Nitta Yuma, Mississippi | |
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| Coordinates: 33°01′27″N 90°50′57″W / 33.02417°N 90.84917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Sharkey |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2) |
| • Land | 0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 112 ft (34 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 8 |
| • Density | 41.67/sq mi (16.10/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 674927[2] |
Nitta Yuma is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States.[2] Nitta Yuma is located along U.S. Route 61, approximately four miles north of Anguilla.
The name "Nitta Yuma" is derived from the Choctaw language.[3] The Choctaw had long occupied this area, for thousands of years before Europeans. The Vick and Willis families developed cotton plantations on Deer Creek after they were first surveyed and offered for sale by the federal government.[4]
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 8.[5]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b "Nitta Yuma, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
- ^ Mrs. Henry Vick Phelps (Dorothy Cole) and Henry Vick Phelps II. (1974). Nitta Yuma king cotton. Nitta Yuma, Ms: D.C. Phelps. p. 22 f.
- ^ "Nitta Yuma CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.