Pattison, Mississippi

Pattison, also known as Martin, is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Its ZIP code is 39144.[2]

Pattison, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Pattison
Pattison
Coordinates: 31°53′19″N 90°53′14″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyClaiborne
Elevation
203 ft (62 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total176
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39144
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID675501[1]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 176.[3]

History

Pattison was originally named Martin in honor of General William T. Martin.[4] Pattison is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad and was once home to a drug store, grist mill, cotton gin, saloon, hotel, and multiple general stores.[5]

A post office operated under the name Martin from 1879 to 1912 and first began operation under the name Pattison in 1912.[6]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2020176—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2020[8]

2020 census
Pattison CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[8] % 2020
White alone (NH) 6 3.41%
Black or African American alone (NH) 157 89.20%
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) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 10 5.68%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3 1.70%
Total 176 100.00%

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 person

Notes
  1. "Pattison, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. "Pattison CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  4. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 174.
  5. Howe, Tony. "Pattison, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  6. "Claiborne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  7. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  8. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Pattison CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  9. "Bennie Goods". Trading Card Database. Retrieved 20 May 2020.


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