Independence, Mississippi

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Independence, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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Independence, Mississippi
Location within the state of Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°42′28″N89°48′27″W / 34.70778°N 89.80750°W / 34.70778; -89.80750
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Tate
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.81 sq mi (4.69 km2)
 • Land1.81 sq mi (4.69 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
361 ft (110 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
200
 • Density110.38/sq mi (42.62/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38638
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID2812743 [2]

Independence is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Tate County, Mississippi, United States.

Contents

The settlement is approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of Cockrum and 11 miles (18 km) east of Coldwater along Mississippi Highway 305.

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 200. [3]

History

The settlement was first known as "Flewellenes Crossroads" and "Buck Snorts". [4]

During the Civil War, R.W. Locke organized a company of soldiers in Buck Snorts, which was dispatched to Virginia where they became Company D of the 42d Mississippi Infantry Regiment. Locke was elected company captain. [5]

The population in 1900 was 100. [6]

By 1907, Independence had a post office, several stores/businesses, two churches, and a public school. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 200—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
2020 [8]

2020 census

Independence 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)15979.50%
Black or African American alone (NH)2010.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%
Asian alone (NH)00.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)10.50%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)126.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)84.00%
Total200100.00%

Education

It is in the Tate County School District. [9]

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Independence, Mississippi
  3. ↑ "Independence CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi. Vol. 1. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1891. p. 638.
  5. ↑ "Tate County and the Civil War". MSGenWeb. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 921.
  7. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  8. 1 2 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Independence CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tate County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Hugh Freeze". Olemisssports. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
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