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Red Banks, Mississippi
Red Banks, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Red Banks, Mississippi
Red Banks, Mississippi
Location in Mississippi
Red Banks, Mississippi is located in the United States
Red Banks, Mississippi
Red Banks, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Marshall
Elevation
449 ft (137 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 215
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38661
Area code(s) 662
GNIS feature ID 676512

Red Banks is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Marshall County, Mississippi. The community is the birthplace of Gus Cannon, an American blues musician who helped to popularize jug bands in the 1920s and 1930s. Cannon is best known for his 1929 song Walk Right In that became a popular hit in 1963 when recorded by the folk music group, The Rooftop Singers.

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 215.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 215
U.S. Decennial Census
2020

2020 census

Red Banks CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020 % 2020
White alone (NH) 150 69.77%
Black or African American alone (NH) 43 20.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 2 0.93%
Asian alone (NH) 3 1.40%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 1 0.47%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 6 2.79%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10 4.65%
Total 215 100.00%

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.

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