Kearney Park, Mississippi

Kearney Park, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Kearney Park is located in Mississippi
Kearney Park
Kearney Park
Location within Mississippi
Kearney Park is located in the United States
Kearney Park
Kearney Park
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 32°35′23″N 90°18′57″W / 32.58972°N 90.31583°W / 32.58972; -90.31583
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMadison
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.75 sq mi (7.11 km2)
 • Land2.69 sq mi (6.96 km2)
 • Water0.062 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation
[2]
210 ft (64 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
1,048
 • Density390.2/sq mi (150.64/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39071 (Flora)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID2586600[2]
FIPS Code28-37190

Kearney Park is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located on Livingston-Vernon Road in western Madison County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,048.[3] Kearney Park is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Kearney Park is approximately 3 miles (5 km) north of the center of Flora (traveling Kearney Park Road), 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Bentonia, and 19 miles (31 km) west of Canton, the Madison county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kearney Park CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2), of which 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2), or 2.18%, are water.[3] The community sits 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of the Big Black River, a tributary of the Mississippi.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20101,054—
20201,048−0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Kearney Park first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[5]

Racial and ethnic composition

Kearney Park 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[6] Pop 2020[7] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 155 152 14.71% 14.50%
Black or African American alone (NH) 889 863 84.35% 82.35%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 2 0.09% 0.19%
Asian alone (NH) 0 1 0.00% 0.10%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 3 22 0.28% 2.10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6 8 0.57% 0.76%
Total 1,054 1,048 100.00% 100.00%

Transportation

Amtrak’s City of New Orleans, which operates between New Orleans and Chicago, passes through the town on CN tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Jackson, 24 miles (39 km) to the south.

Education

Madison County School District is the local school district.[8]

It is zoned to East Flora Elementary.[9] Residents are in turn zoned to Madison Middle School, Rosa Scott 9th Grade, and Madison Central High School.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kearney Park, Mississippi
  3. 1 2 3 "P1. Race – Kearney Park CDP, Mississippi: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Mississippi" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 11, 2025.
  6. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Kearney Park CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Kearney Park CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Madison County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Attendance Zones and School Locations" (PDF). Madison County School District. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Flora Zone". Madison County School District. Retrieved July 1, 2021.


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