Harperville, Mississippi

Harperville
Census-designated place
Harperville is located in Mississippi
Harperville
Harperville
Location within Mississippi
Harperville is located in the United States
Harperville
Harperville
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 32°29′40″N 89°29′22″W / 32.49444°N 89.48944°W / 32.49444; -89.48944
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyScott
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.44 sq mi (3.72 km2)
 • Land1.44 sq mi (3.72 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
407 ft (124 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
250
 • Density173.9/sq mi (67.15/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39080
Area codes601 & 769
GNIS feature ID693419[2]

Harperville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in rural Scott County, Mississippi, United States. Harperville is located on Mississippi Highway 35, 9 miles (14 km) north of Forest. Harperville has a post office with ZIP code 39080.[3][4] Per the 2020 Census, the population was 250.[5]

History

Harperville was named for G. W. Harper, a European-American settler.[6]

In 1900, Harperville had a population of 130 and was home to a flour mill and sawmill.[7]

Harperville was once home to Harperville College and an agricultural school.[8]

In October 1898, a white mob retaliated for African Americans resisting arrest. The county sheriff gathered a posse, and the governor asked for National Guard support. Governor Anselm J. McLaurin went by train to Forest to assess the situation.[9] After arresting several blacks, the sheriff took them to the county seat at Forest for their safety.[10] The New Orleans Picayune reported that 11 blacks and one white had been killed."[10]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020250—
U.S. Decennial Census[11]
2020[12]

Harperville was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.[13]

Harperville 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[12] % 2020
White alone (NH) 180 72.00%
Black or African American alone (NH) 51 20.40%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 1 0.40%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 1 0.40%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 6 2.40%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11 4.40%
Total 250 100.00%

Education

It is in the Scott County School District.[14]

East Central Community College covers Scott County,[15] and operates the Forest/Scott County Career-Technical Center in Forest.[16]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Harperville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Harperville CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  6. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 150.
  7. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 840.
  8. ↑ Schwab, Mary Grace Haralson (2002). Scott County, Mississippi: History and Families. Nashville, Tennessee: Turner Publishing Company. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-56311-746-6.
  9. ↑ "Fierce Race War in Mississippi", San Francisco Call, Volume 84, Number 146, 24 October 1898; California Digital Newspaper Collection; accessed 19 March 2017
  10. 1 2 Associated Press, "Mississippi Race War/ Counting Its Victims by the Dozen", Los Angeles Herald, Volume 26, Number 25, 25 October 1898; California Digital Newspaper Collection; accessed 20 March 2017
  11. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  12. 1 2 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Harperville CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  13. ↑ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  14. ↑ Geography Division (December 21, 2020). 2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Scott County, MS (PDF) (Map). Suitland, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 6, 2022. - Text list
  15. ↑ "President's Welcome". East Central Community College. Archived from the original on April 25, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Forest/Scott County Career-Technical Center". East Central Community College. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Elsie McWilliams". Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
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