Kirkville, Itawamba County, Mississippi | |
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  Kirkville  Kirkville | |
| Coordinates: 34°26′15″N 88°29′43″W / 34.43750°N 88.49528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Itawamba |
| Elevation | 384 ft (117 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2812727 [1] |
Kirkville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States.
Kirkville is located 0.5 mi (0.80 km) south of the Natchez Trace Parkway.
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 308. [2]
History
Kirkville is named for Dr. J.D. Kirk. [3]
The population in 1900 was 50. [4]
The Kirkville post office was established prior to the Civil War, and was still in operation in 1905. [3] [5]
A stave mill was located in Kirkville in the early 1900s. Many of its workers had come from the Green River valley in Kentucky. [6]
The Kirkville Baptist Church and Cemetery are located in the settlement. [7] [8] J.D. Kirk is interred in the cemetery. [3]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 308 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census
[9] 2020 [10] | |||
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020 [10] | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 301 | 97.73% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| 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) | 1 | 0.32% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6 | 1.95% |
| Total | 308 | 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
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kirkville, Itawamba County, Mississippi
- ^ "Kirkville CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ a b c Franks, Bob (March 4, 2000). "Joseph W. Ellerbee Monument in Historic Kirkville Cemetery". Itawambahistory.org.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 1002.
- ^ "Kirkville Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Mills, Mona Robinson (2013). Itawamba County. Arcadia. p. 124. ISBN 9780738590684.
- ^ "Kirkville Baptist Church". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Kirkville Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "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) - Kirkville CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
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