Richland, Mississippi

Richland, Mississippi
Richland, Mississippi
City
	City of Richland
	Richland Water Tower reads "City of Richland, Home of the Rangers"
	Flag Logo
	Motto(s): "Proud to Call it Home!", "An Excellent Choice"
	Location of Richland, Mississippi
	Richland Location of Richland in the US
	Coordinates: 32°13′47″N 90°9′35″W / 32.22972°N 90.15972°W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Rankin
District	1
Incorporated	October 31, 1974; 50 years ago
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Mayor	Clay Burns (I)
• Board of Aldermen	Clay Burns; Robert Craft; Beth Sanford; Gus Black; Cathey Wynne;
Area
• Total	12.59 sq mi (32.61 km2)
• Land	12.53 sq mi (32.44 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2)
Elevation	266 ft (81 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	7,137
• Density	569.82/sq mi (220.01/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)	39218
Area code(s)	601
FIPS code	28-62400
GNIS feature ID	690674
Major airport	JAN
Website	richlandms.org

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.

^ "City of Jackson and City of Pearl v. Petitioners for Incorporation of the City of Richland". Supreme Court of Mississippi. 1975. Retrieved April 15, 2017 – via Leagle.
^ "City of Richland". Richland, MS. 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2017 – via Central Mississippi Planning & Development District.
^ "Official Recapitulation" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.