Richland, Mississippi
city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States
Richland is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,137 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Jackson, Richland is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located southeast of the state capital.
Geography
Richland is located at 32°13′47″N 90°9′35″W (32.229844, -90.159724). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.2 square miles (32 km2), of which 12.2 square miles (32 km2) is land and 0.04-square-mile (0.10 km2) (0.16%) is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Richland had a population of 7,137. The median age was 36.5 years. 25.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.3% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.4 males.
92.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 7.2% lived in rural areas.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Richland, Mississippi” is city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Richland, Mississippi and city, not as a finished interpretation.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q625828. VIAF identifies the subject as 157159811. The Library of Congress control number is n84195917. Authority coordinates are 32.230, -90.160. 4 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020.
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