Van Vleet, Mississippi
Van Vleet is located in Mississippi
Van Vleet
Van Vleet
Van Vleet is located in the United States
Van Vleet
Van Vleet
Coordinates: 33°59′13″N 88°54′01″W / 33.98694°N 88.90028°W / 33.98694; -88.90028
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyChickasaw
Area
  Total0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2)
  Land0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
377 ft (115 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total95
  Density123.22/sq mi (47.57/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38877
Area code662
GNIS feature ID695068[2]

Van Vleet is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States. Van Vleet is located at the junction of Mississippi Highway 32 and Mississippi Highway 385, 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Houston. Van Vleet has a post office with ZIP code 38877.[3]

Van Vleet is located on the former Houston Branch of the Southern Railway.[4]

A post office first began operation under the name Van Vleet in 1891.[5]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 95.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202095
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2020[8]

2020 census

Van Vleet CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[8] % 2020
White alone (NH) 67 70.53%
Black or African American alone (NH) 9 9.47%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 4 4.21%
Asian alone (NH) 4 4.21%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 4 4.21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7 7.37%
Total 95 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Van Vleet, Mississippi
  3. ZIP Code Lookup
  4. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 850.
  5. "Chickasaw County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  6. "Van Vleet CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  7. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  8. 1 2 "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Van Vleet CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.


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