Horn Lake, Mississippi

Horn Lake, Mississippi
Water tower in Horn Lake
Water tower in Horn Lake
Flag of Horn Lake, Mississippi
Official seal of Horn Lake, Mississippi
Motto: 
"Doorway To Mississippi"
Location of Horn Lake, Mississippi
Location of Horn Lake, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°57′19″N 90°02′05″W / 34.95528°N 90.03472°W / 34.95528; -90.03472
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyDeSoto
IncorporatedMarch 3, 1973
Government
 • MayorAllen Latimer (R[1])
Area
 • Total16.320 sq mi (42.269 km2)
 • Land16.025 sq mi (41.505 km2)
 • Water0.295 sq mi (0.763 km2)
Elevation295 ft (90 m)
Population
 • Total26,736
 • Estimate 
(2022)[5]
26,550
 • Density1,657/sq mi (639.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
38637
Area code662
FIPS code28-33700
GNIS feature ID1675449[3]
Sales tax7.0%[6]
Websitehornlake.org

Horn Lake is a city in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. It is located 1.2 mi (1.9 km) south of Memphis, Tennessee. The population was 26,736 at the 2020 census,[4] making it the 13th most populous city in Mississippi.

  1. ^ Maxey, Ron (June 4, 2013). "Allen Latimer wins mayor's job in Horn Lake". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved February 3, 2016. Latimer, the Republican nominee, finished with 1,491 votes, or about 83 percent, compared to 291 votes, or about 16 percent, for Jackson-McCray, a Democrat.
  2. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horn Lake, Mississippi
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Horn Lake (MS) sales tax rate". Retrieved April 3, 2024.