 15 16 Benoit 611 5 / 1 Appointed 22,620 20,160 16 17 Bentonia 500 3 / 0 Appointed 23,616 9,888 17 18 Beulah 473 0 / 3 18 19 Big Creek 127 0 / 2 Appointed 4,800 19 20 Biloxi 50,644 567 / 68 Appointed 67,746 25,468 Appointed 67,827 25,468 20 21 Bolton 629 8 / 6 Appointed 3,600 20,800 21 22 Booneville 8,625 113 / 6 Appointed 34,706 21,840 Appointed 34,705 18,573 22 23 Brandon 16,436 110 / 5 Appointed 50,000 21,814 Appointed 50,000 24,800 23 24 Braxton 181 0 / 2 24 25 Brookhaven 9,861 152 / 8 Elected 46,781 19,200 Appointed 43,619 17,400 25 26 Brooksville 1,182 11 / 1 Appointed 26,000 17,200 Appointed 1,800 26 27 Bruce 2,097 17 / 4 Appointed 30,000 18,720 27 28 Bude 1,037 4 / 2 Appointed 24,000 28 29 Byhalia 706 24 / 14 Appointed 33,000 17,576 29 30 Calhoun City 1,872 18 / 4 Appointed 31,759 25,184 30 31 Canton 12,911 111 / 5 Appointed 41,578 28,000 Appointed 41,578 24,000 31 32 Carthage 4,637 50 / 10 Appointed 32,811 20,966 Appointed 32,811 27,805 32 33 Cary 427 2 / 0 33 34 Centreville 1,680 0 / 0 Appointed 29,104 17,992 Appointed 2,400 34 35 Charleston 2,198 23 / 21 Appointed 34,020 18,200 Appointed 3,371 1,983 35 36 Clarksdale 20,645 149 / 5 Appointed 49,000 21,600 Appointed 44,400 36 37 Cleveland 13,841 103 / 12 Appointed 51,455 25,707 37 38 Coffeeville 930 8 / 8 Appointed 18,000 38 39 Collins 2,683 41 / 11 Appointed 36,036 20,400 19,200 39 40 Columbia 6,603 90 / 10 Appointed 36,000 Appointed 28,200 17,900 40 41 Columbus 25,944 260 / 0 Appointed 48,663 23,717 Appointed 48,663 23,717 41 42 Como 1,310 5 / 3 Appointed 24,000 16,770 42 43 Corinth 14,054 184 / 5 Elected 46,182 18,699 Appointed 42,298 16,500 43 44 Cruger 449 0 / 9 Appointed 7,680 44 45 Crystal Springs 5,873 43 / 6 Appointed 31,023 16,733 Appointed 27,309 16,733 45 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government 11

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46 D'Iberville 7,608 48 / 5 Appointed 36,337 20,000 46 47 De Kalb 972 12 / 7 Appointed 27,540 47 48 Decatur 1,426 9 / 3 Appointed 23,052 16,800 48 49 Derma 1,023 5 / 2 Appointed 31,200 20,800 49 50 Drew 2,434 20 / 7 Appointed 33,500 22,500 Appointed 900 50 51 Dumas 452 0 / 1 51 52 Duncan 578 5 / 0 Appointed 9,600 52 53 Durant 2,932 40 / 3 Appointed 32,552 18,018 Appointed 26,677 16,380 53 54 Ecru 947 6 / 0 20,000 54 55 Edwards 1,347 6 / 5 Appointed 20,088 15,152 55 56 Ethel 452 2 / 1 2,500 56 57 Falcon 317 0 / 6 57 58 Falkner 212 2 / 1 58 59 Farmington 1,810 1 / 0 59 60 Flora 1,546 12 / 3 Appointed 28,980 21,000 60 61 Florence 2,396 32 / 8 Appointed 34,500 18,720 61 62 Friars Point 1,480 13 / 0 Appointed 24,200 22,100 62 63 Fulton 3,882 40 / 4 Appointed 33,650 20,000 Appointed 29,400 26,400 63 64 Gattman 114 1 / 2 64 65 Georgetown 344 1 / 1 65 66 Glen 286 0 / 1 66 67 Glendora 285 1 / 0 Appointed 9,600 67 68 Gloster 1,073 15 / 6 Appointed 26,000 13,520 68 69 Golden 201 2 / 1 Appointed 18,720 16,664 69 70 Goodman 1,252 9 / 1 Appointed 24,000 15,600 70 71 Greenville 41,633 425 / 50 Appointed 53,694 25,368 Appointed 48,858 21,514 71 72 Greenwood 18,425 234 / 41 Appointed 48,375 19,115 Appointed 47,207 21,370 72 73 Grenada 14,879 161 / 2 Appointed 46,530 22,256 Appointed 43,014 24,090 73 74 Gulfport 71,127 641 / 61 Appointed 59,338 22,945 Appointed 54,867 21,842 74 75 Gunnison 633 3 / 0 Appointed 2,007 75 76 Guntown 1,183 7 / 2 Appointed 25,547 16,000 76 77 Hatley 476 3 / 4 Appointed 5,897 5,616 77 78 Hattiesburg 44,779 701 / 53 Appointed 61,568 21,000 Appointed 59,000 19,850 78 79 Heidelberg 840 11 / 3 Appointed 28,000 15,600 79 80 Hernando 6,812 82 / 1 Appointed 40,941 25,037 Appointed 40,937 24,939 80 81 Hollandale 3,437 29 / 3 Appointed 27,262 17,489 Appointed 5,100 81 82 Holly Springs 7,957 120 / 35 Appointed 39,645 16,800 Appointed 40,144 16,800 82 83 Horn Lake 14,099 150 / 2 Appointed 48,047 23,483 Appointed 26,857 22,058 83 84 Houston 4,079 42 / 7 Appointed 28,600 17,000 16,640 84 85 Indianola 12,066 103 / 15 Appointed 46,800 24,565 Appointed 40,000 21,751 85 86 Inverness 1,153 10 / 5 Appointed 27,500 86 87 Iuka 3,059 37 / 11 Elected 30,900 16,640 Appointed 26,232 20,250 87 88 Jumpertown 404 1 / 2 Appointed 5,988 Appointed 1,200 88 89 Kosciusko 7,372 90 / 5 Appointed 36,500 21,947 Appointed 36,598 19,957 89 90 Lake 408 3 / 1 Appointed 10,980 15,100 90 12 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government

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91 Lambert 1,967 9 / 3 Appointed 24,989 15,500 91 92 Laurel 18,393 300 / 41 Appointed 45,654 24,024 Appointed 49,492 22,544 92 93 Leakesville 1,026 15 / 2 Appointed 29,390 17,920 93 94 Leland 5,502 59 / 15 Appointed 40,016 25,564 Appointed 36,750 94 95 Lexington 2,025 25 / 3 Appointed 27,914 18,979 Appointed 19,940 17,035 95 96 Liberty 633 9 / 3 Appointed 24,000 18,000 Appointed 600 96 97 Long Beach 17,320 111 / 12 Appointed 53,000 22,814 22,814 97 98 Louin 339 0 / 5 Appointed 9,600 98 99 Louise 315 2 / 2 Appointed 1,597 13,520 99

100 Louisville 7,006 49 / 28 Appointed 37,557 23,035 Appointed 37,557 23,035 100 101 Lucedale 2,458 40 / 4 Appointed 32,822 19,864 Appointed 32,822 18,816 101 102 Lumberton 2,228 14 / 7 Appointed 28,059 18,720 102 103 Maben 803 6 / 5 Appointed 24,336 23,608 103 104 Magnolia 2,071 30 / 11 Elected 24,200 16,640 Appointed 7,147 104 105 Mantee 169 1 / 2 Appointed 3,600 50 105 106 Marietta 248 2 / 4 Appointed 9,600 6,000 106 107 Marks 1,551 15 / 0 Appointed 28,000 19,500 107 108 Mayersville 795 1 / 9 Appointed 9,600 108 109 McComb 13,337 182 / 2 Appointed 51,147 21,918 Appointed 42,869 18,246 109 110 Meadville 519 5 / 1 Appointed 25,802 110 111 Memphis 87 6 / 0 Appointed 1,200 111 112 Monticello 1,726 17 / 6 Appointed 28,500 17,664 Appointed 27,900 20,400 112 113 Moorhead 2,573 14 / 6 Appointed 25,000 18,200 Appointed 900 113 114 Morton 3,482 33 / 7 Elected 33,029 20,900 114 115 Moss Point 15,851 166 / 21 Appointed 40,229 21,868 Appointed 40,228 22,186 115 116 Mount Olive 893 5 / 5 6,000 116 117 Myrtle 407 1 / 3 Appointed 5,346 18,720 117 118 Nettleton 1,932 11 / 2 Elected 30,633 22,589 118 119 New Albany 7,607 120 / 0 Elected 42,290 25,138 Appointed 32,960 22,448 119 120 New Augusta 715 4 / 2 Appointed 22,500 120 121 New Hebron 447 1 / 6 Appointed 26,806 12,854 121 122 New Houlka 710 5 / 0 18,000 122 123 Newton 3,699 45 / 12 Appointed 34,000 19,000 Appointed 12,000 15,914 123 124 North Carrollton 499 5 / 0 Appointed 18,876 124 125 Noxapater 419 3 / 6 125 126 Ocean Springs 17,225 151 / 27 Appointed 49,000 21,944 Appointed 45,000 21,944 126 127 Okolona 3,056 60 / 7 Elected 33,030 17,680 Appointed 26,500 16,640 127 128 Osyka 481 3 / 4 Appointed 22,200 128 129 Oxford 11,756 232 / 11 Appointed 52,219 24,360 Appointed 48,573 24,360 129 130 Pace 364 1 / 3 8,720 130 131 Paden 106 0 / 2 131 132 Pascagoula 26,200 299 / 42 Appointed 63,296 22,205 Appointed 51,290 22,205 132 133 Pearl 21,961 210 / 20 Appointed 47,000 24,500 Appointed 47,000 24,500 133 134 Pelahatchie 1,461 14 / 6 Appointed 30,318 18,720 134 135 Petal 7,579 66 / 28 Appointed 32,000 20,100 Appointed 30,129 19,718 135 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government 13

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136 Philadelphia 7,303 86 / 4 Appointed 31,242 19,053 Appointed 31,242 20,384 136 137 Picayune 10,535 163 / 20 Appointed 45,968 19,282 20,151 137 138 Pickens 1,325 7 / 12 Appointed 22,000 18,720 138 139 Pittsboro 212 2 / 0 139 140 Plantersville 1,144 7 / 2 Appointed 25,200 20,400 140 141 Pontotoc 5,253 22 / 63 Appointed 37,586 31,220 Appointed 37,330 31,220 141 142 Pope 241 0 / 1 142 143 Poplarville 2,601 27 / 25 Appointed 27,773 22,432 Appointed 25,557 15,558 143 144 Port Gibson 1,840 27 / 6 Appointed 30,900 24,000 Appointed 1,029 144 145 Potts Camp 494 3 / 3 Appointed 22,973 6,720 145 146 Puckett 354 0 / 6 Appointed 7,200 5,988 146 147 Raymond 1,664 14 / 3 Appointed 36,948 20,140 147 148 Richton 1,038 14 / 4 Appointed 27,000 17,400 148 149 Ridgeland 20,173 206 / 5 Appointed 61,048 23,178 Appointed 51,355 23,178 149 150 Rienzi 330 2 / 1 150 151 Ripley 5,478 70 / 5 Elected 31,648 15,000 Appointed 11,164 151 152 Rolling Fork 2,486 24 / 12 Appointed 29,459 16,000 152 153 Rosedale 2,414 14 / 10 Appointed 25,000 20,800 153 154 Sandersville 789 8 / 2 Appointed 20,160 18,980 154 155 Satartia 68 1 / 0 155 156 Scooba 632 6 / 3 Appointed 22,200 17,000 156 157 Seminary 335 0 / 4 Appointed 1,200 157 158 Senatobia 6,682 72 / 2 Appointed 48,456 19,200 Appointed 37,000 17,400 158 159 Shannon 1,657 9 / 3 Appointed 27,682 22,780 159 160 Shaw 2,312 16 / 7 Appointed 25,089 14,997 160 161 Shuqualak 562 11 / 5 Appointed 27,000 16,000 161 162 Smithville 882 8 / 4 Appointed 23,130 21,841 Appointed 1,200 600 162 163 Snow Lake Shores 300 2 / 1 Appointed 6,000 6,000 163 164 Soso 379 3 / 2 Appointed 1,760 1,508 164 165 Southaven 28,977 261 / 30 Appointed 57,650 23,192 Appointed 57,850 25,842 165 166 Starkville 21,869 242 / 16 Appointed 56,134 24,212 Appointed 51,370 22,996 166 167 State Line 555 3 / 1 Appointed 22,630 16,640 167 168 Summit 1,428 11 / 5 Elected 30,000 19,000 168 169 Sylvarena 120 0 / 0 169 170 Taylorsville 1,341 16 / 1 Appointed 30,285 170 171 Tishomingo 316 7 / 6 Appointed 23,000 171 172 Tremont 390 0 / 2 Appointed 7,632 172 173 Tunica 1,132 43 / 25 Appointed 42,000 22,800 173 174 Tutwiler 1,364 6 / 5 Appointed 2,044 Appointed 1,140 174 175 Union 2,021 15 / 14 Appointed 25,650 22,500 175 176 Vardaman 1,065 4 / 4 Appointed 27,250 21,060 176 177 Verona 3,334 23 / 6 Appointed 31,140 21,144 Appointed 31,140 21,144 177 178 Walnut Grove 488 7 / 2 Appointed 31,200 17,056 178 179 Waveland 6,674 99 / 30 Appointed 42,388 20,290 Appointed 42,388 24,151 179 180 Waynesboro 5,197 64 / 14 Appointed 43,000 19,679 Appointed 32,850 30,121 180 14 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government

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181 West 220 0 / 5 Appointed 12,000 9,500 181 182 Wiggins 3,849 39 / 17 Appointed 35,000 17,784 Appointed 4,087 19,656 182 183 Winona 5,482 60 / 2 Appointed 34,000 Elected 27,800 14,560 183 184 Winstonville 319 3 / 0 184 185 Woodland 159 2 / 2 24,000 185 186 Yazoo City 14,550 111 / 23 Appointed 43,198 27,560 Appointed 44,622 27,661 186 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government 15

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1 Abbeville 423 0 / 2 1 2 Aberdeen 6,415 105 / 15 48,500 29,016 19,406 14,560 2 3 Ackerman 1,696 25 / 8 40,000 15,000 3 4 Algoma 508 0 / 2 4 5 Alligator 220 0 / 2 5 6 Amory 6,956 103 / 19 44,857 No 60,698 17,680 15,600 6 7 Arcola 563 3 / 1 16,800 7 8 Artesia 498 0 / 1 8 9 Ashland 577 7 / 3 23,040 9

10 Bassfield 315 5 / 10 16,800 4,032 4,032 10 11 Bay Springs 2,097 28 / 7 37,296 17,909 14,560 11 12 Bay St. Louis 8,209 133 / 28 52,100 No 31,920 44,678 21,216 13,104 12 13 Beaumont 977 6 / 8 39,996 19,968 16,128 9,888 13 14 Belmont 1,961 17 / 4 37,000 18,720 14 15 Belzoni 2,663 41 / 4 30,000 30,492 16,578 12,376 15 16 Benoit 611 5 / 1 24,000 16 17 Bentonia 500 3 / 0 2,400 17 18 Beulah 473 0 / 3 18 19 Big Creek 127 0 / 2 19 20 Biloxi 50,644 567 / 68 69,439 No 61,788 39,616 20,339 16,693 20 21 Bolton 629 8 / 6 21 22 Booneville 8,625 113 / 6 48,204 29,680 19,282 17,139 22 23 Brandon 16,436 110 / 5 41,500 No 6,000 38,000 11,960 23 24 Braxton 181 0 / 2 24 25 Brookhaven 9,861 152 / 8 37,310 41,468 16,307 12,480 25 26 Brooksville 1,182 11 / 1 19,200 1,800 12,500 26 27 Bruce 2,097 17 / 4 28,072 21,632 18,928 27 28 Bude 1,037 4 / 2 17,160 28 29 Byhalia 706 24 / 14 48,500 16,640 29 30 Calhoun City 1,872 18 / 4 32,922 18,137 16,577 30 31 Canton 12,911 111 / 5 41,578 No 40,000 17,680 14,560 31 32 Carthage 4,637 50 / 10 32,343 23,483 13,936 32 33 Cary 427 2 / 0 33 34 Centreville 1,680 0 / 0 29,120 18,346 9,172 34 35 Charleston 2,198 23 / 21 32,628 14,560 10,712 35 36 Clarksdale 20,645 149 / 5 38,588 29,016 13,520 36 37 Cleveland 13,841 103 / 12 55,142 No 47,835 33,613 12,900 12,315 37 38 Coffeeville 930 8 / 8 24,600 10,712 38 39 Collins 2,683 41 / 11 37,787 33,564 15,600 39 40 Columbia 6,603 90 / 10 30,160 18,928 12,500 40 41 Columbus 25,944 260 / 0 64,000 44,778 19,026 16,598 41 42 Como 1,310 5 / 3 12,480 42 43 Corinth 14,054 184 / 5 34,044 32,599 16,536 12,917 43 44 Cruger 449 0 / 9 9,600 44 16 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government

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45 Crystal Springs 5,873 43 / 6 29,956 18,689 13,582 45 46 D'Iberville 7,608 48 / 5 36,337 20,800 46 47 De Kalb 972 12 / 7 36,345 10,712 47 48 Decatur 1,426 9 / 3 29,940 48 49 Derma 1,023 5 / 2 11,700 49 50 Drew 2,434 20 / 7 23,500 16,500 14,000 50 51 Dumas 452 0 / 1 51 52 Duncan 578 5 / 0 14,400 6,500 52 53 Durant 2,932 40 / 3 25,002 30,909 10,712 53 54 Ecru 947 6 / 0 30,000 No 2,400 18,600 54 55 Edwards 1,347 6 / 5 14,560 55 56 Ethel 452 2 / 1 6,000 56 57 Falcon 317 0 / 6 57 58 Falkner 212 2 / 1 26,500 58 59 Farmington 1,810 1 / 0 59 60 Flora 1,546 12 / 3 32,880 14,040 60 61 Florence 2,396 32 / 8 40,500 30,000 14,560 61 62 Friars Point 1,480 13 / 0 16,640 13,520 62 63 Fulton 3,882 40 / 4 36,200 29,600 63 64 Gattman 114 1 / 2 64 65 Georgetown 344 1 / 1 25,480 65 66 Glen 286 0 / 1 66 67 Glendora 285 1 / 0 67 68 Gloster 1,073 15 / 6 22,500 68 69 Golden 201 2 / 1 29,525 69 70 Goodman 1,252 9 / 1 15,371 13,520 70 71 Greenville 41,633 425 / 50 56,622 No 64,347 40,987 17,738 16,529 71 72 Greenwood 18,425 234 / 41 46,332 33,218 14,997 11,648 72 73 Grenada 14,879 161 / 2 36,400 18,200 15,288 73 74 Gulfport 71,127 641 / 61 58,198 No 59,946 37,232 16,557 74 75 Gunnison 633 3 / 0 75 76 Guntown 1,183 7 / 2 17,000 15,000 76 77 Hatley 476 3 / 4 23,000 24,000 77 78 Hattiesburg 44,779 701 / 53 56,753 No 56,753 45,448 18,362 14,560 78 79 Heidelberg 840 11 / 3 28,000 16,600 11,000 79 80 Hernando 6,812 82 / 1 41,979 23,330 80 81 Hollandale 3,437 29 / 3 23,902 81 82 Holly Springs 7,957 120 / 35 53,652 34,776 23,340 16,800 82 83 Horn Lake 14,099 150 / 2 42,000 No 55,000 26,104 18,866 83 84 Houston 4,079 42 / 7 33,253 23,895 16,800 84 85 Indianola 12,066 103 / 15 47,700 33,400 14,560 12,480 85 86 Inverness 1,153 10 / 5 26,000 17,500 86 87 Iuka 3,059 37 / 11 33,000 20,500 19,850 14,600 87 88 Jumpertown 404 1 / 2 88 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government 17

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89 Kosciusko 7,372 90 / 5 35,030 No 9,984 14,871 12,180 89 90 Lake 408 3 / 1 17,028 90 91 Lambert 1,967 9 / 3 18,360 11,440 91 92 Laurel 18,393 300 / 41 44,553 19,261 15,788 92 93 Leakesville 1,026 15 / 2 29,390 17,920 12,480 93 94 Leland 5,502 59 / 15 40,000 No 36,750 37,890 21,840 19,760 94 95 Lexington 2,025 25 / 3 30,232 17,660 15,000 11,000 95 96 Liberty 633 9 / 3 25,200 14,560 96 97 Long Beach 17,320 111 / 12 97 98 Louin 339 0 / 5 6,360 98 99 Louise 315 2 / 2 99

100 Louisville 7,006 49 / 28 58,778 19,385 16,640 100 101 Lucedale 2,458 40 / 4 32,822 21,840 14,560 14,560 101 102 Lumberton 2,228 14 / 7 27,500 17,160 14,560 102 103 Maben 803 6 / 5 17,472 103 104 Magnolia 2,071 30 / 11 26,359 16,640 16,640 15,600 104 105 Mantee 169 1 / 2 105 106 Marietta 248 2 / 4 17,196 106 107 Marks 1,551 15 / 0 26,673 31,975 21,736 12,480 107 108 Mayersville 795 1 / 9 12,000 108 109 McComb 13,337 182 / 2 51,147 28,434 17,659 13,749 109 110 Meadville 519 5 / 1 26,598 17,962 16,638 110 111 Memphis 87 6 / 0 111 112 Monticello 1,726 17 / 6 29,702 17,992 16,536 13,520 112 113 Moorhead 2,573 14 / 6 15,288 13,000 113 114 Morton 3,482 33 / 7 36,864 18,533 16,598 114 115 Moss Point 15,851 166 / 21 40,293 33,695 17,118 14,914 115 116 Mount Olive 893 5 / 5 21,000 15,600 116 117 Myrtle 407 1 / 3 10,216 12,486 117 118 Nettleton 1,932 11 / 2 36,733 26,021 23,553 17,680 118 119 New Albany 7,607 120 / 0 36,068 21,320 16,640 119 120 New Augusta 715 4 / 2 120 121 New Hebron 447 1 / 6 121 122 New Houlka 710 5 / 0 36,480 15,995 16,800 122 123 Newton 3,699 45 / 12 41,000 20,150 20,358 12,528 123 124 North Carrollton 499 5 / 0 25,416 15,408 124 125 Noxapater 419 3 / 6 18,500 16,640 125 126 Ocean Springs 17,225 151 / 27 49,000 36,171 22,235 16,700 126 127 Okolona 3,056 60 / 7 31,242 21,486 16,640 127 128 Osyka 481 3 / 4 13,500 128 129 Oxford 11,756 232 / 11 66,590 37,838 25,667 15,683 129 130 Pace 364 1 / 3 15,912 7,192 130 131 Paden 106 0 / 2 2,100 131 132 Pascagoula 26,200 299 / 42 66,925 35,984 17,346 15,714 132 18 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government

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133 Pearl 21,961 210 / 20 40,000 23,500 13,000 133 134 Pelahatchie 1,461 14 / 6 31,000 20,800 19,760 18,553 134 135 Petal 7,579 66 / 28 22,880 13,000 135 136 Philadelphia 7,303 86 / 4 30,472 20,612 13,520 136 137 Picayune 10,535 163 / 20 37,835 39,458 18,055 13,083 137 138 Pickens 1,325 7 / 12 22,500 6,900 138 139 Pittsboro 212 2 / 0 22,680 1,200 139 140 Plantersville 1,144 7 / 2 35,000 15,360 140 141 Pontotoc 5,253 22 / 63 No 6,000 37,330 29,831 141 142 Pope 241 0 / 1 142 143 Poplarville 2,601 27 / 25 25,876 25,876 15,080 143 144 Port Gibson 1,840 27 / 6 39,432 31,174 19,500 14,872 144 145 Potts Camp 494 3 / 3 1,500 26,880 13,440 145 146 Puckett 354 0 / 6 146 147 Raymond 1,664 14 / 3 18,000 147 148 Richton 1,038 14 / 4 24,000 6 148 149 Ridgeland 20,173 206 / 5 78,146 No 62,566 33,051 22,256 13,915 149 150 Rienzi 330 2 / 1 150 151 Ripley 5,478 70 / 5 30,655 15,000 151 152 Rolling Fork 2,486 24 / 12 19,200 17,784 12,251 12,000 152 153 Rosedale 2,414 14 / 10 25,834 153 154 Sandersville 789 8 / 2 24,024 17,160 154 155 Satartia 68 1 / 0 155 156 Scooba 632 6 / 3 22,200 17,000 156 157 Seminary 335 0 / 4 4,800 5,100 157 158 Senatobia 6,682 72 / 2 45,000 30,410 20,800 17,160 158 159 Shannon 1,657 9 / 3 22,387 16,640 159 160 Shaw 2,312 16 / 7 19,020 11,544 11,232 160 161 Shuqualak 562 11 / 5 18,500 161 162 Smithville 882 8 / 4 162 163 Snow Lake Shores 300 2 / 1 20,800 163 164 Soso 379 3 / 2 164 165 Southaven 28,977 261 / 30 49,150 No 57,100 29,500 22,880 16,640 165 166 Starkville 21,869 242 / 16 65,507 32,109 17,597 14,447 166 167 State Line 555 3 / 1 17,306 10,920 167 168 Summit 1,428 11 / 5 24,000 12,500 168 169 Sylvarena 120 0 / 0 169 170 Taylorsville 1,341 16 / 1 30,285 No 8,400 10,712 170 171 Tishomingo 316 7 / 6 24,000 171 172 Tremont 390 0 / 2 172 173 Tunica 1,132 43 / 25 42,000 No 2,400 39,000 16,640 14,560 173 174 Tutwiler 1,364 6 / 5 12,264 No 16,488 6,132 11,024 174 175 Union 2,021 15 / 14 175 176 Vardaman 1,065 4 / 4 22,500 17,000 176 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government 19

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177 Verona 3,334 23 / 6 31,140 15,434 177 178 Walnut Grove 488 7 / 2 26,160 24,000 12,000 178 179 Waveland 6,674 99 / 30 46,000 29,186 17,400 14,000 179 180 Waynesboro 5,197 64 / 14 39,853 36,000 20,800 14,040 180 181 West 220 0 / 5 15,000 181 182 Wiggins 3,849 39 / 17 29,870 18,574 14,560 182 183 Winona 5,482 60 / 2 36,000 34,000 16,950 14,560 183 184 Winstonville 319 3 / 0 12,500 184 185 Woodland 159 2 / 2 18,200 185 186 Yazoo City 14,550 111 / 23 44,506 16,702 13,894 186 20 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government

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1 Abbeville 423 0 / 2 1 2 Aberdeen 6,415 105 / 15 24,500 41,634 2 3 Ackerman 1,696 25 / 8 3 4 Algoma 508 0 / 2 4 5 Alligator 220 0 / 2 5 6 Amory 6,956 103 / 19 31,511 36,000 6 7 Arcola 563 3 / 1 7 8 Artesia 498 0 / 1 8 9 Ashland 577 7 / 3 9 10 Bassfield 315 5 / 10 10 11 Bay Springs 2,097 28 / 7 11 12 Bay St. Louis 8,209 133 / 28 40,600 42,600 42,600 12 13 Beaumont 977 6 / 8 13 14 Belmont 1,961 17 / 4 14 15 Belzoni 2,663 41 / 4 15 16 Benoit 611 5 / 1 16 17 Bentonia 500 3 / 0 17 18 Beulah 473 0 / 3 18 19 Big Creek 127 0 / 2 19 20 Biloxi 50,644 567 / 68 59,797 29,457 49,475 30,948 20 21 Bolton 629 8 / 6 21 22 Booneville 8,625 113 / 6 29,679 31,600 22 23 Brandon 16,436 110 / 5 28,000 40,314 28,507 23 24 Braxton 181 0 / 2 24 25 Brookhaven 9,861 152 / 8 36,700 36,635 25 26 Brooksville 1,182 11 / 1 1,800 26 27 Bruce 2,097 17 / 4 13,497 27 28 Bude 1,037 4 / 2 28 29 Byhalia 706 24 / 14 13,000 29 30 Calhoun City 1,872 18 / 4 30 31 Canton 12,911 111 / 5 41,578 41,578 31 32 Carthage 4,637 50 / 10 6,574 28,122 32 33 Cary 427 2 / 0 33 34 Centreville 1,680 0 / 0 34 35 Charleston 2,198 23 / 21 1,787 35 36 Clarksdale 20,645 149 / 5 26,520 36 37 Cleveland 13,841 103 / 12 42,752 18,720 37 38 Coffeeville 930 8 / 8 38 39 Collins 2,683 41 / 11 22,883 39 40 Columbia 6,603 90 / 10 35,256 40 41 Columbus 25,944 260 / 0 37,080 41 42 Como 1,310 5 / 3 42 43 Corinth 14,054 184 / 5 52,293 33,414 43 44 Cruger 449 0 / 9 44 45 Crystal Springs 5,873 43 / 6 23,896 6,000 45

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46 D'Iberville 7,608 48 / 5 29,120 31,408 29,778 46 47 De Kalb 972 12 / 7 3,000 47 48 Decatur 1,426 9 / 3 48 49 Derma 1,023 5 / 2 49 50 Drew 2,434 20 / 7 1,400 50 51 Dumas 452 0 / 1 51 52 Duncan 578 5 / 0 52 53 Durant 2,932 40 / 3 53 54 Ecru 947 6 / 0 3,500 54 55 Edwards 1,347 6 / 5 55 56 Ethel 452 2 / 1 56 57 Falcon 317 0 / 6 57 58 Falkner 212 2 / 1 58 59 Farmington 1,810 1 / 0 59 60 Flora 1,546 12 / 3 60 61 Florence 2,396 32 / 8 30,000 61 62 Friars Point 1,480 13 / 0 62 63 Fulton 3,882 40 / 4 28,150 22,450 63 64 Gattman 114 1 / 2 64 65 Georgetown 344 1 / 1 65 66 Glen 286 0 / 1 66 67 Glendora 285 1 / 0 67 68 Gloster 1,073 15 / 6 68 69 Golden 201 2 / 1 69 70 Goodman 1,252 9 / 1 70 71 Greenville 41,633 425 / 50 42,600 44,280 31,073 27,742 71 72 Greenwood 18,425 234 / 41 32,240 32,550 29,766 72 73 Grenada 14,879 161 / 2 37,482 36,150 36,150 73 74 Gulfport 71,127 641 / 61 59,338 25,585 49,213 26,187 74 75 Gunnison 633 3 / 0 75 76 Guntown 1,183 7 / 2 76 77 Hatley 476 3 / 4 77 78 Hattiesburg 44,779 701 / 53 50,381 34,700 26,521 27,121 78 79 Heidelberg 840 11 / 3 79 80 Hernando 6,812 82 / 1 46,785 36,053 80 81 Hollandale 3,437 29 / 3 2,700 5,100 81 82 Holly Springs 7,957 120 / 35 31,248 50,000 27,348 82 83 Horn Lake 14,099 150 / 2 34,131 43,084 36,204 25,002 83 84 Houston 4,079 42 / 7 24,000 84 85 Indianola 12,066 103 / 15 27,000 38,110 85 86 Inverness 1,153 10 / 5 86 87 Iuka 3,059 37 / 11 3,000 2,000 87 88 Jumpertown 404 1 / 2 88 89 Kosciusko 7,372 90 / 5 27,181 26,132 89 90 Lake 408 3 / 1 90

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91 Lambert 1,967 9 / 3 91 92 Laurel 18,393 300 / 41 44,554 35,693 28,600 33,155 92 93 Leakesville 1,026 15 / 2 2,400 93 94 Leland 5,502 59 / 15 15,600 17,010 94 95 Lexington 2,025 25 / 3 6,310 95 96 Liberty 633 9 / 3 96 97 Long Beach 17,320 111 / 12 19,652 35,024 97 98 Louin 339 0 / 5 98 99 Louise 315 2 / 2 99

100 Louisville 7,006 49 / 28 31,000 100 101 Lucedale 2,458 40 / 4 17,680 101 102 Lumberton 2,228 14 / 7 102 103 Maben 803 6 / 5 103 104 Magnolia 2,071 30 / 11 104 105 Mantee 169 1 / 2 105 106 Marietta 248 2 / 4 106 107 Marks 1,551 15 / 0 107 108 Mayersville 795 1 / 9 6,000 108 109 McComb 13,337 182 / 2 36,483 27,227 24,190 109 110 Meadville 519 5 / 1 110 111 Memphis 87 6 / 0 1,400 111 112 Monticello 1,726 17 / 6 1,800 112 113 Moorhead 2,573 14 / 6 113 114 Morton 3,482 33 / 7 30,503 5,507 114 115 Moss Point 15,851 166 / 21 34,008 34,289 115 116 Mount Olive 893 5 / 5 116 117 Myrtle 407 1 / 3 117 118 Nettleton 1,932 11 / 2 300 118 119 New Albany 7,607 120 / 0 37,147 31,758 119 120 New Augusta 715 4 / 2 800 120 121 New Hebron 447 1 / 6 121 122 New Houlka 710 5 / 0 122 123 Newton 3,699 45 / 12 31,000 123 124 North Carrollton 499 5 / 0 124 125 Noxapater 419 3 / 6 125 126 Ocean Springs 17,225 151 / 27 32,074 42,000 39,666 126 127 Okolona 3,056 60 / 7 12,000 3,600 127 128 Osyka 481 3 / 4 128 129 Oxford 11,756 232 / 11 47,472 47,472 33,176 29,476 129 130 Pace 364 1 / 3 130 131 Paden 106 0 / 2 131 132 Pascagoula 26,200 299 / 42 50,844 46,466 38,137 31,227 132 133 Pearl 21,961 210 / 20 32,000 33,500 133 134 Pelahatchie 1,461 14 / 6 7,200 134 135 Petal 7,579 66 / 28 23,000 30,500 135

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136 Philadelphia 7,303 86 / 4 32,136 27,206 136 137 Picayune 10,535 163 / 20 35,818 27,539 29,307 137 138 Pickens 1,325 7 / 12 138 139 Pittsboro 212 2 / 0 139 140 Plantersville 1,144 7 / 2 140 141 Pontotoc 5,253 22 / 63 37,330 141 142 Pope 241 0 / 1 142 143 Poplarville 2,601 27 / 25 3,750 143 144 Port Gibson 1,840 27 / 6 24,960 144 145 Potts Camp 494 3 / 3 3,000 145 146 Puckett 354 0 / 6 146 147 Raymond 1,664 14 / 3 147 148 Richton 1,038 14 / 4 148 149 Ridgeland 20,173 206 / 5 56,680 42,141 53,955 48,880 149 150 Rienzi 330 2 / 1 150 151 Ripley 5,478 70 / 5 30,655 8,400 151 152 Rolling Fork 2,486 24 / 12 4,000 4,000 152 153 Rosedale 2,414 14 / 10 2,400 153 154 Sandersville 789 8 / 2 154 155 Satartia 68 1 / 0 155 156 Scooba 632 6 / 3 156 157 Seminary 335 0 / 4 157 158 Senatobia 6,682 72 / 2 27,768 17,832 158 159 Shannon 1,657 9 / 3 159 160 Shaw 2,312 16 / 7 3,900 3,708 160 161 Shuqualak 562 11 / 5 18,500 161 162 Smithville 882 8 / 4 15,600 162 163 Snow Lake Shores 300 2 / 1 163 164 Soso 379 3 / 2 164 165 Southaven 28,977 261 / 30 48,000 46,350 46,350 28,288 165 166 Starkville 21,869 242 / 16 38,852 53,263 42,174 21,292 166 167 State Line 555 3 / 1 167 168 Summit 1,428 11 / 5 168 169 Sylvarena 120 0 / 0 169 170 Taylorsville 1,341 16 / 1 170 171 Tishomingo 316 7 / 6 171 172 Tremont 390 0 / 2 172 173 Tunica 1,132 43 / 25 4,032 12,000 7,200 173 174 Tutwiler 1,364 6 / 5 2,700 174 175 Union 2,021 15 / 14 3,000 175 176 Vardaman 1,065 4 / 4 176 177 Verona 3,334 23 / 6 177 178 Walnut Grove 488 7 / 2 178 179 Waveland 6,674 99 / 30 27,100 179 180 Waynesboro 5,197 64 / 14 32,898 21,000 180

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181 West 220 0 / 5 181 182 Wiggins 3,849 39 / 17 26,500 182 183 Winona 5,482 60 / 2 26,000 4,700 183 184 Winstonville 319 3 / 0 184 185 Woodland 159 2 / 2 185 186 Yazoo City 14,550 111 / 23 23,566 38,322 186

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1 Gulfport 71,127 641 / 61 72,242 Full-time 19,500 Council 59,944 50,689 37,471 1 2 Biloxi 50,644 567 / 68 86,000 Full-time 22,000 Council 80,000 53,280 27,354 2 3 Hattiesburg 44,779 701 / 53 72,800 Full-time 16,000 49,275 23,555 3 4 Greenville 41,633 425 / 50 50,402 Full-time 13,206 43,412 23,948 4 5 Southaven 28,977 261 / 30 72,000 Full-time 12,360 51,500 16,640 5 6 Pascagoula 26,200 299 / 42 11,016 Part-time 9,792 Council 76,500 60,245 30,831 6 7 Columbus 25,944 260 / 0 55,000 Full-time 11,160 Council 38,110 7 8 Pearl 21,961 210 / 20 60,000 Full-time 15,000 Alderman 8 9 Starkville 21,869 242 / 16 45,773 Full-time 8,400 Alderman 40,946 9

10 Clarksdale 20,645 149 / 5 66,000 Full-time 15,000 Commission 23,920 10 11 Ridgeland 20,173 206 / 5 60,378 Full-time 14,586 Alderman 53,955 32,115 11 12 Greenwood 18,425 234 / 41 Full-time 13,440 48,801 32,955 12 13 Laurel 18,393 300 / 41 47,000 Full-time 13,500 Council 46,821 34,840 22,318 13 14 Long Beach 17,320 111 / 12 43,688 Full-time 7,200 Alderman 22,874 14 15 Ocean Springs 17,225 151 / 27 60,450 Full-time 12,090 Alderman 27,331 15 16 Brandon 16,436 110 / 5 55,000 Full-time 12,000 Alderman 55,000 27,402 28,394 16 17 Moss Point 15,851 166 / 21 48,523 Full-time 7,200 Alderman 40,292 17 18 Grenada 14,879 161 / 2 12,854 Part-time 10,712 Council 62,200 27,331 18 19 Yazoo City 14,550 111 / 23 56,422 Full-time 14,407 Alderman 19 20 Horn Lake 14,099 150 / 2 55,000 Full-time 10,800 Alderman 20 21 Corinth 14,054 184 / 5 55,397 Full-time 9,835 Alderman 37,379 33,355 21 22 Cleveland 13,841 103 / 12 25,000 Part-time 3,000 Alderman 71,139 35,000 22 23 McComb 13,337 182 / 2 18,000 Part-time 6,000 58,386 38,979 23 24 Canton 12,911 111 / 5 50,000 Full-time 10,800 Alderman 18,720 24 25 Indianola 12,066 103 / 15 38,000 Full-time 5,960 25 26 Oxford 11,756 232 / 11 45,000 Full-time 7,500 Alderman 21,501 26 27 Picayune 10,535 163 / 20 18,000 Part-time 14,400 Council 50,000 29,182 27 28 Brookhaven 9,861 152 / 8 54,432 Full-time 13,608 Alderman 28 29 Booneville 8,625 113 / 6 46,329 Full-time 9,537 Alderman 29 30 Bay St. Louis 8,209 133 / 28 59,969 Full-time 12,600 Council 23,088 30 31 Holly Springs 7,957 120 / 35 55,884 Full-time 11,004 Alderman 26,124 31 32 D'Iberville 7,608 48 / 5 18,000 Part-time 14,400 Council 55,000 32 33 New Albany 7,607 120 / 0 54,113 Full-time 10,490 Alderman 33 34 Petal 7,579 66 / 28 37,200 Full-time 8,200 Alderman 34 35 Kosciusko 7,372 90 / 5 48,195 Full-time 7,200 Alderman 35 36 Philadelphia 7,303 86 / 4 55,000 Full-time 13,800 Alderman 36 37 Louisville 7,006 49 / 28 46,800 Full-time 7,184 Alderman 37 38 Amory 6,956 103 / 19 47,622 Full-time 7,200 Alderman 38 39 Hernando 6,812 82 / 1 47,802 Full-time 7,200 Alderman 39 40 Senatobia 6,682 72 / 2 24,000 Part-time 9,000 Alderman 40 41 Waveland 6,674 99 / 30 40,000 Full-time 7,800 Alderman 28,760 41 42 Columbia 6,603 90 / 10 40,500 Full-time 11,400 42 43 Aberdeen 6,415 105 / 15 33,720 Full-time 7,200 Alderman 40,518 43 44 Crystal Springs 5,873 43 / 6 34,000 Full-time 4,635 Alderman 44 45 Leland 5,502 59 / 15 12,360 Part-time 6,180 Alderman 30,000 45 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government 27

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46 Winona 5,482 60 / 2 36,000 Full-time 7,400 46 47 Ripley 5,478 70 / 5 40,800 Full-time 9,000 Alderman 47 48 Pontotoc 5,253 22 / 63 48,249 Full-time 7,792 Alderman 48 49 Waynesboro 5,197 64 / 14 18,000 Part-time 6,000 Alderman 49 50 Carthage 4,637 50 / 10 43,680 Full-time 50 51 Houston 4,079 42 / 7 27,500 Part-time 7,200 51 52 Fulton 3,882 40 / 4 40,000 Full-time 7,400 Alderman 52 53 Wiggins 3,849 39 / 17 43,500 Full-time 5,400 Alderman 53 54 Newton 3,699 45 / 12 12,000 Part-time 6,000 Alderman 54 55 Morton 3,482 33 / 7 36,864 Full-time 5,571 Alderman 55 56 Hollandale 3,437 29 / 3 15,300 Full-time 4,800 Alderman 56 57 Verona 3,334 23 / 6 10,620 Part-time 3,600 Alderman 57 58 Iuka 3,059 37 / 11 18,000 Part-time 6,000 Alderman 58 59 Okolona 3,056 60 / 7 18,000 Part-time 3,600 Alderman 59 60 Durant 2,932 40 / 3 13,800 Full-time 6,000 Alderman 60 61 Collins 2,683 41 / 11 38,400 Full-time 9,600 Alderman 61 62 Belzoni 2,663 41 / 4 29,736 Full-time 4,675 Alderman 62 63 Poplarville 2,601 27 / 25 8,400 Part-time 6,000 Alderman 63 64 Moorhead 2,573 14 / 6 7,200 Part-time 900 Council 30,000 20,800 64 65 Rolling Fork 2,486 24 / 12 15,080 Part-time 6,090 Alderman 65 66 Lucedale 2,458 40 / 4 800 Part-time 400 Alderman 15,600 66 67 Drew 2,434 20 / 7 14,400 Part-time 1,800 Alderman 67 68 Rosedale 2,414 14 / 10 24,000 Full-time 3,600 Council 68 69 Florence 2,396 32 / 8 12,000 Part-time 4,800 Alderman 69 70 Shaw 2,312 16 / 7 9,600 Part-time 1,260 13,520 70 71 Lumberton 2,228 14 / 7 9,600 Part-time 3,000 Alderman 71 72 Charleston 2,198 23 / 21 18,000 Part-time 5,520 Commission 72 73 Bay Springs 2,097 28 / 7 38,556 Part-time 10,836 Alderman 31,325 73 74 Bruce 2,097 17 / 4 11,837 Full-time 2,400 Alderman 74 75 Magnolia 2,071 30 / 11 9,276 Part-time 4,800 Alderman 75 76 Lexington 2,025 25 / 3 12,669 Part-time Alderman 76 77 Union 2,021 15 / 14 10,800 Part-time 2,400 Alderman 77 78 Lambert 1,967 9 / 3 6,600 Part-time 1,200 Alderman 78 79 Belmont 1,961 17 / 4 7,200 Part-time 2,400 Alderman 79 80 Nettleton 1,932 11 / 2 28,845 Full-time 2,814 Alderman 80 81 Calhoun City 1,872 18 / 4 15,000 Part-time 2,400 Alderman 81 82 Port Gibson 1,840 27 / 6 30,000 Part-time Alderman 2,367 82 83 Farmington 1,810 1 / 0 Part-time Alderman 83 84 Monticello 1,726 17 / 6 30,000 Full-time 5,400 84 85 Ackerman 1,696 25 / 8 35,875 Part-time 3,969 Alderman 85 86 Centreville 1,680 0 / 0 Part-time 350 86 87 Raymond 1,664 14 / 3 23,310 Part-time 2,835 Alderman 87 88 Shannon 1,657 9 / 3 11,100 Full-time 4,200 Alderman 88 89 Marks 1,551 15 / 0 9,600 Part-time 1,854 Alderman 89 90 Flora 1,546 12 / 3 21,600 Part-time 3,000 Alderman 90 28 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government

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91 Friars Point 1,480 13 / 0 7,200 Part-time 2,400 91 92 Pelahatchie 1,461 14 / 6 8,400 Part-time 4,200 Alderman 17,439 92 93 Summit 1,428 11 / 5 14,400 Part-time 4,800 Council 93 94 Decatur 1,426 9 / 3 7,500 Part-time 2,700 Alderman 94 95 Tutwiler 1,364 6 / 5 4,800 Full-time 900 Alderman 95 96 Edwards 1,347 6 / 5 6,000 Part-time 3,600 Alderman 96 97 Taylorsville 1,341 16 / 1 12,000 Full-time 4,200 Alderman 97 98 Pickens 1,325 7 / 12 4,800 Part-time 2,400 Alderman 98 99 Como 1,310 5 / 3 7,200 Part-time 3,000 Alderman 99

100 Goodman 1,252 9 / 1 1,800 Full-time 20,000 Alderman 100 101 Guntown 1,183 7 / 2 6,000 Part-time 1,800 Alderman 101 102 Brooksville 1,182 11 / 1 8,400 Part-time 6,000 Alderman 102 103 Inverness 1,153 10 / 5 11,100 Part-time 1,200 Alderman 103 104 Plantersville 1,144 7 / 2 3,600 Part-time 720 Alderman 104 105 Tunica 1,132 43 / 25 48,000 Full-time 12,000 40,800 105 106 Gloster 1,073 15 / 6 12,600 Part-time 3,000 Alderman 106 107 Vardaman 1,065 4 / 4 7,800 Part-time 1,200 Alderman 3,600 107 108 Richton 1,038 14 / 4 8,400 Part-time 3,600 108 109 Bude 1,037 4 / 2 6,600 Part-time 3,000 Alderman 109 110 Leakesville 1,026 15 / 2 9,000 Part-time 5,400 Alderman 14,560 110 111 Derma 1,023 5 / 2 1,500 Part-time 900 Alderman 111 112 Beaumont 977 6 / 8 6,000 Part-time 600 Alderman 112 113 De Kalb 972 12 / 7 4,800 Part-time 2,100 113 114 Ecru 947 6 / 0 8,460 Part-time 3,000 Alderman 114 115 Coffeeville 930 8 / 8 15,000 Part-time 1,200 Alderman 115 116 Mount Olive 893 5 / 5 6,601 Part-time 2,400 Alderman 116 117 Smithville 882 8 / 4 3,600 Part-time 2,970 117 118 Heidelberg 840 11 / 3 12,000 Part-time 2,400 Alderman 118 119 Maben 803 6 / 5 9,900 Part-time 3,900 Alderman 119 120 Mayersville 795 1 / 9 10,035 Part-time 1,800 Alderman 120 121 Sandersville 789 8 / 2 2,760 Part-time 1,680 121 122 New Augusta 715 4 / 2 3,600 Part-time 122 123 New Houlka 710 5 / 0 5,400 Part-time 2,100 Alderman 123 124 Byhalia 706 24 / 14 8,400 Part-time 4,200 Alderman 124 125 Gunnison 633 3 / 0 Part-time 125 126 Liberty 633 9 / 3 18,000 Full-time 3,600 Alderman 126 127 Scooba 632 6 / 3 2,400 Part-time 1,200 Alderman 127 128 Bolton 629 8 / 6 7,200 Part-time 3,000 Alderman 128 129 Benoit 611 5 / 1 5,283 Part-time 129 130 Duncan 578 5 / 0 3,600 Part-time 600 Alderman 130 131 Ashland 577 7 / 3 6,600 Part-time 3,300 Alderman 26,880 131 132 Arcola 563 3 / 1 8,400 Part-time 7,500 Alderman 132 133 Shuqualak 562 11 / 5 18,500 Full-time 2,400 Alderman 133 134 State Line 555 3 / 1 1,800 Full-time 1,200 Alderman 134 135 Meadville 519 5 / 1 Part-time 1,200 Alderman 135 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government 29

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136 Algoma 508 0 / 2 960 Full-time 540 136 137 Bentonia 500 3 / 0 4,800 Full-time 2,100 Alderman 137 138 North Carrollton 499 5 / 0 4,860 Part-time 2,400 Alderman 138 139 Artesia 498 0 / 1 6,000 Full-time 1,200 Alderman 139 140 Potts Camp 494 3 / 3 2,520 Part-time 1,200 Alderman 140 141 Walnut Grove 488 7 / 2 12,000 Part-time 24,000 Alderman 27,000 141 142 Osyka 481 3 / 4 2,400 Full-time 1,000 Alderman 142 143 Hatley 476 3 / 4 2,400 Part-time 240 Alderman 143 144 Beulah 473 0 / 3 Part-time 144 145 Dumas 452 0 / 1 Full-time Alderman 145 146 Ethel 452 2 / 1 4,200 Part-time 600 Alderman 146 147 Cruger 449 0 / 9 Full-time 1,800 147 148 New Hebron 447 1 / 6 3,600 Part-time 900 Alderman 148 149 Cary 427 2 / 0 1,500 Part-time 120 Alderman 149 150 Abbeville 423 0 / 2 2,400 Part-time 2,400 Alderman 150 151 Noxapater 419 3 / 6 5,148 Part-time 2,145 Alderman 151 152 Lake 408 3 / 1 900 Full-time 300 Alderman 152 153 Myrtle 407 1 / 3 2,712 Part-time 750 Alderman 153 154 Jumpertown 404 1 / 2 6,000 Part-time 1,500 Alderman 154 155 Tremont 390 0 / 2 Part-time 155 156 Soso 379 3 / 2 500 Part-time 100 156 157 Pace 364 1 / 3 18,000 Part-time 2,400 Alderman 157 158 Puckett 354 0 / 6 9,300 Part-time 1,500 Alderman 158 159 Georgetown 344 1 / 1 2,400 Part-time 600 Alderman 159 160 Louin 339 0 / 5 1,500 Part-time 480 Alderman 160 161 Seminary 335 0 / 4 6,000 Full-time 1,200 Alderman 161 162 Rienzi 330 2 / 1 Part-time Alderman 162 163 Winstonville 319 3 / 0 13,000 Full-time 600 Alderman 163 164 Falcon 317 0 / 6 Part-time Alderman 164 165 Tishomingo 316 7 / 6 4,800 Part-time 1,200 Alderman 165 166 Bassfield 315 5 / 10 12,600 Full-time 1,200 Alderman 4,800 166 167 Louise 315 2 / 2 3,600 Part-time 600 Alderman 167 168 Snow Lake Shores 300 2 / 1 Full-time Alderman 168 169 Glen 286 0 / 1 Part-time 169 170 Glendora 285 1 / 0 3,000 Part-time 900 170 171 Marietta 248 2 / 4 1,200 Part-time 600 Alderman 171 172 Pope 241 0 / 1 2,400 Part-time 300 Alderman 172 173 Alligator 220 0 / 2 1,800 Part-time 173 174 West 220 0 / 5 3,000 Part-time 300 174 175 Falkner 212 2 / 1 1,800 Part-time 1,200 Alderman 175 176 Pittsboro 212 2 / 0 1,800 Part-time 600 Alderman 176 177 Golden 201 2 / 1 1,200 Part-time 900 Alderman 177 178 Braxton 181 0 / 2 1,092 Full-time 600 Alderman 178 179 Mantee 169 1 / 2 Part-time Alderman 179 180 Woodland 159 2 / 2 1,500 Part-time 1,200 180 30 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government

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181 Big Creek 127 0 / 2 Part-time Alderman 181 182 Sylvarena 120 0 / 0 Full-time Alderman 182 183 Gattman 114 1 / 2 200 Part-time 120 Alderman 183 184 Paden 106 0 / 2 Part-time Alderman 184 185 Memphis 87 6 / 0 480 Part-time 480 Alderman 185 186 Satartia 68 1 / 0 Part-time Alderman 186 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government 31

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1 Gulfport 71,127 641 / 61 Appointed 31,900 Appointed 38,584 23,275 30,765 1 2 Biloxi 50,644 567 / 68 Appointed 37,707 Appointed 48,269 31,722 31,722 2 3 Hattiesburg 44,779 701 / 53 Appointed 28,035 Appointed 53,020 24,500 16,036 3 4 Greenville 41,633 425 / 50 Appointed 48,858 44,921 43,412 4 5 Southaven 28,977 261 / 30 Appointed 50,500 27,550 23,704 5 6 Pascagoula 26,200 299 / 42 Appointed 40,325 26,756 31,301 6 7 Columbus 25,944 260 / 0 Appointed 37,080 20,085 7 8 Pearl 21,961 210 / 20 Appointed 37,500 28,100 29,200 8 9 Starkville 21,869 242 / 16 Appointed 49,544 22,589 25,593 9

10 Clarksdale 20,645 149 / 5 Appointed 45,000 27,040 10 11 Ridgeland 20,173 206 / 5 Appointed 55,307 39,146 47,694 11 12 Greenwood 18,425 234 / 41 Appointed 2,400 Appointed 52,997 24,717 26,166 12 13 Laurel 18,393 300 / 41 Appointed 26,520 Appointed 44,553 33,155 25,896 13 14 Long Beach 17,320 111 / 12 Appointed 43,928 35,924 29,804 14 15 Ocean Springs 17,225 151 / 27 Appointed 47,000 34,028 26,333 15 16 Brandon 16,436 110 / 5 Appointed 30,000 22,803 21,814 16 17 Moss Point 15,851 166 / 21 Appointed 40,119 22,256 17 18 Grenada 14,879 161 / 2 Appointed 48,006 20,332 18 19 Yazoo City 14,550 111 / 23 Appointed 44,622 31,512 29,432 19 20 Horn Lake 14,099 150 / 2 Appointed 51,473 36,962 37,336 20 21 Corinth 14,054 184 / 5 Appointed 51,436 29,875 29,889 21 22 Cleveland 13,841 103 / 12 Appointed 40,754 27,068 29,290 22 23 McComb 13,337 182 / 2 Appointed 38,979 38,979 25,667 23 24 Canton 12,911 111 / 5 Appointed 41,578 25,000 23,222 24 25 Indianola 12,066 103 / 15 Appointed 40,000 23,816 25 26 Oxford 11,756 232 / 11 Appointed 58,773 27,418 27,418 26 27 Picayune 10,535 163 / 20 Appointed 27,344 17,181 27 28 Brookhaven 9,861 152 / 8 Elected 43,954 27,497 21,445 28 29 Booneville 8,625 113 / 6 Appointed 35,043 21,819 20,446 29 30 Bay St. Louis 8,209 133 / 28 Appointed 23,624 Appointed 52,653 33,500 24,000 30 31 Holly Springs 7,957 120 / 35 Appointed 49,620 32,016 21,012 31 32 D'Iberville 7,608 48 / 5 Appointed 22,110 Appointed 38,370 27,905 31,040 32 33 New Albany 7,607 120 / 0 Elected 43,927 23,210 23,464 33 34 Petal 7,579 66 / 28 Appointed 25,000 18,000 21,902 34 35 Kosciusko 7,372 90 / 5 Appointed 37,191 23,729 19,476 35 36 Philadelphia 7,303 86 / 4 Appointed 35,776 18,000 21,424 36 37 Louisville 7,006 49 / 28 Appointed 37,544 24,211 23,608 37 38 Amory 6,956 103 / 19 Elected 44,541 19,760 22,506 38 39 Hernando 6,812 82 / 1 Appointed 43,865 22,868 26,456 39 40 Senatobia 6,682 72 / 2 Appointed 45,000 26,208 21,312 40 41 Waveland 6,674 99 / 30 Appointed 40,000 24,624 41 42 Columbia 6,603 90 / 10 Appointed 46,800 35,760 21,400 42 43 Aberdeen 6,415 105 / 15 Appointed 40,518 Appointed 40,518 25,875 24,432 43 44 Crystal Springs 5,873 43 / 6 Appointed 29,252 22,042 44 32 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government

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45 Leland 5,502 59 / 15 Appointed 55,000 30,000 20,094 45 46 Winona 5,482 60 / 2 Appointed 34,000 22,464 19,344 46 47 Ripley 5,478 70 / 5 Appointed 31,393 25,938 20,349 47 48 Pontotoc 5,253 22 / 63 Appointed 37,330 29,831 29,831 48 49 Waynesboro 5,197 64 / 14 Appointed 32,898 24,333 23,670 49 50 Carthage 4,637 50 / 10 Appointed 35,971 20,363 25,251 50 51 Houston 4,079 42 / 7 Appointed 36,890 25,480 51 52 Fulton 3,882 40 / 4 Appointed 32,000 26,200 28,300 52 53 Wiggins 3,849 39 / 17 Appointed 33,000 16,640 19,656 53 54 Newton 3,699 45 / 12 Appointed 35,880 24,680 21,569 54 55 Morton 3,482 33 / 7 Elected 33,595 24,107 21,445 55 56 Hollandale 3,437 29 / 3 Elected 24,829 17,618 56 57 Verona 3,334 23 / 6 Appointed 31,140 22,560 57 58 Iuka 3,059 37 / 11 Appointed 30,900 21,008 58 59 Okolona 3,056 60 / 7 Appointed 29,727 19,198 22,360 59 60 Durant 2,932 40 / 3 Appointed 25,480 14,595 23,191 60 61 Collins 2,683 41 / 11 Appointed 38,220 61 62 Belzoni 2,663 41 / 4 Appointed 25,200 21,000 23,500 62 63 Poplarville 2,601 27 / 25 Appointed 27,773 17,289 16,782 63 64 Moorhead 2,573 14 / 6 Appointed 19,500 15,600 64 65 Rolling Fork 2,486 24 / 12 Appointed 26,000 15,132 15,132 65 66 Lucedale 2,458 40 / 4 Appointed 32,822 22,694 66 67 Drew 2,434 20 / 7 Appointed 33,500 18,231 17,160 67 68 Rosedale 2,414 14 / 10 Appointed 37,000 21,666 17,472 68 69 Florence 2,396 32 / 8 Appointed 28,000 21,000 69 70 Shaw 2,312 16 / 7 Appointed 24,832 13,520 70 71 Lumberton 2,228 14 / 7 Appointed 28,330 22,256 16,640 71 72 Charleston 2,198 23 / 21 Appointed 37,422 19,500 19,800 72 73 Bay Springs 2,097 28 / 7 Appointed 37,296 20,758 20,197 73 74 Bruce 2,097 17 / 4 Appointed 26,224 19,714 13,824 74 75 Magnolia 2,071 30 / 11 Appointed 20,000 17,327 15,000 75 76 Lexington 2,025 25 / 3 Appointed 27,268 5,000 16,224 76 77 Union 2,021 15 / 14 Appointed 22,800 18,200 77 78 Lambert 1,967 9 / 3 Appointed 23,478 18,886 78 79 Belmont 1,961 17 / 4 Appointed 37,000 21,632 21,632 79 80 Nettleton 1,932 11 / 2 Elected 25,966 21,200 80 81 Calhoun City 1,872 18 / 4 Appointed 32,922 28,076 81 82 Port Gibson 1,840 27 / 6 Appointed 38,000 20,155 18,720 82 83 Farmington 1,810 1 / 0 Appointed 19,760 83 84 Monticello 1,726 17 / 6 Appointed 26,575 18,000 20,508 84 85 Ackerman 1,696 25 / 8 Appointed 32,305 23,371 20,738 85 86 Centreville 1,680 0 / 0 Appointed 25,659 22,500 17,253 86 87 Raymond 1,664 14 / 3 Appointed 33,810 20,400 87 88 Shannon 1,657 9 / 3 Appointed 29,610 19,853 88 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government 33

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89 Marks 1,551 15 / 0 Appointed 30,385 16,640 89 90 Flora 1,546 12 / 3 Appointed 26,700 19,980 90 91 Friars Point 1,480 13 / 0 Appointed 26,400 16,640 91 92 Pelahatchie 1,461 14 / 6 Appointed 34,288 21,798 18,574 92 93 Summit 1,428 11 / 5 Appointed 28,500 18,960 93 94 Decatur 1,426 9 / 3 Appointed 27,540 12,420 94 95 Tutwiler 1,364 6 / 5 Appointed 18,200 95 96 Edwards 1,347 6 / 5 Appointed 34,000 13,754 96 97 Taylorsville 1,341 16 / 1 Appointed 30,285 25,147 97 98 Pickens 1,325 7 / 12 Appointed 23,054 6,000 3,780 98 99 Como 1,310 5 / 3 Appointed 21,700 20,400 99 100 Goodman 1,252 9 / 1 Appointed 20,000 100 101 Guntown 1,183 7 / 2 Appointed 25,547 11,500 101 102 Brooksville 1,182 11 / 1 Appointed 19,500 15,500 102 103 Inverness 1,153 10 / 5 Appointed 30,331 19,200 103 104 Plantersville 1,144 7 / 2 Appointed 19,860 2,352 104 105 Tunica 1,132 43 / 25 Appointed 40,800 25,200 26,000 105 106 Gloster 1,073 15 / 6 Appointed 23,000 17,000 106 107 Vardaman 1,065 4 / 4 Appointed 18,500 927 107 108 Richton 1,038 14 / 4 Appointed 24,000 19,800 18,360 108 109 Bude 1,037 4 / 2 Appointed 21,000 109 110 Leakesville 1,026 15 / 2 Appointed 29,390 22,048 22,048 110 111 Derma 1,023 5 / 2 Appointed 22,100 18,200 111 112 Beaumont 977 6 / 8 Appointed 15,600 18,708 112 113 De Kalb 972 12 / 7 Appointed 31,800 17,725 19,500 113 114 Ecru 947 6 / 0 Appointed 20,500 15,360 114 115 Coffeeville 930 8 / 8 Appointed 24,400 4,787 115 116 Mount Olive 893 5 / 5 Appointed 15,600 21,600 116 117 Smithville 882 8 / 4 Appointed 26,832 22,412 117 118 Heidelberg 840 11 / 3 Appointed 28,000 118 119 Maben 803 6 / 5 Appointed 24,356 19,635 119 120 Mayersville 795 1 / 9 Appointed 15,600 6,000 120 121 Sandersville 789 8 / 2 Appointed 17,472 16,610 1,200 121 122 New Augusta 715 4 / 2 Appointed 17,400 16,000 122 123 New Houlka 710 5 / 0 Appointed 18,000 15,995 123 124 Byhalia 706 24 / 14 Appointed 22,880 28,080 22,880 124 125 Gunnison 633 3 / 0 Appointed 125 126 Liberty 633 9 / 3 Appointed 24,000 16,500 126 127 Scooba 632 6 / 3 Appointed 20,000 17,000 2,000 127 128 Bolton 629 8 / 6 Appointed 7,200 13,092 128 129 Benoit 611 5 / 1 Appointed 12,544 220 129 130 Duncan 578 5 / 0 Appointed 6,600 130 131 Ashland 577 7 / 3 Appointed 21,840 19,200 131 132 Arcola 563 3 / 1 Appointed 18,000 132 34 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government

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133 Shuqualak 562 11 / 5 Appointed 20,000 18,500 18,000 133 134 State Line 555 3 / 1 Appointed 12,480 8,645 12,480 134 135 Meadville 519 5 / 1 Appointed 22,560 135 136 Algoma 508 0 / 2 Appointed 960 Appointed 960 136 137 Bentonia 500 3 / 0 Elected 1,200 137 138 North Carrollton 499 5 / 0 Appointed 19,500 138 139 Artesia 498 0 / 1 Appointed 18,750 139 140 Potts Camp 494 3 / 3 Appointed 9,400 140 141 Walnut Grove 488 7 / 2 Elected 216,000 141 142 Osyka 481 3 / 4 Appointed 14,000 142 143 Hatley 476 3 / 4 Appointed 14,500 15,080 143 144 Beulah 473 0 / 3 Appointed 5,240 144 145 Dumas 452 0 / 1 Appointed 1,200 145 146 Ethel 452 2 / 1 Appointed 6,100 146 147 Cruger 449 0 / 9 Appointed 5,400 147 148 New Hebron 447 1 / 6 Appointed 11,000 148 149 Cary 427 2 / 0 Appointed 16,908 149 150 Abbeville 423 0 / 2 Appointed 900 150 151 Noxapater 419 3 / 6 Appointed 23,922 151 152 Lake 408 3 / 1 Appointed 12,000 12,000 152 153 Myrtle 407 1 / 3 Appointed 9,447 153 154 Jumpertown 404 1 / 2 Appointed 18,720 6,427 154 155 Tremont 390 0 / 2 Appointed 6,812 155 156 Soso 379 3 / 2 Appointed 900 156 157 Pace 364 1 / 3 Appointed 6,760 5,512 157 158 Puckett 354 0 / 6 Appointed 7,200 1,200 158 159 Georgetown 344 1 / 1 Appointed 9,600 159 160 Louin 339 0 / 5 Appointed 4,800 2,400 160 161 Seminary 335 0 / 4 Appointed 6,600 3,300 161 162 Rienzi 330 2 / 1 Appointed 162 163 Winstonville 319 3 / 0 Appointed 12,500 163 164 Falcon 317 0 / 6 Appointed 6,000 164 165 Tishomingo 316 7 / 6 Appointed 18,000 15,000 165 166 Bassfield 315 5 / 10 Appointed 13,558 10,000 13,558 166 167 Louise 315 2 / 2 Appointed 1,316 167 168 Snow Lake Shores 300 2 / 1 Appointed 5,000 5,000 15,000 168 169 Glen 286 0 / 1 Appointed 1,200 169 170 Glendora 285 1 / 0 Appointed 12,000 170 171 Marietta 248 2 / 4 Appointed 16,656 171 172 Pope 241 0 / 1 Appointed 2,400 172 173 Alligator 220 0 / 2 Elected 3,000 173 174 West 220 0 / 5 Appointed 9,600 174 175 Falkner 212 2 / 1 Appointed 20,863 175 176 Pittsboro 212 2 / 0 Appointed 3,600 176 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government 35

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177 Golden 201 2 / 1 Appointed 18,720 9,360 177 178 Braxton 181 0 / 2 Appointed 12,000 178 179 Mantee 169 1 / 2 Appointed 1,200 179 180 Woodland 159 2 / 2 Appointed 5,000 180 181 Big Creek 127 0 / 2 Appointed 1,200 1,200 181 182 Sylvarena 120 0 / 0 Appointed 182 183 Gattman 114 1 / 2 Appointed 100 183 184 Paden 106 0 / 2 Appointed 2,400 184 185 Memphis 87 6 / 0 Appointed 3,600 185 186 Satartia 68 1 / 0 Appointed 186 36 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government

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1 Gulfport 71,127 641 / 61 Appointed 59,338 22,945 Appointed 54,867 21,842 1 2 Biloxi 50,644 567 / 68 Appointed 67,746 25,468 Appointed 67,827 25,468 2 3 Hattiesburg 44,779 701 / 53 Appointed 61,568 21,000 Appointed 59,000 19,850 3 4 Greenville 41,633 425 / 50 Appointed 53,694 25,368 Appointed 48,858 21,514 4 5 Southaven 28,977 261 / 30 Appointed 57,650 23,192 Appointed 57,850 25,842 5 6 Pascagoula 26,200 299 / 42 Appointed 63,296 22,205 Appointed 51,290 22,205 6 7 Columbus 25,944 260 / 0 Appointed 48,663 23,717 Appointed 48,663 23,717 7 8 Pearl 21,961 210 / 20 Appointed 47,000 24,500 Appointed 47,000 24,500 8 9 Starkville 21,869 242 / 16 Appointed 56,134 24,212 Appointed 51,370 22,996 9

10 Clarksdale 20,645 149 / 5 Appointed 49,000 21,600 Appointed 44,400 10 11 Ridgeland 20,173 206 / 5 Appointed 61,048 23,178 Appointed 51,355 23,178 11 12 Greenwood 18,425 234 / 41 Appointed 48,375 19,115 Appointed 47,207 21,370 12 13 Laurel 18,393 300 / 41 Appointed 45,654 24,024 Appointed 49,492 22,544 13 14 Long Beach 17,320 111 / 12 Appointed 53,000 22,814 22,814 14 15 Ocean Springs 17,225 151 / 27 Appointed 49,000 21,944 Appointed 45,000 21,944 15 16 Brandon 16,436 110 / 5 Appointed 50,000 21,814 Appointed 50,000 24,800 16 17 Moss Point 15,851 166 / 21 Appointed 40,229 21,868 Appointed 40,228 22,186 17 18 Grenada 14,879 161 / 2 Appointed 46,530 22,256 Appointed 43,014 24,090 18 19 Yazoo City 14,550 111 / 23 Appointed 43,198 27,560 Appointed 44,622 27,661 19 20 Horn Lake 14,099 150 / 2 Appointed 48,047 23,483 Appointed 26,857 22,058 20 21 Corinth 14,054 184 / 5 Elected 46,182 18,699 Appointed 42,298 16,500 21 22 Cleveland 13,841 103 / 12 Appointed 51,455 25,707 22 23 McComb 13,337 182 / 2 Appointed 51,147 21,918 Appointed 42,869 18,246 23 24 Canton 12,911 111 / 5 Appointed 41,578 28,000 Appointed 41,578 24,000 24 25 Indianola 12,066 103 / 15 Appointed 46,800 24,565 Appointed 40,000 21,751 25 26 Oxford 11,756 232 / 11 Appointed 52,219 24,360 Appointed 48,573 24,360 26 27 Picayune 10,535 163 / 20 Appointed 45,968 19,282 20,151 27 28 Brookhaven 9,861 152 / 8 Elected 46,781 19,200 Appointed 43,619 17,400 28 29 Booneville 8,625 113 / 6 Appointed 34,706 21,840 Appointed 34,705 18,573 29 30 Bay St. Louis 8,209 133 / 28 Appointed 47,600 20,795 Appointed 44,600 24,336 30 31 Holly Springs 7,957 120 / 35 Appointed 39,645 16,800 Appointed 40,144 16,800 31 32 D'Iberville 7,608 48 / 5 Appointed 36,337 20,000 32 33 New Albany 7,607 120 / 0 Elected 42,290 25,138 Appointed 32,960 22,448 33 34 Petal 7,579 66 / 28 Appointed 32,000 20,100 Appointed 30,129 19,718 34 35 Kosciusko 7,372 90 / 5 Appointed 36,500 21,947 Appointed 36,598 19,957 35 36 Philadelphia 7,303 86 / 4 Appointed 31,242 19,053 Appointed 31,242 20,384 36 37 Louisville 7,006 49 / 28 Appointed 37,557 23,035 Appointed 37,557 23,035 37 38 Amory 6,956 103 / 19 Elected 42,800 23,254 Appointed 38,947 15,600 38 39 Hernando 6,812 82 / 1 Appointed 40,941 25,037 Appointed 40,937 24,939 39 40 Senatobia 6,682 72 / 2 Appointed 48,456 19,200 Appointed 37,000 17,400 40 41 Waveland 6,674 99 / 30 Appointed 42,388 20,290 Appointed 42,388 24,151 41 42 Columbia 6,603 90 / 10 Appointed 36,000 Appointed 28,200 17,900 42 43 Aberdeen 6,415 105 / 15 Elected 45,448 20,883 Appointed 42,099 18,122 43 44 Crystal Springs 5,873 43 / 6 Appointed 31,023 16,733 Appointed 27,309 16,733 44 45 Leland 5,502 59 / 15 Appointed 40,016 25,564 Appointed 36,750 45 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government 37

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46 Winona 5,482 60 / 2 Appointed 34,000 Elected 27,800 14,560 46 47 Ripley 5,478 70 / 5 Elected 31,648 15,000 Appointed 11,164 47 48 Pontotoc 5,253 22 / 63 Appointed 37,586 31,220 Appointed 37,330 31,220 48 49 Waynesboro 5,197 64 / 14 Appointed 43,000 19,679 Appointed 32,850 30,121 49 50 Carthage 4,637 50 / 10 Appointed 32,811 20,966 Appointed 32,811 27,805 50 51 Houston 4,079 42 / 7 Appointed 28,600 17,000 16,640 51 52 Fulton 3,882 40 / 4 Appointed 33,650 20,000 Appointed 29,400 26,400 52 53 Wiggins 3,849 39 / 17 Appointed 35,000 17,784 Appointed 4,087 19,656 53 54 Newton 3,699 45 / 12 Appointed 34,000 19,000 Appointed 12,000 15,914 54 55 Morton 3,482 33 / 7 Elected 33,029 20,900 55 56 Hollandale 3,437 29 / 3 Appointed 27,262 17,489 Appointed 5,100 56 57 Verona 3,334 23 / 6 Appointed 31,140 21,144 Appointed 31,140 21,144 57 58 Iuka 3,059 37 / 11 Elected 30,900 16,640 Appointed 26,232 20,250 58 59 Okolona 3,056 60 / 7 Elected 33,030 17,680 Appointed 26,500 16,640 59 60 Durant 2,932 40 / 3 Appointed 32,552 18,018 Appointed 26,677 16,380 60 61 Collins 2,683 41 / 11 Appointed 36,036 20,400 19,200 61 62 Belzoni 2,663 41 / 4 Appointed 36,000 19,700 Appointed 35,343 17,514 62 63 Poplarville 2,601 27 / 25 Appointed 27,773 22,432 Appointed 25,557 15,558 63 64 Moorhead 2,573 14 / 6 Appointed 25,000 18,200 Appointed 900 64 65 Rolling Fork 2,486 24 / 12 Appointed 29,459 16,000 65 66 Lucedale 2,458 40 / 4 Appointed 32,822 19,864 Appointed 32,822 18,816 66 67 Drew 2,434 20 / 7 Appointed 33,500 22,500 Appointed 900 67 68 Rosedale 2,414 14 / 10 Appointed 25,000 20,800 68 69 Florence 2,396 32 / 8 Appointed 34,500 18,720 69 70 Shaw 2,312 16 / 7 Appointed 25,089 14,997 70 71 Lumberton 2,228 14 / 7 Appointed 28,059 18,720 71 72 Charleston 2,198 23 / 21 Appointed 34,020 18,200 Appointed 3,371 1,983 72 73 Bay Springs 2,097 28 / 7 Appointed 37,296 22,381 Appointed 3,675 73 74 Bruce 2,097 17 / 4 Appointed 30,000 18,720 74 75 Magnolia 2,071 30 / 11 Elected 24,200 16,640 Appointed 7,147 75 76 Lexington 2,025 25 / 3 Appointed 27,914 18,979 Appointed 19,940 17,035 76 77 Union 2,021 15 / 14 Appointed 25,650 22,500 77 78 Lambert 1,967 9 / 3 Appointed 24,989 15,500 78 79 Belmont 1,961 17 / 4 Appointed 37,500 20,800 79 80 Nettleton 1,932 11 / 2 Elected 30,633 22,589 80 81 Calhoun City 1,872 18 / 4 Appointed 31,759 25,184 81 82 Port Gibson 1,840 27 / 6 Appointed 30,900 24,000 Appointed 1,029 82 83 Farmington 1,810 1 / 0 83 84 Monticello 1,726 17 / 6 Appointed 28,500 17,664 Appointed 27,900 20,400 84 85 Ackerman 1,696 25 / 8 Appointed 33,274 17,680 Appointed 25 15 85 86 Centreville 1,680 0 / 0 Appointed 29,104 17,992 Appointed 2,400 86 87 Raymond 1,664 14 / 3 Appointed 36,948 20,140 87 88 Shannon 1,657 9 / 3 Appointed 27,682 22,780 88 89 Marks 1,551 15 / 0 Appointed 28,000 19,500 89 90 Flora 1,546 12 / 3 Appointed 28,980 21,000 90 38 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government

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91 Friars Point 1,480 13 / 0 Appointed 24,200 22,100 91 92 Pelahatchie 1,461 14 / 6 Appointed 30,318 18,720 92 93 Summit 1,428 11 / 5 Elected 30,000 19,000 93 94 Decatur 1,426 9 / 3 Appointed 23,052 16,800 94 95 Tutwiler 1,364 6 / 5 Appointed 2,044 Appointed 1,140 95 96 Edwards 1,347 6 / 5 Appointed 20,088 15,152 96 97 Taylorsville 1,341 16 / 1 Appointed 30,285 97 98 Pickens 1,325 7 / 12 Appointed 22,000 18,720 98 99 Como 1,310 5 / 3 Appointed 24,000 16,770 99 100 Goodman 1,252 9 / 1 Appointed 24,000 15,600 100 101 Guntown 1,183 7 / 2 Appointed 25,547 16,000 101 102 Brooksville 1,182 11 / 1 Appointed 26,000 17,200 Appointed 1,800 102 103 Inverness 1,153 10 / 5 Appointed 27,500 103 104 Plantersville 1,144 7 / 2 Appointed 25,200 20,400 104 105 Tunica 1,132 43 / 25 Appointed 42,000 22,800 105 106 Gloster 1,073 15 / 6 Appointed 26,000 13,520 106 107 Vardaman 1,065 4 / 4 Appointed 27,250 21,060 107 108 Richton 1,038 14 / 4 Appointed 27,000 17,400 108 109 Bude 1,037 4 / 2 Appointed 24,000 109 110 Leakesville 1,026 15 / 2 Appointed 29,390 17,920 110 111 Derma 1,023 5 / 2 Appointed 31,200 20,800 111 112 Beaumont 977 6 / 8 Appointed 31,380 500 112 113 De Kalb 972 12 / 7 Appointed 27,540 113 114 Ecru 947 6 / 0 20,000 114 115 Coffeeville 930 8 / 8 Appointed 18,000 115 116 Mount Olive 893 5 / 5 6,000 116 117 Smithville 882 8 / 4 Appointed 23,130 21,841 Appointed 1,200 600 117 118 Heidelberg 840 11 / 3 Appointed 28,000 15,600 118 119 Maben 803 6 / 5 Appointed 24,336 23,608 119 120 Mayersville 795 1 / 9 Appointed 9,600 120 121 Sandersville 789 8 / 2 Appointed 20,160 18,980 121 122 New Augusta 715 4 / 2 Appointed 22,500 122 123 New Houlka 710 5 / 0 18,000 123 124 Byhalia 706 24 / 14 Appointed 33,000 17,576 124 125 Gunnison 633 3 / 0 Appointed 2,007 125 126 Liberty 633 9 / 3 Appointed 24,000 18,000 Appointed 600 126 127 Scooba 632 6 / 3 Appointed 22,200 17,000 127 128 Bolton 629 8 / 6 Appointed 3,600 20,800 128 129 Benoit 611 5 / 1 Appointed 22,620 20,160 129 130 Duncan 578 5 / 0 Appointed 9,600 130 131 Ashland 577 7 / 3 Appointed 24,000 22,800 131 132 Arcola 563 3 / 1 Appointed 20,100 4,284 Appointed 1,200 132 133 Shuqualak 562 11 / 5 Appointed 27,000 16,000 133 134 State Line 555 3 / 1 Appointed 22,630 16,640 134 135 Meadville 519 5 / 1 Appointed 25,802 135 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government 39

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136 Algoma 508 0 / 2 Appointed 2,400 136 137 Bentonia 500 3 / 0 Appointed 23,616 9,888 137 138 North Carrollton 499 5 / 0 Appointed 18,876 138 139 Artesia 498 0 / 1 139 140 Potts Camp 494 3 / 3 Appointed 22,973 6,720 140 141 Walnut Grove 488 7 / 2 Appointed 31,200 17,056 141 142 Osyka 481 3 / 4 Appointed 22,200 142 143 Hatley 476 3 / 4 Appointed 5,897 5,616 143 144 Beulah 473 0 / 3 144 145 Dumas 452 0 / 1 145 146 Ethel 452 2 / 1 2,500 146 147 Cruger 449 0 / 9 Appointed 7,680 147 148 New Hebron 447 1 / 6 Appointed 26,806 12,854 148 149 Cary 427 2 / 0 149 150 Abbeville 423 0 / 2 Appointed 6,000 150 151 Noxapater 419 3 / 6 151 152 Lake 408 3 / 1 Appointed 10,980 15,100 152 153 Myrtle 407 1 / 3 Appointed 5,346 18,720 153 154 Jumpertown 404 1 / 2 Appointed 5,988 Appointed 1,200 154 155 Tremont 390 0 / 2 Appointed 7,632 155 156 Soso 379 3 / 2 Appointed 1,760 1,508 156 157 Pace 364 1 / 3 8,720 157 158 Puckett 354 0 / 6 Appointed 7,200 5,988 158 159 Georgetown 344 1 / 1 159 160 Louin 339 0 / 5 Appointed 9,600 160 161 Seminary 335 0 / 4 Appointed 1,200 161 162 Rienzi 330 2 / 1 162 163 Winstonville 319 3 / 0 163 164 Falcon 317 0 / 6 164 165 Tishomingo 316 7 / 6 Appointed 23,000 165 166 Bassfield 315 5 / 10 Appointed 5,700 4,800 166 167 Louise 315 2 / 2 Appointed 1,597 13,520 167 168 Snow Lake Shores 300 2 / 1 Appointed 6,000 6,000 168 169 Glen 286 0 / 1 169 170 Glendora 285 1 / 0 Appointed 9,600 170 171 Marietta 248 2 / 4 Appointed 9,600 6,000 171 172 Pope 241 0 / 1 172 173 Alligator 220 0 / 2 Appointed 2,100 173 174 West 220 0 / 5 Appointed 12,000 9,500 174 175 Falkner 212 2 / 1 175 176 Pittsboro 212 2 / 0 176 177 Golden 201 2 / 1 Appointed 18,720 16,664 177 178 Braxton 181 0 / 2 178 179 Mantee 169 1 / 2 Appointed 3,600 50 179 180 Woodland 159 2 / 2 24,000 180 40 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government

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181 Big Creek 127 0 / 2 Appointed 4,800 181 182 Sylvarena 120 0 / 0 182 183 Gattman 114 1 / 2 183 184 Paden 106 0 / 2 184 185 Memphis 87 6 / 0 Appointed 1,200 185 186 Satartia 68 1 / 0 186

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1 Gulfport 71,127 641 / 61 58,198 No 59,946 37,232 16,557 1 2 Biloxi 50,644 567 / 68 69,439 No 61,788 39,616 20,339 16,693 2 3 Hattiesburg 44,779 701 / 53 56,753 No 56,753 45,448 18,362 14,560 3 4 Greenville 41,633 425 / 50 56,622 No 64,347 40,987 17,738 16,529 4 5 Southaven 28,977 261 / 30 49,150 No 57,100 29,500 22,880 16,640 5 6 Pascagoula 26,200 299 / 42 66,925 35,984 17,346 15,714 6 7 Columbus 25,944 260 / 0 64,000 44,778 19,026 16,598 7 8 Pearl 21,961 210 / 20 40,000 23,500 13,000 8 9 Starkville 21,869 242 / 16 65,507 32,109 17,597 14,447 9

10 Clarksdale 20,645 149 / 5 38,588 29,016 13,520 10 11 Ridgeland 20,173 206 / 5 78,146 No 62,566 33,051 22,256 13,915 11 12 Greenwood 18,425 234 / 41 46,332 33,218 14,997 11,648 12 13 Laurel 18,393 300 / 41 44,553 19,261 15,788 13 14 Long Beach 17,320 111 / 12 14 15 Ocean Springs 17,225 151 / 27 49,000 36,171 22,235 16,700 15 16 Brandon 16,436 110 / 5 41,500 No 6,000 38,000 11,960 16 17 Moss Point 15,851 166 / 21 40,293 33,695 17,118 14,914 17 18 Grenada 14,879 161 / 2 36,400 18,200 15,288 18 19 Yazoo City 14,550 111 / 23 44,506 16,702 13,894 19 20 Horn Lake 14,099 150 / 2 42,000 No 55,000 26,104 18,866 20 21 Corinth 14,054 184 / 5 34,044 32,599 16,536 12,917 21 22 Cleveland 13,841 103 / 12 55,142 No 47,835 33,613 12,900 12,315 22 23 McComb 13,337 182 / 2 51,147 28,434 17,659 13,749 23 24 Canton 12,911 111 / 5 41,578 No 40,000 17,680 14,560 24 25 Indianola 12,066 103 / 15 47,700 33,400 14,560 12,480 25 26 Oxford 11,756 232 / 11 66,590 37,838 25,667 15,683 26 27 Picayune 10,535 163 / 20 37,835 39,458 18,055 13,083 27 28 Brookhaven 9,861 152 / 8 37,310 41,468 16,307 12,480 28 29 Booneville 8,625 113 / 6 48,204 29,680 19,282 17,139 29 30 Bay St. Louis 8,209 133 / 28 52,100 No 31,920 44,678 21,216 13,104 30 31 Holly Springs 7,957 120 / 35 53,652 34,776 23,340 16,800 31 32 D'Iberville 7,608 48 / 5 36,337 20,800 32 33 New Albany 7,607 120 / 0 36,068 21,320 16,640 33 34 Petal 7,579 66 / 28 22,880 13,000 34 35 Kosciusko 7,372 90 / 5 35,030 No 9,984 14,871 12,180 35 36 Philadelphia 7,303 86 / 4 30,472 20,612 13,520 36 37 Louisville 7,006 49 / 28 58,778 19,385 16,640 37 38 Amory 6,956 103 / 19 44,857 No 60,698 17,680 15,600 38 39 Hernando 6,812 82 / 1 41,979 23,330 39 40 Senatobia 6,682 72 / 2 45,000 30,410 20,800 17,160 40 41 Waveland 6,674 99 / 30 46,000 29,186 17,400 14,000 41 42 Columbia 6,603 90 / 10 30,160 18,928 12,500 42 43 Aberdeen 6,415 105 / 15 48,500 29,016 19,406 14,560 43 44 Crystal Springs 5,873 43 / 6 29,956 18,689 13,582 44 42 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government

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45 Leland 5,502 59 / 15 40,000 No 36,750 37,890 21,840 19,760 45 46 Winona 5,482 60 / 2 36,000 34,000 16,950 14,560 46 47 Ripley 5,478 70 / 5 30,655 15,000 47 48 Pontotoc 5,253 22 / 63 No 6,000 37,330 29,831 48 49 Waynesboro 5,197 64 / 14 39,853 36,000 20,800 14,040 49 50 Carthage 4,637 50 / 10 32,343 23,483 13,936 50 51 Houston 4,079 42 / 7 33,253 23,895 16,800 51 52 Fulton 3,882 40 / 4 36,200 29,600 52 53 Wiggins 3,849 39 / 17 29,870 18,574 14,560 53 54 Newton 3,699 45 / 12 41,000 20,150 20,358 12,528 54 55 Morton 3,482 33 / 7 36,864 18,533 16,598 55 56 Hollandale 3,437 29 / 3 23,902 56 57 Verona 3,334 23 / 6 31,140 15,434 57 58 Iuka 3,059 37 / 11 33,000 20,500 19,850 14,600 58 59 Okolona 3,056 60 / 7 31,242 21,486 16,640 59 60 Durant 2,932 40 / 3 25,002 30,909 10,712 60 61 Collins 2,683 41 / 11 37,787 33,564 15,600 61 62 Belzoni 2,663 41 / 4 30,000 30,492 16,578 12,376 62 63 Poplarville 2,601 27 / 25 25,876 25,876 15,080 63 64 Moorhead 2,573 14 / 6 15,288 13,000 64 65 Rolling Fork 2,486 24 / 12 19,200 17,784 12,251 12,000 65 66 Lucedale 2,458 40 / 4 32,822 21,840 14,560 14,560 66 67 Drew 2,434 20 / 7 23,500 16,500 14,000 67 68 Rosedale 2,414 14 / 10 25,834 68 69 Florence 2,396 32 / 8 40,500 30,000 14,560 69 70 Shaw 2,312 16 / 7 19,020 11,544 11,232 70 71 Lumberton 2,228 14 / 7 27,500 17,160 14,560 71 72 Charleston 2,198 23 / 21 32,628 14,560 10,712 72 73 Bay Springs 2,097 28 / 7 37,296 17,909 14,560 73 74 Bruce 2,097 17 / 4 28,072 21,632 18,928 74 75 Magnolia 2,071 30 / 11 26,359 16,640 16,640 15,600 75 76 Lexington 2,025 25 / 3 30,232 17,660 15,000 11,000 76 77 Union 2,021 15 / 14 77 78 Lambert 1,967 9 / 3 18,360 11,440 78 79 Belmont 1,961 17 / 4 37,000 18,720 79 80 Nettleton 1,932 11 / 2 36,733 26,021 23,553 17,680 80 81 Calhoun City 1,872 18 / 4 32,922 18,137 16,577 81 82 Port Gibson 1,840 27 / 6 39,432 31,174 19,500 14,872 82 83 Farmington 1,810 1 / 0 83 84 Monticello 1,726 17 / 6 29,702 17,992 16,536 13,520 84 85 Ackerman 1,696 25 / 8 40,000 15,000 85 86 Centreville 1,680 0 / 0 29,120 18,346 9,172 86 87 Raymond 1,664 14 / 3 18,000 87 88 Shannon 1,657 9 / 3 22,387 16,640 88 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government 43

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89 Marks 1,551 15 / 0 26,673 31,975 21,736 12,480 89 90 Flora 1,546 12 / 3 32,880 14,040 90 91 Friars Point 1,480 13 / 0 16,640 13,520 91 92 Pelahatchie 1,461 14 / 6 31,000 20,800 19,760 18,553 92 93 Summit 1,428 11 / 5 24,000 12,500 93 94 Decatur 1,426 9 / 3 29,940 94 95 Tutwiler 1,364 6 / 5 12,264 No 16,488 6,132 11,024 95 96 Edwards 1,347 6 / 5 14,560 96 97 Taylorsville 1,341 16 / 1 30,285 No 8,400 10,712 97 98 Pickens 1,325 7 / 12 22,500 6,900 98 99 Como 1,310 5 / 3 12,480 99 100 Goodman 1,252 9 / 1 15,371 13,520 100 101 Guntown 1,183 7 / 2 17,000 15,000 101 102 Brooksville 1,182 11 / 1 19,200 1,800 12,500 102 103 Inverness 1,153 10 / 5 26,000 17,500 103 104 Plantersville 1,144 7 / 2 35,000 15,360 104 105 Tunica 1,132 43 / 25 42,000 No 2,400 39,000 16,640 14,560 105 106 Gloster 1,073 15 / 6 22,500 106 107 Vardaman 1,065 4 / 4 22,500 17,000 107 108 Richton 1,038 14 / 4 24,000 6 108 109 Bude 1,037 4 / 2 17,160 109 110 Leakesville 1,026 15 / 2 29,390 17,920 12,480 110 111 Derma 1,023 5 / 2 11,700 111 112 Beaumont 977 6 / 8 39,996 19,968 16,128 9,888 112 113 De Kalb 972 12 / 7 36,345 10,712 113 114 Ecru 947 6 / 0 30,000 No 2,400 18,600 114 115 Coffeeville 930 8 / 8 24,600 10,712 115 116 Mount Olive 893 5 / 5 21,000 15,600 116 117 Smithville 882 8 / 4 117 118 Heidelberg 840 11 / 3 28,000 16,600 11,000 118 119 Maben 803 6 / 5 17,472 119 120 Mayersville 795 1 / 9 12,000 120 121 Sandersville 789 8 / 2 24,024 17,160 121 122 New Augusta 715 4 / 2 122 123 New Houlka 710 5 / 0 36,480 15,995 16,800 123 124 Byhalia 706 24 / 14 48,500 16,640 124 125 Gunnison 633 3 / 0 125 126 Liberty 633 9 / 3 25,200 14,560 126 127 Scooba 632 6 / 3 22,200 17,000 127 128 Bolton 629 8 / 6 128 129 Benoit 611 5 / 1 24,000 129 130 Duncan 578 5 / 0 14,400 6,500 130 131 Ashland 577 7 / 3 23,040 131 132 Arcola 563 3 / 1 16,800 132 44 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government

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133 Shuqualak 562 11 / 5 18,500 133 134 State Line 555 3 / 1 17,306 10,920 134 135 Meadville 519 5 / 1 26,598 17,962 16,638 135 136 Algoma 508 0 / 2 136 137 Bentonia 500 3 / 0 2,400 137 138 North Carrollton 499 5 / 0 25,416 15,408 138 139 Artesia 498 0 / 1 139 140 Potts Camp 494 3 / 3 1,500 26,880 13,440 140 141 Walnut Grove 488 7 / 2 26,160 24,000 12,000 141 142 Osyka 481 3 / 4 13,500 142 143 Hatley 476 3 / 4 23,000 24,000 143 144 Beulah 473 0 / 3 144 145 Dumas 452 0 / 1 145 146 Ethel 452 2 / 1 6,000 146 147 Cruger 449 0 / 9 9,600 147 148 New Hebron 447 1 / 6 148 149 Cary 427 2 / 0 149 150 Abbeville 423 0 / 2 150 151 Noxapater 419 3 / 6 18,500 16,640 151 152 Lake 408 3 / 1 17,028 152 153 Myrtle 407 1 / 3 10,216 12,486 153 154 Jumpertown 404 1 / 2 154 155 Tremont 390 0 / 2 155 156 Soso 379 3 / 2 156 157 Pace 364 1 / 3 15,912 7,192 157 158 Puckett 354 0 / 6 158 159 Georgetown 344 1 / 1 25,480 159 160 Louin 339 0 / 5 6,360 160 161 Seminary 335 0 / 4 4,800 5,100 161 162 Rienzi 330 2 / 1 162 163 Winstonville 319 3 / 0 12,500 163 164 Falcon 317 0 / 6 164 165 Tishomingo 316 7 / 6 24,000 165 166 Bassfield 315 5 / 10 16,800 4,032 4,032 166 167 Louise 315 2 / 2 167 168 Snow Lake Shores 300 2 / 1 20,800 168 169 Glen 286 0 / 1 169 170 Glendora 285 1 / 0 170 171 Marietta 248 2 / 4 17,196 171 172 Pope 241 0 / 1 172 173 Alligator 220 0 / 2 173 174 West 220 0 / 5 15,000 174 175 Falkner 212 2 / 1 26,500 175 176 Pittsboro 212 2 / 0 22,680 1,200 176 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government 45

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177 Golden 201 2 / 1 29,525 177 178 Braxton 181 0 / 2 178 179 Mantee 169 1 / 2 179 180 Woodland 159 2 / 2 18,200 180 181 Big Creek 127 0 / 2 181 182 Sylvarena 120 0 / 0 182 183 Gattman 114 1 / 2 183 184 Paden 106 0 / 2 2,100 184 185 Memphis 87 6 / 0 185 186 Satartia 68 1 / 0 186 46 The John C. Stennis Institute of Government

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1 Gulfport 71,127 641 / 61 59,338 25,585 49,213 26,187 1 2 Biloxi 50,644 567 / 68 59,797 29,457 49,475 30,948 2 3 Hattiesburg 44,779 701 / 53 50,381 34,700 26,521 27,121 3 4 Greenville 41,633 425 / 50 42,600 44,280 31,073 27,742 4 5 Southaven 28,977 261 / 30 48,000 46,350 46,350 28,288 5 6 Pascagoula 26,200 299 / 42 50,844 46,466 38,137 31,227 6 7 Columbus 25,944 260 / 0 37,080 7 8 Pearl 21,961 210 / 20 32,000 33,500 8 9 Starkville 21,869 242 / 16 38,852 53,263 42,174 21,292 9 10 Clarksdale 20,645 149 / 5 26,520 10 11 Ridgeland 20,173 206 / 5 56,680 42,141 53,955 48,880 11 12 Greenwood 18,425 234 / 41 32,240 32,550 29,766 12 13 Laurel 18,393 300 / 41 44,554 35,693 28,600 33,155 13 14 Long Beach 17,320 111 / 12 19,652 35,024 14 15 Ocean Springs 17,225 151 / 27 32,074 42,000 39,666 15 16 Brandon 16,436 110 / 5 28,000 40,314 28,507 16 17 Moss Point 15,851 166 / 21 34,008 34,289 17 18 Grenada 14,879 161 / 2 37,482 36,150 36,150 18 19 Yazoo City 14,550 111 / 23 23,566 38,322 19 20 Horn Lake 14,099 150 / 2 34,131 43,084 36,204 25,002 20 21 Corinth 14,054 184 / 5 52,293 33,414 21 22 Cleveland 13,841 103 / 12 42,752 18,720 22 23 McComb 13,337 182 / 2 36,483 27,227 24,190 23 24 Canton 12,911 111 / 5 41,578 41,578 24 25 Indianola 12,066 103 / 15 27,000 38,110 25 26 Oxford 11,756 232 / 11 47,472 47,472 33,176 29,476 26 27 Picayune 10,535 163 / 20 35,818 27,539 29,307 27 28 Brookhaven 9,861 152 / 8 36,700 36,635 28 29 Booneville 8,625 113 / 6 29,679 31,600 29 30 Bay St. Louis 8,209 133 / 28 40,600 42,600 42,600 30 31 Holly Springs 7,957 120 / 35 31,248 50,000 27,348 31 32 D'Iberville 7,608 48 / 5 29,120 31,408 29,778 32 33 New Albany 7,607 120 / 0 37,147 31,758 33 34 Petal 7,579 66 / 28 23,000 30,500 34 35 Kosciusko 7,372 90 / 5 27,181 26,132 35 36 Philadelphia 7,303 86 / 4 32,136 27,206 36 37 Louisville 7,006 49 / 28 31,000 37 38 Amory 6,956 103 / 19 31,511 36,000 38 39 Hernando 6,812 82 / 1 46,785 36,053 39 40 Senatobia 6,682 72 / 2 27,768 17,832 40 41 Waveland 6,674 99 / 30 27,100 41 42 Columbia 6,603 90 / 10 35,256 42 43 Aberdeen 6,415 105 / 15 24,500 41,634 43 44 Crystal Springs 5,873 43 / 6 23,896 6,000 44 45 Leland 5,502 59 / 15 15,600 17,010 45

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46 Winona 5,482 60 / 2 26,000 4,700 46 47 Ripley 5,478 70 / 5 30,655 8,400 47 48 Pontotoc 5,253 22 / 63 37,330 48 49 Waynesboro 5,197 64 / 14 32,898 21,000 49 50 Carthage 4,637 50 / 10 6,574 28,122 50 51 Houston 4,079 42 / 7 24,000 51 52 Fulton 3,882 40 / 4 28,150 22,450 52 53 Wiggins 3,849 39 / 17 26,500 53 54 Newton 3,699 45 / 12 31,000 54 55 Morton 3,482 33 / 7 30,503 5,507 55 56 Hollandale 3,437 29 / 3 2,700 5,100 56 57 Verona 3,334 23 / 6 57 58 Iuka 3,059 37 / 11 3,000 2,000 58 59 Okolona 3,056 60 / 7 12,000 3,600 59 60 Durant 2,932 40 / 3 60 61 Collins 2,683 41 / 11 22,883 61 62 Belzoni 2,663 41 / 4 62 63 Poplarville 2,601 27 / 25 3,750 63 64 Moorhead 2,573 14 / 6 64 65 Rolling Fork 2,486 24 / 12 4,000 4,000 65 66 Lucedale 2,458 40 / 4 17,680 66 67 Drew 2,434 20 / 7 1,400 67 68 Rosedale 2,414 14 / 10 2,400 68 69 Florence 2,396 32 / 8 30,000 69 70 Shaw 2,312 16 / 7 3,900 3,708 70 71 Lumberton 2,228 14 / 7 71 72 Charleston 2,198 23 / 21 1,787 72 73 Bay Springs 2,097 28 / 7 73 74 Bruce 2,097 17 / 4 13,497 74 75 Magnolia 2,071 30 / 11 75 76 Lexington 2,025 25 / 3 6,310 76 77 Union 2,021 15 / 14 3,000 77 78 Lambert 1,967 9 / 3 78 79 Belmont 1,961 17 / 4 79 80 Nettleton 1,932 11 / 2 300 80 81 Calhoun City 1,872 18 / 4 81 82 Port Gibson 1,840 27 / 6 24,960 82 83 Farmington 1,810 1 / 0 83 84 Monticello 1,726 17 / 6 1,800 84 85 Ackerman 1,696 25 / 8 85 86 Centreville 1,680 0 / 0 86 87 Raymond 1,664 14 / 3 87 88 Shannon 1,657 9 / 3 88 89 Marks 1,551 15 / 0 89 90 Flora 1,546 12 / 3 90

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91 Friars Point 1,480 13 / 0 91 92 Pelahatchie 1,461 14 / 6 7,200 92 93 Summit 1,428 11 / 5 93 94 Decatur 1,426 9 / 3 94 95 Tutwiler 1,364 6 / 5 2,700 95 96 Edwards 1,347 6 / 5 96 97 Taylorsville 1,341 16 / 1 97 98 Pickens 1,325 7 / 12 98 99 Como 1,310 5 / 3 99 100 Goodman 1,252 9 / 1 100 101 Guntown 1,183 7 / 2 101 102 Brooksville 1,182 11 / 1 1,800 102 103 Inverness 1,153 10 / 5 103 104 Plantersville 1,144 7 / 2 104 105 Tunica 1,132 43 / 25 4,032 12,000 7,200 105 106 Gloster 1,073 15 / 6 106 107 Vardaman 1,065 4 / 4 107 108 Richton 1,038 14 / 4 108 109 Bude 1,037 4 / 2 109 110 Leakesville 1,026 15 / 2 2,400 110 111 Derma 1,023 5 / 2 111 112 Beaumont 977 6 / 8 112 113 De Kalb 972 12 / 7 3,000 113 114 Ecru 947 6 / 0 3,500 114 115 Coffeeville 930 8 / 8 115 116 Mount Olive 893 5 / 5 116 117 Smithville 882 8 / 4 15,600 117 118 Heidelberg 840 11 / 3 118 119 Maben 803 6 / 5 119 120 Mayersville 795 1 / 9 6,000 120 121 Sandersville 789 8 / 2 121 122 New Augusta 715 4 / 2 800 122 123 New Houlka 710 5 / 0 123 124 Byhalia 706 24 / 14 13,000 124 125 Gunnison 633 3 / 0 125 126 Liberty 633 9 / 3 126 127 Scooba 632 6 / 3 127 128 Bolton 629 8 / 6 128 129 Benoit 611 5 / 1 129 130 Duncan 578 5 / 0 130 131 Ashland 577 7 / 3 131 132 Arcola 563 3 / 1 132 133 Shuqualak 562 11 / 5 18,500 133 134 State Line 555 3 / 1 134 135 Meadville 519 5 / 1 135

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136 Algoma 508 0 / 2 136 137 Bentonia 500 3 / 0 137 138 North Carrollton 499 5 / 0 138 139 Artesia 498 0 / 1 139 140 Potts Camp 494 3 / 3 3,000 140 141 Walnut Grove 488 7 / 2 141 142 Osyka 481 3 / 4 142 143 Hatley 476 3 / 4 143 144 Beulah 473 0 / 3 144 145 Dumas 452 0 / 1 145 146 Ethel 452 2 / 1 146 147 Cruger 449 0 / 9 147 148 New Hebron 447 1 / 6 148 149 Cary 427 2 / 0 149 150 Abbeville 423 0 / 2 150 151 Noxapater 419 3 / 6 151 152 Lake 408 3 / 1 152 153 Myrtle 407 1 / 3 153 154 Jumpertown 404 1 / 2 154 155 Tremont 390 0 / 2 155 156 Soso 379 3 / 2 156 157 Pace 364 1 / 3 157 158 Puckett 354 0 / 6 158 159 Georgetown 344 1 / 1 159 160 Louin 339 0 / 5 160 161 Seminary 335 0 / 4 161 162 Rienzi 330 2 / 1 162 163 Winstonville 319 3 / 0 163 164 Falcon 317 0 / 6 164 165 Tishomingo 316 7 / 6 165 166 Bassfield 315 5 / 10 166 167 Louise 315 2 / 2 167 168 Snow Lake Shores 300 2 / 1 168 169 Glen 286 0 / 1 169 170 Glendora 285 1 / 0 170 171 Marietta 248 2 / 4 171 172 Pope 241 0 / 1 172 173 Alligator 220 0 / 2 173 174 West 220 0 / 5 174 175 Falkner 212 2 / 1 175 176 Pittsboro 212 2 / 0 176 177 Golden 201 2 / 1 177 178 Braxton 181 0 / 2 178 179 Mantee 169 1 / 2 179 180 Woodland 159 2 / 2 180

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181 Big Creek 127 0 / 2 181 182 Sylvarena 120 0 / 0 182 183 Gattman 114 1 / 2 183 184 Paden 106 0 / 2 184 185 Memphis 87 6 / 0 1,400 185 186 Satartia 68 1 / 0 186

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