Bogue Chitto, Lincoln County, Mississippi

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Bogue Chitto, Lincoln County,
Mississippi
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Bogue
Chitto
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Bogue
Chitto
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 31°26′20″N90°27′08″W / 31.43889°N 90.45222°W / 31.43889; -90.45222
CountryUnited States
State Mississippi
County Lincoln
Area
  Total2.26 sq mi (5.85 km2)
  Land2.26 sq mi (5.85 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
404 ft (123 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total437
  Density231/sq mi (89.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39629
FIPS code 28-07322
GNIS feature ID667378 [1]

Bogue Chitto is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 437. [2] Bogue Chitto is the only municipal hamlet in the state of Mississippi. [3]

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History

Bogue Chitto takes its name from the nearby Bogue Chitto River, the name of which is a Choctaw word, Bok Chito, meaning "big river". [4] [5]

The population in 1900 was 582. At that time, the settlement had telephone and telegraph services, a school, and several churches. The local economy involved the lumber industry, and a lumber mill and cotton gin were located there. [5]

The settlement is located on a branch of the Illinois Central Railroad. [5]

Geography

Bogue Chitto is in southern Lincoln County, west of the Bogue Chitto River and east of Interstate 55, which provides access to the town at Exit 30 (Bogue Chitto Road). I-55 leads north 65 miles (105 km) to Jackson, the state capital, and south the same distance to Hammond, Louisiana. U.S. Route 51 runs through the community, just west of the center of town and parallel to I-55. US 51 leads north 10 miles (16 km) to Brookhaven, the Lincoln county seat, and south 14 miles (23 km) to McComb.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bogue Chitto CDP has an area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km2), all of it recorded as land. The Bogue Chitto River flows south past the community, then southeast into Louisiana, where it joins the Pearl River.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 522
2020 437−16.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
2010 [7] 2020 [8]

Bogue Chitto (Lincoln County) first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census. [7]

2020 census

Bogue Chitto CDP, Lincoln County, 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 2010 [7] Pop 2020 [8] % 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)23418244.83%41.65%
Black or African American alone (NH)27723053.07%52.63%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)020.00%0.46%
Asian alone (NH)100.19%0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)4160.77%3.66%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)671.15%1.60%
Total522437100.00%100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 437 people, 110 households, and 80 families residing in the CDP.

Education

Bogue Chitto is part of the Lincoln County School District. The Bogue Chitto Attendance Center serves area students in grades K-12. The community's first school was built in 1924. The original Art Deco-style building was demolished in 2003 by Jackson Salvage Company.

Notable people

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References

    1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bogue Chitto
    2. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Bogue Chitto CDP (Lincoln County), Mississippi". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
    3. "Bogue Chitto Gets Grant for Street Work". The Daily Leader. February 21, 2012.
    4. Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, 2016, "New Choctaw Dictionary, First Edition". Pgs. 202 and 361, "big: Chito","River: Bok"
    5. 1 2 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.
    6. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
    7. 1 2 3 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bogue Chitto CDP, Lincoln County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau .
    8. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Bogue Chitto CDP, Lincoln County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau .
    9. "Obituary for L. O. CROSBY (Aged 79)". Enterprise-Journal. November 26, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2024.