#
|
City
|
Population
|
1
|
Jackson
|
160,628
|
2
|
Gulfport
|
71,705
|
3
|
Southaven
|
55,780
|
4
|
Biloxi
|
46,212
|
5
|
Hattiesburg
|
45,863
|
6
|
Olive Branch
|
38,924
|
7
|
Tupelo
|
38,312
|
8
|
Meridian
|
36,347
|
9
|
Greenville
|
29,085
|
10
|
Oxford
|
28,122
|
11
|
Horn Lake
|
27,272
|
12
|
Pearl
|
26,510
|
13
|
Madison
|
25,661
|
14
|
Starkville
|
25,653
|
15
|
Clinton
|
24,440
|
16
|
Brandon
|
24,289
|
17
|
Ridgeland
|
24,104
|
18
|
Columbus
|
23,573
|
19
|
Pascagoula
|
21,699
|
20
|
Vicksburg
|
21,653
|
21
|
Gautier
|
18,490
|
22
|
Laurel
|
18,338
|
23
|
Ocean Springs
|
17,862
|
24
|
Hernando
|
16,399
|
25
|
Long Beach
|
16,023
|
26
|
Clarksdale
|
14,894
|
27
|
Natchez
|
14,615
|
28
|
Corinth
|
14,472
|
29
|
Bay St. Louis
|
14,034
|
30
|
D'Iberville
|
14,012
|
31
|
Greenwood
|
13,561
|
32
|
Moss Point
|
13,350
|
33
|
McComb
|
13,013
|
34
|
Grenada
|
12,219
|
|
#
|
City
|
Population
|
35
|
Canton
|
12,094
|
36
|
Brookhaven
|
11,947
|
37
|
Byram
|
11,428
|
38
|
Cleveland
|
11,073
|
39
|
Picayune
|
10,904
|
40
|
Yazoo City
|
10,869
|
41
|
Petal
|
10,632
|
42
|
West Point
|
10,404
|
43
|
Flowood
|
9,380
|
44
|
Indianola
|
9,037
|
45
|
New Albany
|
8,753
|
46
|
Booneville
|
8,497
|
47
|
Diamondhead
|
8,048
|
48
|
Holly Springs
|
7,798
|
49
|
Senatobia
|
7,610
|
50
|
Richland
|
7,241
|
51
|
Batesville
|
7,218
|
52
|
Philadelphia
|
7,078
|
53
|
Amory
|
6,794
|
54
|
Kosciusko
|
6,720
|
55
|
Pass Christian
|
6,307
|
56
|
Waveland
|
6,302
|
57
|
Pontotoc
|
6,109
|
58
|
Louisville
|
5,983
|
59
|
Columbia
|
5,837
|
60
|
Forest
|
5,536
|
61
|
Ripley
|
5,273
|
62
|
Aberdeen
|
5,205
|
63
|
Saltillo
|
5,062
|
64
|
Waynesboro
|
4,805
|
65
|
Carthage
|
4,782
|
66
|
Crystal Springs
|
4,715
|
67
|
Ellisville
|
4,559
|
|
#
|
City
|
Population
|
68
|
Wiggins
|
4,541
|
69
|
Florence
|
4,494
|
70
|
Magee
|
4,097
|
71
|
Fulton
|
3,980
|
72
|
Winona
|
3,964
|
73
|
Leland
|
3,766
|
74
|
Hazlehurst
|
3,730
|
75
|
Morton
|
3,527
|
76
|
Houston
|
3,427
|
77
|
Tutwiler
|
3,416
|
78
|
Baldwyn
|
3,268
|
79
|
Water Valley
|
3,255
|
80
|
Verona
|
3,232
|
81
|
Newton
|
3,155
|
82
|
Lucedale
|
3,153
|
83
|
Iuka
|
2,937
|
84
|
Poplarville
|
2,899
|
85
|
Guntown
|
2,792
|
86
|
Okolona
|
2,591
|
87
|
Ruleville
|
2,557
|
88
|
Collins
|
2,425
|
89
|
Macon
|
2,421
|
90
|
Purvis
|
2,392
|
91
|
Mendenhall
|
2,387
|
92
|
Hollandale
|
2,304
|
93
|
Durant
|
2,262
|
94
|
Lumberton
|
2,218
|
95
|
Magnolia
|
2,212
|
96
|
Farmington
|
2,155
|
97
|
Raymond
|
2,115
|
98
|
Quitman
|
2,111
|
99
|
Moorhead
|
2,063
|
100
|
Eupora
|
2,005
|
|
In thinking about the coast, I should have thought more thoroughly. I remembered Biloxi and Gulfport, of course, as well as Pascagoula, Ocean Spring, and Gautier. But I completely forgot Bay St. Louis and Pass Christian. Thinking about the names of those omissions must make me seem very non-Christian.