Sturgis, Mississippi

Sturgis, Mississippi
Location of Sturgis, Mississippi
Location of Sturgis, Mississippi
Sturgis, Mississippi is located in the United States
Sturgis, Mississippi
Sturgis, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°20′38″N 89°2′48″W / 33.34389°N 89.04667°W / 33.34389; -89.04667
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyOktibbeha
Government
 • MayorLeah Brown
 • Police ChiefDoug Hamilton
Area
 • Total1.29 sq mi (3.34 km2)
 • Land1.29 sq mi (3.34 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
338 ft (103 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total207
 • Density160.47/sq mi (61.95/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39769
Area code662
FIPS code28-71320
GNIS feature ID0694900

Sturgis is a town in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. The population was 207 at the 2020 census.

Sturgis annually hosts "The Rally", an all-bike motorcycle rally, also known as the Little Sturgis Rally.[2] According to Scott Smith, former mayor of Sturgis, in 2005 around 20,000 visitors attended that year's rally. The most recent was in August 2024, there was a 2 year hiatus in 2020-2021 due to COVID-19 concerns.[2][3]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b McRae, Emma (August 14, 2024). "Annual Little Sturgis bike rally returns Thursday". The Commercial Dispatch. Sturgis, Mississippi. Retrieved August 28, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Scott, Robert (August 21, 2022). "Sturgis South Bike Rally rumbles back". The Commercial Dispatch. Retrieved September 5, 2022.