Rena Lara, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Rena Lara is located in Mississippi
Rena Lara
Rena Lara
Rena Lara is located in the United States
Rena Lara
Rena Lara
Coordinates: 34°08′59″N 90°46′49″W / 34.14972°N 90.78028°W / 34.14972; -90.78028
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyCoahoma
Area
[1]
 • Total2.29 sq mi (5.94 km2)
 • Land2.29 sq mi (5.94 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
164 ft (50 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total123
 • Density53.66/sq mi (20.72/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID676600[2]

Rena Lara is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located along Mississippi Highway 1 in southwestern Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Rena Lara is located on the former Riverside Division of the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.[3] Rena Lara was once home to two general stores, two grocery stores, and the Richardson and May Land & Planting Company.[4]

it has a post office, with the ZIP code 38767.[5] The post office first began operation in 1895.[6]

Pepper Sharpe, a Negro league pitcher, was born in Rena Lara.[7]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 123.[8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020123—
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
2020[10]

2020 census

Rena Lara CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[10] % 2020
White alone (NH) 102 82.93%
Black or African American alone (NH) 13 10.57%
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) 7 5.69%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1 0.81%
Total 123 100.00%

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: Rena Lara, Mississippi
  3. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 537.
  4. ^ Howe, Tony. "Rena Lara, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  6. ^ "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "Pepper Sharpe Negro Leagues Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "Rena Lara CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  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) - Rena Lara CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.


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