Benndale, Mississippi

Benndale, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 30°52′18″N88°48′25″W / 30.87167°N 88.80694°W / 30.87167; -88.80694
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	George
Area [1]
• Total	1.51 sq mi (3.91 km2)
• Land	1.51 sq mi (3.91 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	65
• Density	43.07/sq mi (16.63/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	28-05180
GNIS feature ID	691696 [2]

Benndale is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in George County, Mississippi, near the intersection of State Highways 26 (MS 26) and 57 (MS 57). It is part of the Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prior to the creation of George County, Benndale was located in Jackson County. ^[3] It became a CDP in the 2020 United States census, with a population of 65. ^[4]

Background

Benndale Elementary School, ^[5] a K-6 campus that is part of the George County School District, serves Benndale and surrounding areas.

A post office operated under the name Benndale from 1900 to 1967. ^[6]

The Farnworth Lumber Company once operated a lumber camp in Benndale. ^[7]

The Benndale soil series is named for the community. ^[8]

2020 demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	65		—
U.S. Decennial Census [9] 2020 [10]

(NH = Non-Hispanic)

Ethnicity	Pop 2020 [10]	% 2020
White (NH)	58	89.23%
Black (NH)	3	4.62%
Multiracial (NH)	1	1.54%
Hispanic or Latino	3	4.62%
Total	65	100.00%

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. "Benndale, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 230.
4. "Benndale CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 13, 2022.
5. Benndale Elementary School Archived 2011-08-17 at the Wayback Machine – George County School District.
6. "George County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
7. George County Chamber of Commerce Heritage & Cultural Committee (2018). George County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 51. ISBN   978-1-4671-2906-0.
8. Rex E Davis (1971). Soil Survey of George County, Mississippi. U.S. Soil Conservation Service. p. 10.
9. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
10. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Benndale CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau .