Bobo, Coahoma County, Mississippi

This article is about census-designated place in Coahoma County. For the unincorporated community in Quitman County, see Bobo, Mississippi.

Bobo, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 34°07′45″N90°40′52″W / 34.12917°N 90.68111°W / 34.12917; -90.68111
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Coahoma
Elevation [1]	164 ft (50 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	118
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	662
FIPS code	28-07220
GNIS feature ID	2812718 [1]

Bobo is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Bobo is located on U.S. routes 61 and 278, southwest of Clarksdale.

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 118. ^[2]

History

Bobo was named for world-champion bear hunter Robert E. Bobo. ^[3] Bobo is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad and was once home to six general stores, a grocery store, and two sawmills. ^[4] A post office operated under the name Bobo from 1886 to 1973. ^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	118		—
U.S. Decennial Census [6] 2020 [7]

2020 census

Bobo CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
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 may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020 [7]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	18	15.25%
Black or African American alone (NH)	93	78.81%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	0	0.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	5.93%
Total	118	100.00%

Notable people

• Junior Parker, Memphis blues singer ^[8]
• Joe Willie Wilkins, blues musician, grew up on a plantation near Bobo. ^[9]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bobo, Coahoma County, Mississippi
2. "Bobo CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 13, 2022.
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. 259.
4. Howe, Tony. "Bobo, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
5. "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
6. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
7. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Bobo CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau .
8. Bob L. Eagle; Eric S. LeBlanc (May 1, 2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. ABC-CLIO. p. 200. ISBN   978-0-313-34424-4.
9. "Joe Willie Wilkins - Delta School". National Park Service. Retrieved June 3, 2020.