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Mississippi Valley State University is a census-designated place in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States.[2] The population at the 2020 census was 805.[3] It is the location of Mississippi Valley State University and is adjacent to Itta Bena.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20101,182—
2020805−31.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2010[6] 2010[6]

2020 census

Mississippi Valley State University CDP – Racial and ethnic composition
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 may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[7] Pop 2020[6] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 47 132 3.98% 16.40%
Black or African American alone (NH) 1,081 593 91.46% 73.66%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 3 0.08% 0.37%
Asian alone (NH) 18 9 1.52% 1.12%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 5 4 0.42% 0.50%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 19 5 1.61% 0.62%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11 59 0.93% 7.33%
Total 1,182 805 100.00% 100.00%

2010 Census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 1,182 people living in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.5% Black, 4.0% White, 0.1% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 0.4% from some other race and 1.6% from two or more races. 0.9% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Education

MVSU includes faculty and staff apartments and other residential apartments.[8] Dependent children living in these units are within the Greenwood-Leflore School District. These apartments were formerly served by the Leflore County School District.[9] Effective July 1, 2019 this district consolidated into the Greenwood-Leflore School District.[10]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mississippi Valley State (CDP), Mississippi
  3. ^ "Mississippi Valley State University CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Mississippi Valley State University CDP, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2022. Mississippi Valley State Univ (in blue text)
  5. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  6. ^ a b c "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Mississippi Valley State University CDP". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Mississippi Valley State University CDP". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "Campus Map" (PDF). Mississippi Valley State University. 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  9. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Leflore County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  10. ^ "School District Consolidation in Mississippi Archived 2017-07-02 at the Wayback Machine." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_Valley_State,_Mississippi_(CDP)