Nicholson, Mississippi

Nicholson, Mississippi
Census-designated place & Unincorporated community
Nicholson Post Office
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Coordinates: 30°28′38″N89°41′37″W / 30.47722°N 89.69361°W / 30.47722; -89.69361
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Pearl River
Area [1]
• Total	6.25 sq mi (16.20 km2)
• Land	6.04 sq mi (15.65 km2)
• Water	0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2)
Elevation	49 ft (15 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,833
• Density	468.88/sq mi (181.04/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39463
Area codes	601 & 769
GNIS feature ID	674919 [2]

Nicholson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States. ^[2] As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,833. ^[3] Its ZIP code is 39463. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	2,833		—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Nicholson racial composition as of 2020 ^[6]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) ^[a]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	1,947	68.73%
Black or African American (NH)	363	12.81%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	9	0.32%
Asian (NH)	7	0.25%
Some Other Race (NH)	14	0.49%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	198	6.99%
Hispanic or Latino	295	10.41%
Total	2,833

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,833 people, 1,265 households, and 764 families residing in the CDP.

Education

It is in the Picayune School District, ^[9] which operates Picayune Memorial High School.

Notes

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. "Nicholson, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
4. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
6. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
7. https://www.census.gov/ ^{[ not specific enough to verify ]}
8. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
9. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pearl River County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved November 7, 2023.

1. 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. ^{[7] [8]}