Runnelstown, Mississippi

Runnelstown is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Perry County, Mississippi.[3]

Runnelstown, Mississippi
Runnelstown, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Runnelstown, Mississippi
Runnelstown, Mississippi
Runnelstown, Mississippi is located in the United States
Runnelstown, Mississippi
Runnelstown, Mississippi
Coordinates: 31°22′33″N 89°06′42″W / 31.37583°N 89.11167°W / 31.37583; -89.11167
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyPerry
Area
 • Total1.90 sq mi (4.91 km2)
 • Land1.90 sq mi (4.91 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
157 ft (48 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total320
 • Density168.69/sq mi (65.14/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39476
Area code601
GNIS feature ID694631[2]

A post office operated in Runnelstown from 1909 to 1914.[4]

Jessica Carter, who represented Mississippi at the 2012 Miss Teen USA pageant, was born in Runnelstown.[5]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 320.[6]

Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020320
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2020[8]

2020 census edit

Runnelstown CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[8] % 2020
White alone (NH) 296 92.50%
Black or African American alone (NH) 8 2.50%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 3 0.94%
Asian alone (NH) 9 2.81%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 1 0.31%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3 0.94%
Total 320 100.00%

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.

Notes edit

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Runnelstown, Mississippi
  3. ^ "Runnelstown, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Jessica Carter - Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2012". Universal Queen. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  6. ^ "Runnelstown CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  8. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Runnelstown CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.