Greenwood

Carroll County, MS

Population

14,242

Walk Score

69 · Somewhat Walkable

Median rent

$650

Median home value

$97,000

Founded

1830

Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. It is located approximately 96 miles north of the state capital, Jackson, at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta; Memphis, Tennessee is 130 miles to its north. As of the 2020 census, Greenwood had a population of 14,490. It is the principal city of the Greenwood Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

Boulevard Subdivision Historic District · listed 1986
Central Commercial and Railroad Historic District · listed 1985
Cotton Row Historic District · listed 1980
Downtown Greenwood Historic District
Downtown Greenwood Historic District · listed 2020
Four Corners Historic District · listed 1985
Gritney Neighborhood Historic District · listed 2022
River Road and Western Downtown Residential Historic District · listed 1986
Wesley Methodist Church Historic District · listed 1999
Williams Landing and Eastern Downtown Residential Historic District · listed 1986

Notable landmarks

Rowland Site · listed 1978
Archeological Site 22-Lf-516
Archeological Site 22-Lf-649
Archeological Site 22-LF-670
Black Site · listed 1978
Building at 308 Lamar Street · listed 1985
Building at 312 George Street · listed 1985
Building at 710 South Boulevard · listed 1985
First Methodist Church of Greenwood · listed 1985
Fort Leflore · listed 1979
Fort Pemberton Site · listed 1973
Greenwood High School · listed 1985
Greyhound Lines Station · listed 2010
Keesler Bridge · listed 1988
Marclare · listed 1980
Provine House · listed 1980
Rosemary-Humphreys House · listed 1985
Southworth House · listed 1985
STAR OF THE WEST · listed 1975
Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal · listed 1985
Whittington, W. M., House · listed 1984
Wright House · listed 1985

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