Eastabuchie, Mississippi

Eastabuchie, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Eastabuchie Post Office
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Coordinates: 31°26′08″N89°17′00″W / 31.43556°N 89.28333°W / 31.43556; -89.28333
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Jones
Area [1]
• Total	1.90 sq mi (4.91 km2)
• Land	1.89 sq mi (4.89 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	171 ft (52 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	187
• Density	99.10/sq mi (38.26/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	601
FIPS code	28-20740
GNIS feature ID	669617

Eastabuchie is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in southwestern Jones County, Mississippi. ^[2] It is located along U.S. Route 11, just north of the Forrest County line. the community has a post office with the ZIP code 39436. ^[3] Eastabuchie is part of the Laurel Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The name Eastabuchie is derived from a native Choctaw language term for the Leaf River. ^[4]

Eastabuchie is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway and was incorporated on February 19, 1890. It was unincorporated at an unknown date. ^[5]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 187. ^[6] The small, rural town is home to the studios of television station WDAM, the area's NBC and ABC affiliate.

In 1912, according to Frank Leslie's Weekly , several Confederate veterans lost their lives in a train wreck in Eastabuchie.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	187		—
U.S. Decennial Census [7] 2020 [8]

2020 census

Eastabuchie 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 [8]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	106	56.68%
Black or African American alone (NH)	70	37.43%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1	0.53%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	2	1.07%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	4.28%
Total	187	100.00%

Education

Public education in the Jones County section of Eastabuchie is provided by the Jones County School District. ^[9] Campuses serving the community include Moselle Elementary School (Grades K–6) and South Jones High School (Grades 7–12).

In Forrest County portions, it is served by the Petal School District. ^[10]

Jones County is in the zone of Jones College. ^[11] Forrest County is in the zone of Pearl River Community College. ^[12]

Notable people

• John R. Baylis, chemist and sanitary engineer ^[13]
• Noah Webster Overstreet, architect

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eastabuchie, Mississippi
3. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
4. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 33. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.
5. Howe, Tony. "Eastabuchie, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
6. "Eastabuchie CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 13, 2022.
7. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
8. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Eastabuchie CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
9. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jones County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 13, 2022.
10. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Forrest County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 13, 2022.
11. "Profile". Jones College . Retrieved September 27, 2024.
12. "2014-2016 Catalog" (PDF). Pearl River Community College. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
13. Lives of Mississippi Authors, 1817-1967. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. 1981. p. 24.

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eastabuchie, Mississippi
• "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Eastabuchie CDP, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau.