Ackerman, Mississippi

Ackerman, Mississippi
Location of Ackerman, Mississippi
Location of Ackerman, Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°18′41″N 89°10′29″W / 33.31139°N 89.17472°W / 33.31139; -89.17472
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyChoctaw
Area
 • Total2.27 sq mi (5.87 km2)
 • Land2.25 sq mi (5.82 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
522 ft (159 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,594
 • Density709.07/sq mi (273.75/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39735
Area code662
FIPS code28-00300
GNIS feature ID0692374
Websiteackermanms.org

Ackerman is a town and the county seat of Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,594 according to 2020 census,[2] which shows an increase from 1,510 reported in the 2010 census.[3]

It is named for William K. Ackerman, President of the Illinois Central Railroad 1877-1883.[4]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ackerman town, Mississippi". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ Corliss, Carlton J. (1950), The Mainline of Mid-America, Creative Age Press, p. 420