Kokomo, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Kokomo is located in Mississippi
Kokomo
Kokomo
Kokomo is located in the United States
Kokomo
Kokomo
Coordinates: 31°11′51″N 90°00′10″W / 31.19750°N 90.00278°W / 31.19750; -90.00278
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMarion
Area
[1]
 • Total1.68 sq mi (4.35 km2)
 • Land1.68 sq mi (4.34 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
358 ft (109 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total150
 • Density89.50/sq mi (34.56/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
39643
GNIS feature ID672210[2]

Kokomo is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marion County, Mississippi.

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 150.[3]

History

Kokomo was named after the city of Kokomo, Indiana.[4]

Kokomo was organized by the family of Phillip Enoch of Fernwood, Mississippi around 1912. The Enochs planned to build a railroad east from Tylertown and established railroad stops along the planned route. Kokomo was the last planned station, but the railroad was never constructed.[5] Kokomo was once home to a turpentine distillery, blacksmith shops, café, barbershop, grocery stores, gristmills, and a drug store.[6]

A school first began operating in Kokomo in 1904. The Kokomo High School was closed in 1959.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020150—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2020[8]

2020 census

Kokomo CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[8] % 2020
White alone (NH) 110 73.33%
Black or African American alone (NH) 35 23.33%
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/Multi-Racial (NH) 3 2.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2 1.33%
Total 150 100.00%

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.

Notable person

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Kokomo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "Kokomo CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  5. ↑ de la Bastide, Ken (December 27, 2012). "There is more than one Kokomo". Kokomo Tribune. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Morgan, Louis F. "The History of Kokomo, Mississippi". msmarion.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  8. 1 2 "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Kokomo CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ↑ "Charles Coleman Stats". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
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