Tchula, Mississippi

Tchula, Mississippi
Location of Tchula, Mississippi
Location of Tchula, Mississippi
Tchula, Mississippi is located in the United States
Tchula, Mississippi
Tchula, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°10′51″N 90°13′21″W / 33.18083°N 90.22250°W / 33.18083; -90.22250
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyHolmes
Area
 • Total1.44 sq mi (3.73 km2)
 • Land1.41 sq mi (3.65 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation
112 ft (34 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,652
 • Density1,173.30/sq mi (452.90/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39169
Area code662
FIPS code28-72440
GNIS feature ID0678607

Tchula is a town in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,650 at the 2020 census,[2] down from 2,332 in 2000.

A 2015 article in The Guardian described it as the poorest community in the United States.[3]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Tchula town, Mississippi". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  3. ^ McGreal, Chris (November 15, 2015). "Poorest town in poorest state: Segregation is gone but so are the jobs". The Guardian. Retrieved July 9, 2017.