Pleasant Hill, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Pleasant Hill is located in Mississippi
Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill is located in the United States
Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill
Coordinates: 34°54′52″N 89°53′40″W / 34.91444°N 89.89444°W / 34.91444; -89.89444
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyDesoto
Elevation
361 ft (110 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,863
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38651
Area code662
GNIS feature ID690380[1]

Pleasant Hill is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States, located approximately 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Hernando and 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Eudora, just east of Arkabutla Lake.

Pleasant Hill was formerly incorporated, and was home to several stores, two churches, and a Masonic lodge.[2]

A post office operated under the name Pleasant Hill from 1848 to 1917.[3]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 1,863.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,863—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2020[6]

2020 census

Pleasant Hill CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[6] % 2020
White alone (NH) 1,569 84.22%
Black or African American alone (NH) 101 5.42%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 0.05%
Asian alone (NH) 57 3.06%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 6 0.32%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 74 3.97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 55 2.95%
Total 1,863 100.00%

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. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Hill, Mississippi
  2. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 437.
  3. ^ "DeSoto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "Pleasant Hill CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  6. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Pleasant Hill CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.


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