Elliott, Mississippi

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Elliott, Mississippi
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Elliott
Coordinates: 33°41′00″N89°44′57″W / 33.68333°N 89.74917°W / 33.68333; -89.74917
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Grenada
Area
[1]
  Total
4.53 sq mi (11.72 km2)
  Land4.53 sq mi (11.72 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
226 ft (69 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
880
  Density194.48/sq mi (75.09/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38926
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID691837 [2]
FIPS code 28-21940

Elliott is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grenada County, Mississippi, United States, and part of the Grenada Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 990. [3]

Elliott is located on the southern edge of Grenada County, with its southern border following the Montgomery County line. It is along U.S. Route 51, 7 miles (11 km) south of Grenada, the county seat, and 4 miles (6 km) north of Duck Hill. The Camp McCain Training Center of the Mississippi National Guard is 3 miles (5 km) to the east.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Elliott CDP has an area of 4.5 square miles (11.7 km2), all of it land. [3] The community is in the valley of Batupan Bogue, a northwest-flowing tributary of the Yalobusha River.

Elliott is located on the former Illinois Central Railroad. [4]

A post office operated under the name Elliott from 1860 to 1964. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 880
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elliott, Mississippi
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Elliott CDP, Mississippi". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 20, 2016.[ dead link ]
  4. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 683.
  5. Howe, Tony. "Elliott, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.