Tchula, Mississippi facts for kids
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Tchula, Mississippi
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Location of Tchula, Mississippi
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 Tchula, Mississippi
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Holmes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.44 sq mi (3.73 km2) |
| • Land | 1.41 sq mi (3.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 112 ft (34 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 2,096 |
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(2019)
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1,929 |
| • Density | 1,370.03/sq mi (528.84/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
39169
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| Area code(s) | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-72440 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0678607 |
Tchula is a town in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,096 at the 2010 census, down from 2,332 in 2000.
A 2015 article in The Guardian described it as the poorest community in the United States.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), of which 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (2.11%) is water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 90 | — | |
| 1900 | 398 | — | |
| 1910 | 478 | 20.1% | |
| 1920 | 550 | 15.1% | |
| 1930 | 907 | 64.9% | |
| 1940 | 861 | −5.1% | |
| 1950 | 927 | 7.7% | |
| 1960 | 882 | −4.9% | |
| 1970 | 1,729 | 96.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,931 | 11.7% | |
| 1990 | 2,186 | 13.2% | |
| 2000 | 2,332 | 6.7% | |
| 2010 | 2,096 | −10.1% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 1,929 | −8.0% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White | 20 | 1.21% |
| Black or African American | 1,607 | 97.28% |
| Native American | 5 | 0.3% |
| Other/Mixed | 10 | 0.61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 0.61% |
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 1,652 people, 735 households, and 400 families residing in the town.
Education
The town of Tchula is served by the Holmes County School District.
Current schools in the area include S.V. Marshall Elementary School and Holmes County Central High School.
The Holmes County Learning Center is in Tchula itself.
Previously Marshall's campus housed S.V. Marshall High School.
Notable people
- Woodrow Adams, Delta blues guitarist and harmonica player
- Yvonne Brown (1952–2012), politician elected in Tchula as the first black Republican female mayor in Mississippi, serving from 2001 to 2009. She was the Republican nominee for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district in 2006.
- Jimmy Dawkins (1936–2013), blues guitarist and singer, who moved to Chicago at 18 or 19
- Bess Phipps Dawson, painter and gallerist
- Lester Davenport (1932–2009), blues musician
- Chris Epps, former commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, pleaded guilty to corruption-related charges
- Johnny Mitchell, former National Football League tight end
- Little Smokey Smothers (1939–2010), blues guitarist and singer
- Hartman Turnbow (1905–1988), first black person in Mississippi to register to vote in the 1960s, following disfranchisement in 1890
Images for kids
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Mississippi Blues Trail marker documents the importance of Tchula in the development of the blues
See also
In Spanish: Tchula para niños
