Mount Pleasant, Mississippi
Mount Pleasant (or Mt. Pleasant) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in northeastern Marshall County, Mississippi, United States, located along U.S. Route 72 at State Route 311.[2] Although unincorporated, it has a post office serving the nearby city of Holly Springs. The zip code is 38649. The community also has a volunteer fire department located on Boswell Road, and a K-12 school located off of US Highway 72. Mount Pleasant is bordered by Cayce and Taska to the west, Holly Springs to the south, Slayden to the east, and Collierville, Tennessee to the north.
Mount Pleasant, Mississippi | |
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Mount Pleasant, Mississippi Mount Pleasant, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 34°57′21″N 89°30′57″W / 34.95583°N 89.51583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Marshall |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.40 sq mi (6.20 km2) |
| • Land | 2.40 sq mi (6.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 469 ft (143 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 293 |
| • Density | 122.34/sq mi (47.23/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38649 |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 674210[2] |
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 293.[3]
Demographics edit
2020 census edit
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020[5] | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 250 | 85.32% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 31 | 10.58% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0.34% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 4 | 1.37% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7 | 2.39% |
| Total | 293 | 100.00% |
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.
Notable people edit
- Joseph N. Brown, member of the Mississippi Senate from 1918 to 1922[6]
- Benn Karr, former Major League Baseball pitcher[7]
Notes edit
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b "Mount Pleasant, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Mount Pleasant CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Mount Pleasant CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- ^ "Benn Karr Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 20, 2022.