Toomsuba, Mississippi

Toomsuba, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 32°25′07″N88°30′25″W / 32.41861°N 88.50694°W / 32.41861; -88.50694 Coordinates: 32°25′07″N88°30′25″W / 32.41861°N 88.50694°W / 32.41861; -88.50694
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Lauderdale
Area [1]
• Total	5.00 sq mi (12.96 km2)
• Land	4.69 sq mi (12.14 km2)
• Water	0.31 sq mi (0.81 km2)
Elevation	302 ft (92 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	778
• Density	165.92/sq mi (64.06/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39364
Area code(s)	601 & 769
GNIS feature ID	678818 [2]
FIPS code	28-73880

Toomsuba is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. ^[2] Its population was 778 as of the 2020 census. ^[3] Its ZIP code is 39364. ^[4]

The community is named after Toomsuba Creek. ^[5]

Geography

Toomsuba is in eastern Lauderdale County, 13 miles (21 km) east of Meridian, the county seat. U.S. Routes 80 and 11 pass through the community as its main street. Interstate Highways 20 and 59 run along the southern edge of the community, with access from Exit 165 (Will Garrett Road). I-20 and I-59 lead west to Meridian and northeast 77 miles (124 km) to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, while U.S. Route 11 and 80 lead west to Meridian and east 9 miles (14 km) to their split near Cuba, Alabama.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Toomsuba CDP has a total area of 5.0 square miles (13.0 km²), of which 4.7 square miles (12.1 km²) are land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²), or 6.27%, are land. ^[6] In addition to the Toomsuba town center at the crossroads of US 11/80 with Will Garrett Road and Lauderdale–Toomsuba Road, the CDP contains residential development around Bailey Lake, a reservoir just west of the town center.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2020	778		—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

Toomsuba racial composition as of 2020 ^[8]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	432	55.53%
Black or African American (NH)	305	39.2%
Some Other Race (NH)	2	0.26%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	20	2.57%
Hispanic or Latino	19	2.44%
Total	778

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 778 people, 300 households, and 194 families residing in the CDP.

Notable people

• Norman Robinson, former New Orleans journalist ^[11]
• Jack Spinks, former National Football League fullback and partial namesake of Casem-Spinks Stadium, the home stadium of the Alcorn State Braves ^[12]
• Richard E. Thompson, member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1916 to 1920 ^[13]
• John A. Yeager, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1916 to 1932 ^[13]

Notes

1. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. ^{[9] [10]}

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. "Toomsuma, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Toomsuba CDP, Mississippi". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
4. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved 2012-02-15.
5. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 120. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.
6. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Mississippi". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
8. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
9. https://www.census.gov/ ^{[ not specific enough to verify ]}
10. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
11. Robinson, Norman (May 30, 2014). "Norman Robinson: Farewell and God bless you all". WDSU. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
12. "Jack Spinks Gallery". Trading Card Database. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
13. Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.