Alligator, Mississippi | |
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Town | |
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 Location of Alligator, Mississippi | |
  Alligator, Mississippi Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 34°5′19″N 90°43′14″W / 34.08861°N 90.72056°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Bolivar |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.04 sq mi (2.70 km2) |
| • Land | 0.98 sq mi (2.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 157 ft (48 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 116 |
| • Density | 117.77/sq mi (45.47/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38720 |
| Area code | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-00940 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0666222 |
Alligator is a town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 116.[3]
In 2009, Tommie "Tomaso" Brown was elected Alligator's first black mayor. He defeated Robert Fava, the mayor since 1979.[4]
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Alligator town, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ Harnden, Toby (June 4, 2009). "Down the Mississippi: Barack Obama effect ends white rule in Deep South town". The Telegraph. Retrieved July 13, 2009.