Shaw, Mississippi

Shaw, Mississippi
Mississippi Blues Trail marker for David "Honeyboy" Edwards in Shaw
Location of Shaw, Mississippi
Location of Shaw, Mississippi
Shaw, Mississippi is located in the United States
Shaw, Mississippi
Shaw, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°36′6″N 90°46′15″W / 33.60167°N 90.77083°W / 33.60167; -90.77083
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountiesBolivar, Sunflower[1]
Area
 • Total1.11 sq mi (2.88 km2)
 • Land1.11 sq mi (2.88 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
131 ft (40 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,457
 • Density1,309.07/sq mi (505.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38773
Area code662
FIPS code28-67000
GNIS feature ID0677626

Shaw is a city in Bolivar and Sunflower counties, Mississippi, United States,[1] located in the Mississippi Delta region. The name was derived from an old Indian tribe northeast of this region. The population was 1,952 at the 2010 census.[3]

  1. ^ a b "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Shaw city, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Shaw city, Mississippi". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2014.