| Show population OF mississippi CENSUS bulletin to la devoted to the population of mississippi in 1880 that state had bad inhabitants inh abitanto in 1890 it had thus showing an increase for the decade of 14 per cen cent t there are 75 counties in the state eleven of these show enow decreases there are 19 cities and towns each having a population of 2000 or more the three principal cities are vicks burgh meridian and Nato hez z with populations respectively of and the cities showing the greatest increases during thede the decade are greenville meridian and biloxi they increased respectively at a rate of and per cent two cities show decreases a rather unusual thing in the present census As a rule cities everywhere show vast increases |