Red Banks, Mississippi
Red Banks, Mississippi | |
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  Red Banks, Mississippi  Red Banks, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 34°49′41″N 89°33′52″W / 34.82806°N 89.56444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Marshall |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.66 sq mi (6.89 km2) |
| • Land | 2.66 sq mi (6.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 449 ft (137 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 215 |
| • Density | 80.83/sq mi (31.21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38661 |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 676512[2] |
Red Banks is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States.[2]
History
Red Banks' name is derived from the color of the banks of the creek the community is located on. In 1900, the community had a population of 79, two churches and a cotton gin.[3]
Red Banks is located on the BNSF Railway and was incorporated on March 14, 1899.[4] Its post office first began operating in 1847.[5]
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 215.[6]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 215 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 2020[8] | |||
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020[8] | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 150 | 69.77% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 43 | 20.00% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 2 | 0.93% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 3 | 1.40% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 1 | 0.47% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 6 | 2.79% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 10 | 4.65% |
| Total | 215 | 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
- Gus Cannon, blues musician who helped to popularize jug bands. Best known for his 1929 song Walk Right In that became a popular hit in 1963 when recorded by the folk music group, The Rooftop Singers.[9]
- Frank C. Rand, businessman and philanthropist. President of the International Shoe Company from 1916 to 1930 and its chairman from 1930 to 1949.[10]
- George Yarbrough, former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and the Mississippi Senate[11]
Notes
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b "Red Banks, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 531.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Red Banks, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Red Banks 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) - Red Banks CDP, Mississippii". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir (2001). All music guide : the definitive guide to popular music (4th ed.). BackBeat Books. p. 513. ISBN 8796306270.
- ^ Hale Rand, Nettie (1940). Rand-Hale, Strong and Allied Families: A Genealogical Study with the Autobiography of Nettie Hale Rand. New York, New York: The American Historical Company, Inc. p. 15.
- ^ "Yarbrough, George M., 1916-1988". Civil Rights Digital Library. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
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