Bude, Mississippi | |
|---|---|
 Location of Bude, Mississippi | |
  Bude, Mississippi Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 31°27′48″N 90°50′48″W / 31.46333°N 90.84667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Franklin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.43 sq mi (3.70 km2) |
| • Land | 1.43 sq mi (3.69 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 240 ft (73 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 780 |
| • Density | 547.37/sq mi (211.33/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39630 |
| Area code | 601 |
| FIPS code | 28-09460 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0692752 |
Bude is a town in Franklin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,063 at the 2010 census.[2] Bude is located on the north bank of the Homochitto River, which bisects the county on a diagonal running from northeast to southwest, where it flows on its way to the Mississippi River. U.S. Routes 98 and 84 run by Bude.
American Railcar Industries operates a large maintenance shop in Bude.
Bude appeared in a March 2017 segment of 60 Minutes because its chess team won the state championship.[3]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Bude town, Mississippi". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ^ ""Chess Country" (video story) / "Chess program creates state-championship team in rural Mississippi" (text story)". CBS News. March 23, 2017. (Bude is shown in the 60 Minutes story, which is clickable from this source)