Redwood, Mississippi | |
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  Redwood, Mississippi  Redwood, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 32°28′40″N 90°48′13″W / 32.47778°N 90.80361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Warren |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.75 sq mi (1.93 km2) |
| • Land | 0.75 sq mi (1.93 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 84 |
| • Density | 112.45/sq mi (43.43/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 676556[2] |
Redwood is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located southeast of Twin Lake in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. The town is located near the junction of U.S. Route 61 and Mississippi Highway 3, approximately 10 miles north of Vicksburg. Its zip code is 39156.
Redwood is best known for being the site of the ancient Fort Saint-Pierre which was built by French colonialists of La Louisiane française in 1719. The French fort was destroyed by Native Americans in 1729.
Redwood was home to the Ballground Plantation, which owned slaves until 1963.[3]
Redwood is part of the Vicksburg Micropolitan Statistical Area.
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 84.[4]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Redwood, Mississippi
- ^ Rafi Letzter (2018-02-28). "Black People Were Enslaved in the US Until as Recently as 1963". livescience.com. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "Redwood CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.