Elliott, Mississippi

Elliott, Mississippi
Elliott is located in Mississippi
Elliott
Elliott
Location within Mississippi
Elliott is located in the United States
Elliott
Elliott
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 33°41′00″N 89°44′57″W / 33.68333°N 89.74917°W / 33.68333; -89.74917
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyGrenada
Area
 • Total
4.53 sq mi (11.72 km2)
 • Land4.53 sq mi (11.72 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
226 ft (69 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
880
 • Density194.5/sq mi (75.09/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38926
Area code662
GNIS feature ID691837[2]
FIPS code28-21940

Elliott is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grenada County, Mississippi, United States, and part of the Grenada Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Elliott had a population of 880.[3]

Elliott is located on the southern edge of Grenada County, with its southern border following the Montgomery County line. It is along U.S. Route 51, 7 miles (11 km) south of Grenada, the county seat, and 4 miles (6 km) north of Duck Hill. The Camp McCain Training Center of the Mississippi National Guard is 3 miles (5 km) to the east.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Elliott CDP has an area of 4.5 square miles (11.7 km2), all of it land.[4] The community is in the valley of Batupan Bogue, a northwest-flowing tributary of the Yalobusha River.

Elliott is located on the former Illinois Central Railroad.[5]

A post office operated under the name Elliott from 1860 to 1964.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010990—
2020880−11.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

Elliot first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[8]

Racial and ethnic composition

Elliott 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 2010[9] Pop 2020[10] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 795 662 80.30% 75.23%
Black or African American alone (NH) 172 170 17.37% 19.32%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 4 0.00% 0.45%
Asian alone (NH) 0 5 0.00% 0.57%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 1 0 0.10% 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 10 28 1.01% 3.18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 12 11 1.21% 1.25%
Total 990 880 100.00% 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elliott, Mississippi
  3. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Elliott CDP, Mississippi". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  5. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 683.
  6. ↑ Howe, Tony. "Elliott, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Mississippi" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 11, 2025.
  9. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Elliott CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  10. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Elliott CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.