Profile for Natchez, Mississippi, MS

Natchez is on the Mississippi River

The French built Fort Rosalie here in 1716; Indians killed most of the men stationed there 13 years later

Prospered in the steamboat era

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 57. The number of murders and homicides was 2. The violent crime rate was 3.2 per 1,000 people.

Ranked No. 6, June 2001 in the ePodunk Historic Small Towns Index

Ranked No. 1 in the state, June 2001, in the ePodunk Historic Small Towns Index

Filming location for:
· 2004 movie, "The Ladykillers"
· 1996 movie, "Ghosts of Mississippi"

Well-known residents have included:
· Richard Wright, writer
· Billy Shaw, football player

Local festivals include:

• Natchez Pow Wow - March 24-25, 2007
• Great Mississippi River Balloon Race - Oct. 19-21, 2007
• Festival of Music - May 3-28, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Natchez State Park, St. Catherine Wildlife Refuge

Scenic roads: Natchez Trace Parkway

Historic sites and museums: Grand Village of the Natchez Indians, Natchez National Historical Park, Frogmore Plantation, Gov. Holmes House, Stanton Hall, Longwood

Colleges and universities: Copiah-Lincoln Community College-Natchez Campus

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 117

Quotes:
No one in Natchez is entirely certain how many of Natchez's ante-bellum houses are haunted.
-- An American Notebook
Philip Hamburger

Listed places near Natchez

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (27)

Communities (1)

Hotels (9)

Libraries (2)

Museums (1)

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5% of Natchez residents report German ancestry, and 7% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Natchez ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Natchez
• Cemeteries in Adams County
• Libraries in or near Natchez

Post a query on a message board:

• Adams County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MS data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Crime in Adams County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Mississippi
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Natchez was $16,868, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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21% of Natchez residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Air pollution in Adams County
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• Nature Conservancy projects in Mississippi
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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Natchez festival dates:

• Natchez Pow Wow - March 24-25, 2007
• Great Mississippi River Balloon Race - Oct. 19-21, 2007
• Festival of Music - May 3-28, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Natchez festival web sites:

• Great River Road Food Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Mississippi county fairs
• Mississippi festivals (Mississippi tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Natchez

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• Geocaches in Mississippi

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• Local historical societies in Mississippi
• State historical society

Historic districts in Natchez include Cemetery Bluff District, Church Hill Rural Historic District, Clifton Heights Historic Distruct, Natchez Bluffs and Under-the-Hill Historic District, Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District, Upriver Residential District ... View historic districts

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• Post history questions in Adams County genealogy forum

Median rent in Natchez, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $240.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $719.

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Libraries in Natchez include Judge George W. Armstrong Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Natchez include Natchez Democrat

TV stations in Natchez include WNTZ.

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Adams County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Natchez political report.

• Mississippi Democratic party
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The average commute time for Natchez workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 8 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Natchez between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 4.3 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly higher than the national norm.

Hotels in Natchez include Comfort Inn Natchez, Days Inn, Econo Lodge Natchez, Monmouth Plantation, Natchez Eola Hotel, Ramada Inn, Scottish Inns Natchez.

• Natchez travel guide
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• Mississippi tourism bureau

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