Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi. It is located 234 miles (377 km) north by west of New Orleans on the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, and 40 miles (65 km) due west of Jackson, the state capital. In 1900, 14,834 people lived in Vicksburg; in 1910, 20,814; in 1920, 17,931; and in 1940, 24,460. The population was 26,407 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Warren County.

History
Vicksburg is located at 32°20′10″N, 90°52′31″W (32.335986, -90.875356).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 98.32 km² (35.3 mi²). 85.2 km² (32.9 mi²) of it is land and 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²) of it (6.78%) is water. It is located at the confluence of the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers.

Geography
As of the census of 2000, there were 26,407 people, 10,364 households, and 6,612 families residing in the city. The population density was 310.1/km² (803.1/mi²). There were 11,654 housing units at an average density of 136.9/km² (354.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 37.80% White, 60.43% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.
There were 10,364 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.9% were married couples living together, 24.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,466, and the median income for a family was $34,380. Males had a median income of $29,420 versus $20,728 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,174. About 19.3% of families and 23.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.8% of those under age 18 and 16.5% of those age 65 or over.
The city is also home to three large Corps of Engineers installations, The Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), the Mississippi Valley Division headquarters, and the Vicksburg District headquarters.

Demographics
The City of Vicksburg is served by the Vicksburg-Warren School District.

Education
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One of the most unusual weather occurrences in Mississippi history occurred on May 11, 1894 at Bovina, Mississippi, just outside of Vicksburg. On that day, a gopher tortoise totally encased in ice fell with the hail.
The novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is set in a small town about a day's ride from Vicksburg.
Vicksburg is home to the longest running melodrama, Gold in the Hills.
Confederate Army General John C. Pemberton, surmising that he could get better terms by surrendering the town on July 4th, did so, and on that date he had his troops stack their arms and allow Ulysses S. Grant and Union troops to enter the city. Pemberton was thereafter scorned for his conduct of the siege. The city of Vicksburg did not celebrate the Fourth of July again until during World War II.
Vicksburg is the residence of the cajun lady known as "Mississippi Queen" in the rock and roll standard of the same name by the band Mountain.
Vicksburg is mentioned in Robert Johnson's "Traveling Riverside Blues". Trivia

William Wirt Adams, Confederate Army officer and member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, resided here.
Milt Hinton, jazz bassist
Willie Dixon, blues musician
Tommy Bishop - famous country guitarist; godfather of "rockabilly" guitar. Hank Williams, Sr. last guitarist.
John "Kayo" Dottley, college All-American and Professional Football Player
George McConnell, former guitarist for Widespread Panic, Kudzu Kings, and Beanland.
Jan-Michael Vincent, retired American film and television actor, best known as the star of the Airwolf television series during the 1980s. Notable residents

This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain. Sources

Cox, James L. The Mississippi Almanac. (2001). ISBN 0-9643545-2-7