Toomsuba, Mississippi
Toomsuba, Mississippi | |
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  Toomsuba | |
| Coordinates: 32°25′07″N 88°30′25″W / 32.41861°N 88.50694°WCoordinates: 32°25′07″N 88°30′25″W / 32.41861°N 88.50694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Lauderdale |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.003 sq mi (12.96 km2) |
| • Land | 4.689 sq mi (12.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.314 sq mi (0.81 km2) |
| Elevation | 302 ft (92 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 773 |
| • Density | 164.9/sq mi (63.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39364 |
| Area code(s) | 601 & 769 |
| GNIS feature ID | 678818[3] |
| FIPS code | 28-73880 |
Toomsuba is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States.[3] Its population was 773 as of the 2010 census.[4] Its ZIP code is 39364.[5]
The community is named after Toomsuba Creek.[6]
Geography[]
Toomsuba is in eastern Lauderdale County, 13 miles (21 km) east of Meridian, the county seat. U.S. Routes 80 and 11 pass through the community as its main street. Interstate Highways 20 and 59 run along the southern edge of the community, with access from Exit 165 (Will Garrett Road). I-20 and I-59 lead west to Meridian and northeast 77 miles (124 km) to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, while U.S. Route 11 and 80 lead west to Meridian and east 9 miles (14 km) to their split near Cuba, Alabama.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Toomsuba CDP has a total area of 5.0 square miles (13.0 km2), of which 4.7 square miles (12.1 km2) are land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km2), or 6.27%, are land.[7] In addition to the Toomsuba town center at the crossroads of US 11/80 with Will Garrett Road and Lauderdale–Toomsuba Road, the CDP contains residential development around Bailey Lake, a reservoir just west of the town center.
Demographics[]
Toomsuba has a population density of 154.52 people per square mile, while 60.54% of the population is white.[8]
Notes[]
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ a b "Toomsuma, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Toomsuba CDP, Mississippi". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
- ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Mississippi". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ Demographics
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