Eagle Bend, Mississippi | |
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  Eagle Bend, Mississippi  Eagle Bend, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 32°31′14″N 91°00′24″W / 32.52056°N 91.00667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Warren |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.77 sq mi (7.18 km2) |
| • Land | 1.67 sq mi (4.33 km2) |
| • Water | 1.10 sq mi (2.85 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 296 |
| • Density | 177.25/sq mi (68.42/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 669540[2] |
Eagle Bend is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Warren County, Mississippi. It is approximately 31 miles northwest of downtown Vicksburg, and is part of the Vicksburg Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Eagle Bend began as a postal hamlet located directly on the Mississippi River.[3] In 1866, the river changed its course and created a natural cutoff called "Terrapin Neck". The former bend in the river soon silted up at either end, creating Eagle Lake, an oxbow lake.[4]
The population of Eagle Bend was 50 in 1900.[3] It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 296.[5]
Eagle Bend is situated on the east shore of Eagle Lake, and is popular for fishing and water sports.[4]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagle Bend, Mississippi
- ^ a b Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 667.
- ^ a b Bragg, Marion (1977). Historic Names and Places on the Lower Mississippi River (PDF). Mississippi River Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2013.
- ^ "Eagle Bend CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.