Pattison, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Pattison is located in Mississippi
Pattison
Pattison
Pattison is located in the United States
Pattison
Pattison
Coordinates: 31°53′19″N 90°53′14″W / 31.88861°N 90.88722°W / 31.88861; -90.88722
Country United States
State Mississippi
CountyClaiborne
Area
[1]
 • Total1.11 sq mi (2.88 km2)
 • Land1.11 sq mi (2.88 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
203 ft (62 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total176
 • Density158.13/sq mi (61.05/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39144
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID675501[2]

Pattison, also known as Martin, is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States.[2] Its ZIP code is 39144.[3]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 176.[4]

History

Pattison was originally named Martin in honor of General William T. Martin.[5] Pattison is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad and was once home to a drug store, grist mill, cotton gin, saloon, hotel, and multiple general stores.[6]

A post office operated under the name Martin from 1879 to 1912 and first began operation under the name Pattison in 1912.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020176—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
2020[9]

2020 census

Pattison CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[9] % 2020
White alone (NH) 6 3.41%
Black or African American alone (NH) 157 89.20%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 10 5.68%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3 1.70%
Total 176 100.00%

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

Residents are zoned to the Claiborne County School District.[10] Port Gibson High School is the comprehensive high school of the district.

Notable person

Notes

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Pattison, Mississippi". 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. ^ "Pattison CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  5. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 174.
  6. ^ Howe, Tony. "Pattison, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  7. ^ "Claiborne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  9. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Pattison CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Claiborne County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2022. - Text list
  11. ^ "Bennie Goods". Trading Card Database. Retrieved May 20, 2020.


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