Dublin, Mississippi

Dublin, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Dublin sign on U.S. Route 49
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Coordinates: 34°04′20″N90°29′26″W / 34.07222°N 90.49056°W / 34.07222; -90.49056 Coordinates: 34°04′20″N90°29′26″W / 34.07222°N 90.49056°W / 34.07222; -90.49056
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Coahoma
Area [1]
• Total	0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2)
• Land	0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	157 ft (48 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	24
• Density	89.89/sq mi (34.68/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	669465 [2]

Dublin, also known as Hopson Bayou, is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located along U.S. Route 49 in southeastern Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Dublin is located on the Mississippi Delta Railroad. Dublin has a ZIP code of 38739. ^[3] A post office first began operation under the name Dublin in 1875. ^[4]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 24. ^[5]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2020	24		—
U.S. Decennial Census [6] 2020 [7]

2020 census

Dublin CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020 [7]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	21	87.50%
Black or African American alone (NH)	2	8.33%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	1	4.17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.00%
Total	24	100.00%

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.

Notable people

• Jimmy Burns, soul blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter ^[8]
• Little Willy Foster (1922 – 1987) was a Chicago blues musician, who was born in Dublin. ^[9]
• Aaron Henry, Civil rights leader ^[10]
• Malcolm Mabry, former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate ^[11]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dublin
3. "Search Results for ZIP code 38739". Zipinfo.com. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
4. "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
5. "Dublin CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 13, 2022.
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) - Dublin CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau .
8. Edward M. Komara (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues: A-J, index. Routledge. p. 168. ISBN   978-0-415-92700-0.
9. Komara, Edward M. (2006). Blues Encyclopedia. p. 342. ISBN   0-415-92699-8 . Retrieved November 19, 2014.
10. Altman, Susan (1997). "Aaron Henry was an Unsung Hero". African American Registry.
11. Yasuhiro Katagiri (18 September 2009). The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission: Civil Rights and States' Rights. University Press of Mississippi. p. 350. ISBN   978-1-4968-0125-8.