Harperville, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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
[1]
 • 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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


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