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Hazlehurst is a city in and the county seat of Copiah County, Mississippi, United States, located about 30 mile (48 km) south of the state capital Jackson along Interstate 55. The population was 4,009 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its economy is based on agriculture, particularly tomatoes and cabbage.

The first settlement here by European Americans became known as the town of Gallatin; two lawyers and brothers in law named Walters and Saunders came from Gallatin, Tennessee, in 1819 and named the village after their hometown. They built their homes on the banks of the Bayou Pierre, in the western part of Copiah County. Other settlers came with them, and in 1829 the state legislature incorporated the town. The first decades of agriculture The incorporation charter was repealed on January 18, 1862. The construction of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad began on November 3, 1865, stimulating development of Hazlehurst at the railway stop. It was named for Col. George H. Hazlehurst, an engineer for the new railroad. A city in Georgia is also named for him. On January 23, 1969, an F4 tornado devastated the south side of Hazlehurst, killing 11 people in town and damaging or destroying 175 homes.

Hazlehurst is located slightly east of the center of Copiah County. U. S. Route 51 passes through the center of the city, leading north 9 mile (14 km) to Crystal Springs and south 20 mile (32 km) to Brookhaven. Interstate 55 runs west of and generally parallel to US 51, with access to Hazlehurst from exits 59 and 61. Mississippi Highway 28 crosses US 51 and I 55 in the northern part of town, leading east 14 mile (23 km) to Georgetown and west 46 mile (74 km) to Fayette. According to the United States Census Bureau, Hazlehurst has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.02%, is water. +Hazlehurst racial composition as of 2020RaceNum. Perc. White (non Hispanic)46112.74%Black or African American (non Hispanic)2,74475.82%Native American20.06%Asian300.83%Pacific Islander30.08%Other/Mixed1062.93%Hispanic or Latino2737.54%
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,619 people, 1,108 households, and 743 families residing in the city.

The city is served by the Hazlehurst City School District. The Copiah Jefferson Regional Library main offices are in Hazlehurst, as well as the main office of Copiah County School District.

Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Hazlehurst. Amtrak Train 59, the southbound City of New Orleans, is scheduled to depart Hazlehurst at 11:55 am daily with service to Brookhaven, McComb, Hammond, and New Orleans. Amtrak Train 58, the northbound City of New Orleans, is scheduled to depart Hazlehurst at 4:17 pm daily with service to Jackson, Yazoo City, Greenwood, Memphis, Newbern Dyersburg, Fulton, Carbondale, Centralia, Effingham, Mattoon, Champaign Urbana, Kankakee, Homewood, and Chicago.