Kokomo, Mississippi

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Kokomo, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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Kokomo
Coordinates: 31°11′51″N90°00′10″W / 31.19750°N 90.00278°W / 31.19750; -90.00278
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Marion
Area
[1]
 • Total1.68 sq mi (4.35 km2)
 • Land1.68 sq mi (4.34 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
358 ft (109 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total150
 • Density89.50/sq mi (34.56/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39643
GNIS feature ID672210 [3]
FIPS Code 28-38160

Kokomo is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marion County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, the first year it was listed as a census-designated place, it had a population of 150. [2]

Contents

History

The community was named after the city of Kokomo, Indiana. [4]

Kokomo was organized by the family of Phillip Enoch of Fernwood, Mississippi, around 1912. The Enochs planned to build a railroad east from Tylertown and established railroad stops along the planned route. Kokomo was the last planned station, but the railroad was never constructed. [5] Kokomo was once home to a turpentine distillery, blacksmith shops, café, barbershop, grocery stores, gristmills, and a pharmacy. [6]

A school first began operating in Kokomo in 1904. The Kokomo High School was closed in 1959. [6]

Geography

Kokomo is in western Marion County, with U.S. Route 98 forming its southern border. US 98 leads northeast 11 miles (18 km) to Columbia, the Marion county seat, and southwest 10 miles (16 km) to Tylertown.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kokomo CDP has an area of 1.68 square miles (4.35 km2), of which 0.006 square miles (0.016 km2), or 0.36%, are water. [1] The community is drained to the south by tributaries of Tenmile Creek, which flows east to the Pearl River.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 150—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
2020 [8]

2020 census

Kokomo 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)11073.33%
Black or African American alone (NH)3523.33%
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)00.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)32.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)21.33%
Total150100.00%

Education

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

Marion County is in the service area of Pearl River Community College. [10]

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "P1. Race – Kokomo CDP, Mississippi: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Kokomo". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 49. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.
  5. ↑ de la Bastide, Ken (December 27, 2012). "There is more than one Kokomo". Kokomo Tribune. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Morgan, Louis F. "The History of Kokomo, Mississippi". msmarion.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  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) – Kokomo CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Marion County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 27, 2024. - Text list
  10. ↑ "2014-2016 Catalog" (PDF). Pearl River Community College. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Charles Coleman Stats". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
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