Alligator, Mississippi

Alligator, Mississippi
Town
Location of Alligator, Mississippi
Location of Alligator, Mississippi
Alligator, Mississippi is located in the United States
Alligator, Mississippi
Alligator, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°5′19″N 90°43′14″W / 34.08861°N 90.72056°W / 34.08861; -90.72056[1]
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyBolivar
Area
 • Total1.04 sq mi (2.70 km2)
 • Land0.98 sq mi (2.55 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Elevation
157 ft (48 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total116
 • Density117.77/sq mi (45.47/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38720
Area code662
FIPS code28-00940
GNIS feature ID0666222

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]

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Alligator town, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Harnden, Toby (June 4, 2009). "Down the Mississippi: Barack Obama effect ends white rule in Deep South town". The Telegraph. Retrieved July 13, 2009.