Symonds,_Mississippi Latitude and Longitude:

33°50′02″N 90°53′25″W / 33.83389°N 90.89028°W / 33.83389; -90.89028
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Symonds, Mississippi
Symonds, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Symonds, Mississippi
Symonds, Mississippi
Symonds, Mississippi is located in the United States
Symonds, Mississippi
Symonds, Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°50′02″N 90°53′25″W / 33.83389°N 90.89028°W / 33.83389; -90.89028
CountryUnited States
State Mississippi
County Bolivar
Area
 • Total0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2)
 • Land0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
144 ft (44 m)
Population
 ( 2020)
 • Total72
 • Density1,000.00/sq mi (386.73/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 ( Central (CST))
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38769
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID678524 [2]

Symonds is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Symonds is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Malvina and approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Pace. Symonds is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. [3]

A post office operated under the name Symonds from 1905 to 1954. [4]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 72. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.Note
202072
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
2020 [7]

2020 census

Symonds CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
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 may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020 [7] % 2020
White alone (NH) 3 4.17%
Black or African American alone (NH) 66 92.67%
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 or Multi-Racial (NH) 2 2.78%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1 1.39%
Total 72 100.00%

Education

Symonds is in the West Bolivar Consolidated School District. It was in the pre-merger West Bolivar School District [8] The west Bolivar districts merged in 2014. [9] The pre-merger West Bolivar schools include West Bolivar Elementary School and West Bolivar High School. Previously West Bolivar Middle School was a distinct school. [10]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Symonds, Mississippi
  3. ^ Howe, Tony. "Symonds, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "Bolivar County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "Symonds CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  7. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Symonds CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Bolivar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2021. - Symonds is not indicated directly on this map but it may be compared to the 2020 map.
  9. ^ " School District Consolidation in Mississippi Archived 2017-07-02 at the Wayback Machine." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
  10. ^ "West Bolivar Middle School". West Bolivar Consolidated School District. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2021. - The page refers to Symonds as "Symond".