Toccopola, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 34°15′21″N 89°14′4″W / 34.25583°N 89.23444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Pontotoc |
Area | |
• Total | 8.65 sq mi (22.40 km2) |
• Land | 8.45 sq mi (21.89 km2) |
• Water | 0.20 sq mi (0.51 km2) |
Elevation | 400 ft (122 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 286 |
• Density | 33.84/sq mi (13.07/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 662 |
FIPS code | 28-73760 |
GNIS feature ID | 694986[2] |
Toccopola is a town in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 246 at the 2010 census.
The town took its name from an old Indian village which once stood in the area; its name in turn is derived from the Chickasaw language purported to mean "dismal prairie".[3]