Eagle Bend is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Warren County, Mississippi. It is approximately 31 miles northwest of downtown Vicksburg, and is part of the Vicksburg Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Eagle Bend, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 32°31′14″N 91°00′24″W / 32.52056°N 91.00667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Warren |
Area | |
• Total | 2.77 sq mi (7.18 km2) |
• Land | 1.67 sq mi (4.33 km2) |
• Water | 1.10 sq mi (2.85 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 296 |
• Density | 177.25/sq mi (68.42/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 669540[2] |
Eagle Bend began as a postal hamlet located directly on the Mississippi River.[3] In 1866, the river changed its course and created a natural cutoff called "Terrapin Neck". The former bend in the river soon silted up at either end, creating Eagle Lake, an oxbow lake.[4]
The population of Eagle Bend was 50 in 1900.[3] It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 296.[5]
Eagle Bend is situated on the east shore of Eagle Lake, and is popular for fishing and water sports.[4]
Demographics
editCensus | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 296 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2020[7] |
2020 census
editRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[7] | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 272 | 91.89% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 20 | 6.76% |
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 or Multi-Racial (NH) | 2 | 0.68% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2 | 0.68% |
Total | 296 | 100.00% |
References
edit- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagle Bend, Mississippi
- ^ a b Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 667.
- ^ a b Bragg, Marion (1977). Historic Names and Places on the Lower Mississippi River (PDF). Mississippi River Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2013.
- ^ "Eagle Bend CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Eagle Bend CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.