Harperville, Mississippi
Harperville, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Harperville, Mississippi
Harperville, Mississippi
Harperville, Mississippi is located in the United States
Harperville, Mississippi
Harperville, Mississippi
Coordinates: 32°29′40″N 89°29′22″W / 32.49444°N 89.48944°W / 32.49444; -89.48944
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyScott
Area
  Total1.44 sq mi (3.72 km2)
  Land1.44 sq mi (3.72 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
407 ft (124 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total250
  Density173.97/sq mi (67.15/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39080
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID693419[2]

Harperville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in rural Scott County, Mississippi, United States. Harperville is located on Mississippi Highway 35, 9 miles (14 km) north of Forest. Harperville has a post office with ZIP code 39080.[3][4] It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 250.[5]

History

Harperville was named for G. W. Harper, a European-American settler.[6]

In October 1898, a white mob retaliated for African Americans resisting arrest. The county sheriff gathered a posse, and the governor asked for National Guard support. Governor Anselm J. McLaurin went by train to Forest to assess the situation.[7] After arresting several blacks, the sheriff took them to the county seat at Forest for their safety.[8] The New Orleans Picayune reported that 11 blacks and one white had been killed."[8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020250
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
2020[10]

2020 census

Harperville CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[10] % 2020
White alone (NH) 180 72.00%
Black or African American alone (NH) 51 20.40%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 1 0.40%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 1 0.40%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 6 2.40%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11 4.40%
Total 250 100.00%

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.

Education

It is in the Scott County School District.[11]

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. "Harperville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  5. "Harperville CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  6. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 150.
  7. "Fierce Race War in Mississippi", San Francisco Call, Volume 84, Number 146, 24 October 1898; California Digital Newspaper Collection; accessed 19 March 2017
  8. 1 2 Associated Press, "Mississippi Race War/ Counting Its Victims by the Dozen", Los Angeles Herald, Volume 26, Number 25, 25 October 1898; California Digital Newspaper Collection; accessed 20 March 2017
  9. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  10. 1 2 "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Harperville CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  11. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Scott County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 6, 2022. - Text list


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.