Bude, Mississippi

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Bude, Mississippi
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Bude, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 31°27′48″N90°50′48″W / 31.46333°N 90.84667°W / 31.46333; -90.84667
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Franklin
Area
[1]
 • Total1.43 sq mi (3.70 km2)
 • Land1.43 sq mi (3.69 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
240 ft (73 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total780
 • Density547.37/sq mi (211.33/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39630
Area code 601
FIPS code 28-09460
GNIS feature ID0692752

Bude is a town in Franklin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,063 at the 2010 census. [2] Bude is located on the north bank of the Homochitto River, which bisects the county on a diagonal running from northeast to southwest, where it flows on its way to the Mississippi River. U.S. Routes 98 and 84 run by Bude.

Contents

American Railcar Industries operates a large maintenance shop in Bude.

Bude appeared in a March 2017 segment of 60 Minutes because its chess team won the state championship. [3]

History

Bude was founded by European Americans in 1912 and named for the former home in England of Mrs. F.L. Peck, whose husband was one of the town's founders. [4]

Geography

Bude is located in central Franklin County. It is 3 miles (5 km) east of Meadville, the county seat. US 84 leads east 28 miles (45 km) to Brookhaven, and US 98 leads southeast 35 miles (56 km) to McComb. The two highways together lead west 36 miles (58 km) to Natchez.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Bude has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.33%, is water. [2]

As the town is in the center of southwest Mississippi, there is a Mississippi Public Broadcasting radio and TV antenna located in the town.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1920 1,121—
1930 1,37822.9%
1940 1,207−12.4%
1950 1,195−1.0%
1960 1,185−0.8%
1970 1,146−3.3%
1980 1,092−4.7%
1990 969−11.3%
2000 1,0377.0%
2010 1,0632.5%
2020 780−26.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]
Bude racial composition as of 2020 [6]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)34444.1%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)40652.05%
Other/Mixed 182.31%
Hispanic or Latino 121.54%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 780 people, 359 households, and 175 families residing in the town.

Economy

The First and Main Cafe is located in Bude. [3]

Education

Bude is served by the Franklin County School District.

Bude is mentioned in John Grisham's novel The Chamber :

The white male selected a phone number. His conversation went something like this: "Hello, this is Lester Crosby, from Bude, Mississippi. I'm calling about the execution of Sam Cayhall. Yes ma'am. My number? It's 555-9084. Yes, that's right, Bude, Mississippi, down here in Franklin County." [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Bude town, Mississippi". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  3. 1 2 ""Chess Country" (video story) / "Chess program creates state-championship team in rural Mississippi" (text story)". CBS News . March 23, 2017. (Bude is shown in the 60 Minutes story, which is clickable from this source)
  4. ↑ "Franklin County, MS - Communities & Towns". American History and Genealogy Project. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  7. ↑ Grisham, John (1994). The Chamber. Random House. ISBN   9780440220602.
  8. ↑ "Confirmation Hearings on the Nominations of Rachel L. Brand, Alice S. Fisher, and Regina B. Schofield to be Assistant Attorneys General". U.S. Government Printing Office. 2005.
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