Delta City, Mississippi

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Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States

Delta City, Mississippi

Census-designated place

Delta City, Mississippi

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Coordinates: 33°04′26″N 90°47′42″W﻿ / ﻿33.07389°N 90.79500°W﻿ / 33.07389; -90.79500
Country| United States
State| Mississippi
County| Sharkey
Area

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• Total| 2.39 sq mi (6.18 km2)
• Land| 2.39 sq mi (6.18 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation

| 102 ft (31 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 70
• Density| 29.31/sq mi (11.32/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code|

39061

Area code| 662
GNIS feature ID| 669216[2]

Delta City is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located on Mississippi Highway 434 in Sharkey County, Mississippi. Delta City is approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Panther Burn and approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Nitta Yuma. Although an unincorporated community, Delta City has a zip code of 39061.

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 70.[3]

On the afternoon of Sunday, February 21, 1971, a large and long-tracked F5 tornado impacted Delta City, obliterating most of the town.

## Demographics[edit]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 70| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
2020[5]

### 2020 census[edit]

Delta City CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)  Race / Ethnicity  | Pop 2020[5] | % 2020

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White alone (NH)  | 35  | 50.00%
Black or African American alone (NH)  | 32  | 45.71%
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)  | 1  | 1.43%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)  | 2  | 2.86%
Total | 70 | 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.

## Education[edit]

It is a part of the South Delta School District,[6] which operates South Delta High School.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delta City, Mississippi
3. ^ "Delta City CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
4. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
5. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Delta City CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sharkey County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

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Municipalities and communities of Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States

County seat: Rolling Fork

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* Anguilla
* Cary

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* Delta City
* Nitta Yuma
* Panther Burn

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* Issaquena
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