Vicksburg Micropolitan area
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The Vicksburg Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

, is an area consisting of one county – Warren
Warren County, Mississippi
-National protected areas:* Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge * Vicksburg National Military Park -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 49,644 people, 18,756 households, and 13,222 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile...

 – in Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...

, anchored by the city of Vicksburg
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is the only city in Warren County. It is located northwest of New Orleans on the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, and due west of Jackson, the state capital. In 1900, 14,834 people lived in Vicksburg; in 1910, 20,814; in 1920,...

. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the MSA had a population of 49,644 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 48,175).

Communities

  • Incorporated places
    • City of Vicksburg
      Vicksburg, Mississippi
      Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is the only city in Warren County. It is located northwest of New Orleans on the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, and due west of Jackson, the state capital. In 1900, 14,834 people lived in Vicksburg; in 1910, 20,814; in 1920,...

       (Principal city)

  • Unincorporated places
    • Bovina
      Bovina, Mississippi
      Bovina is an unincorporated community located about east of Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi, United States, on Interstate 20. It is part of the Vicksburg Micropolitan Statistical Area. The name Bovina is related to the Latin word for "cow". The 1988 film Mississippi Burning was filmed...

    • Eagle Bend
      Eagle Bend, Mississippi
      Eagle Bend is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is approximately 15 miles northwest of downtown Vicksburg and is situated on Eagle Lake, an oxbow lake popular for fishing and water sports....

    • Flowers
      Flowers, Mississippi
      Flowers is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is located approximately three miles east of Bovina and is part of the Vicksburg Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Ceres Industrial Park, one of many industrial areas in Warren County, is located in Flowers....

    • Redwood
      Redwood, Mississippi
      Redwood is an unincorporated community located southeast of Twin Lake in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. The town is located near the junction of Highways 61 and 3, about 10 miles north of Vicksburg. Its zip code is 39156....

    • Waltersville
    • Warrenton
      Warrenton, Mississippi
      Warrenton is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is located approximately 5 miles south of Vicksburg on U.S. Highway 61. It lies at an elevation of 105 feet ....

    • Yokena

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