Van Vleet, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Van Vleet is located in Mississippi
Van Vleet
Van Vleet
Van Vleet is located in the United States
Van Vleet
Van Vleet
Coordinates: 33°59′13″N 88°54′01″W / 33.98694°N 88.90028°W / 33.98694; -88.90028
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyChickasaw
Area
[1]
 • Total0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2)
 • Land0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
377 ft (115 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total95
 • Density123.22/sq mi (47.57/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38877
Area code662
GNIS feature ID695068[2]

Van Vleet is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States. Van Vleet is located at the junction of Mississippi Highway 32 and Mississippi Highway 385, 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Houston. Van Vleet has a post office with ZIP code 38877.[3]

Van Vleet is located on the former Houston Branch of the Southern Railway.[4]

A post office first began operation under the name Van Vleet in 1891.[5]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 95.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202095—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2020[8]

2020 census

Van Vleet CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[8] % 2020
White alone (NH) 67 70.53%
Black or African American alone (NH) 9 9.47%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 4 4.21%
Asian alone (NH) 4 4.21%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 4 4.21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7 7.37%
Total 95 100.00%

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.

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Van Vleet, Mississippi
  3. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  4. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 850.
  5. ↑ "Chickasaw County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Van Vleet CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  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) - Van Vleet CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.


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