Independence, Mississippi

Independence is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Tate County, Mississippi, United States.

Independence, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Independence, Mississippi
Location within the state of Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°42′18″N 89°48′32″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyTate
Elevation
335 ft (102 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38638
Area code(s)662
GNIS feature ID671662[1]

The settlement is approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of Cockrum and 11 miles (18 km) east of Coldwater along Mississippi Highway 305.

Although an unincorporated community, Independence has a zip code of 38638.

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 200.[2]

History

The settlement was first known as "Flewellenes Crossroads" and "Buck Snorts".[1][3]

During the Civil War, R.W. Locke organized a company of soldiers in Buck Snorts, which was dispatched to Virginia where they became Company D of the 42d Mississippi Infantry Regiment. Locke was elected company captain.[4]

The population in 1900 was 100.[5]

By 1907, Independence had a post office, several stores/businesses, two churches, and a public school.[5]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2020200—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2020[7]

2020 census
Independence CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[7] % 2020
White alone (NH) 159 79.50%
Black or African American alone (NH) 20 10.00%
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) 1 0.50%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 12 6.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8 4.00%
Total 200 100.00%

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 can be of any race.

Notable people

References
  1. "Independence". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Independence CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  3. Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi. Vol. 1. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1891. p. 638.
  4. "Tate County and the Civil War". MSGenWeb. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  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. 921.
  6. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  7. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Independence CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  8. "Hugh Freeze". Olemisssports. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
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