Yazoo County, Mississippi

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Yazoo County, Mississippi is a largely rural county in central Mississippi known for its agricultural economy, historic ties to the Yazoo River, and its county seat, Yazoo City.

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Yazoo County, Mississippi canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderedBy Attala County, Mississippi
Hinds County, Mississippi
Holmes County, Mississippi
Humphreys County, Mississippi
Issaquena County, Mississippi
Madison County, Mississippi
Sharkey County, Mississippi
Warren County, Mississippi
country United States of America
dateEstablished 1823-01-21
establishedInCentury 19th century
FIPSCode 28163
GNISID 0693520
hasAreaRankInMississippi one of the largest counties by area in Mississippi
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasCountySeat Yazoo City, Mississippi
hasCountySeatFunction administrative center of Yazoo County, Mississippi is Yazoo City, Mississippi
hasEconomyType agricultural economy
hasGovernmentType county government
hasLandUse cropland
forested land
wetlands
hasLargestCity Yazoo City, Mississippi
hasMajorCrop corn
cotton
rice
soybeans
wheat
hasMajorIndustry catfish farming
row-crop farming
timber production
hasMajorTransportationRoute Mississippi Highway 16
Mississippi Highway 3
Mississippi Highway 433
U.S. Route 49 NERFINISHED
hasMajorWaterBody Big Black River
Yazoo River
ISO3166-2Code US-MS
isRural true
locatedIn Mississippi
United States South
locatedInPhysiographicRegion Mississippi River Delta region
surface form: Mississippi Alluvial Plain
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Yazoo River
namedAfter Yazoo River
namedForEthnicGroup Yazoo people
partOf Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area
surface form: Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area

North Mississippi Delta
surface form: Mississippi Delta region
state Mississippi
subdivisionType county

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Madison County borderedBy Yazoo County, Mississippi
subject surface form: Madison County, Mississippi
Hinds County, Mississippi borderedBy Yazoo County, Mississippi
Madison County, Mississippi borderedBy Yazoo County, Mississippi