Mound Bayou, Mississippi

Mound Bayou, Mississippi
Nickname: 
Jewel of the Delta
Location of Mound Bayou in Mississippi
Location of Mound Bayou in Mississippi
Mound Bayou, Mississippi is located in the United States
Mound Bayou, Mississippi
Mound Bayou, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°52′50″N 90°43′41″W / 33.88056°N 90.72806°W / 33.88056; -90.72806
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyBolivar
FoundedJuly 12, 1887
Incorporated
-City status
February 23, 1898
May 12, 1972
Government
 • MayorLeighton Aldridge
Area
 • Total0.88 sq mi (2.27 km2)
 • Land0.88 sq mi (2.27 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
144 ft (44 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,534
 • Density1,749.14/sq mi (675.62/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38762
Area code662
FIPS code28-49320
GNIS feature ID0673895
Websitewww.cityofmoundbayou.com

Mound Bayou is a city in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,533 at the 2010 census,[2] down from 2,102 in 2000. It was founded as an independent black community in 1887 by former slaves led by Isaiah Montgomery.[3][4] Mound Bayou Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

Mound Bayou has a 96.8% African-American majority population in 2020, one of the largest of any community in the United States. The current mayor of Mound Bayou is Leighton Aldridge.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mound Bayou city, Mississippi". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  3. ^ Wormser, Richard (October 18, 2002). "Isiah Washington". Jim Crow Stories: The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. Educational Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on October 18, 2002. Retrieved October 18, 2002.
  4. ^ Educational Broadcasting Corporation (December 28, 2002). "Williams v. Mississippi (1898)". Jim Crow Stories: The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. Public Broadcasting Service. Archived from the original on December 28, 2002. Retrieved April 5, 2003.
  5. ^ https://www.apps.mdah.ms.gov/nom/dist/235.pdf [bare URL PDF]