Longview, Mississippi

Longview, Mississippi
Longview, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Longview, Mississippi
Longview, Mississippi
Location within Mississippi
Longview, Mississippi is located in the United States
Longview, Mississippi
Longview, Mississippi
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 33°24′14″N 88°55′16″W / 33.40389°N 88.92111°W / 33.40389; -88.92111
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyOktibbeha
Area
 • Total
1.68 sq mi (4.34 km2)
 • Land1.67 sq mi (4.32 km2)
 • Water0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
292 ft (89 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
295
 • Density176.9/sq mi (68.32/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39759
Area code662
GNIS feature ID672857[2]

Longview is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located along Mississippi Highway 12 in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. Longview is approximately 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Starkville and approximately 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Sturgis.

Per the 2020 Census, the population was 295.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020295—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
2020[5]

Longview was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.[6]

2020 census

Longview 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[5] % 2020
White alone (NH) 258 87.46%
Black or African American alone (NH) 21 7.12%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 0.34%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 13 4.41%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2 0.68%
Total 295 100.00%

Education

It is in the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District,[7] which operates Starkville High School.

It was in the Starkville School District prior to the merger with Oktibehha County's district.[8]

East Mississippi Community College is the community college of Oktibbeha County.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Longview, Mississippi
  3. ↑ "Longview CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  5. 1 2 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Longview CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  6. ↑ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Oktibbeha County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  8. ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Oktibbeha County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2021. - Longview is not directly indicated on this map but the map can be compared to the 2020 map.
  9. ↑ "About EMCC". East Mississippi Community College. Retrieved May 2, 2026.