Bethlehem, Mississippi

Bethlehem, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Bethlehem is located in Mississippi
Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Bethlehem is located in the United States
Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Coordinates: 34°34′38″N 89°19′44″W / 34.57722°N 89.32889°W / 34.57722; -89.32889
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMarshall
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.88 sq mi (10.04 km2)
 • Land3.88 sq mi (10.04 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
381 ft (116 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
319
 • Density82.28/sq mi (31.77/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38659 (Potts Camp)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID2812735[2]
FIPS Code28-05780

Bethlehem is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States.[2]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 319.[4]

Geography

The community is located in southeastern Marshall County along Mississippi Highway 349, in the heart of Holly Springs National Forest. Potts Camp, the mailing address for Bethlehem with ZIP Code 38659, is 5 miles (8 km) to the north, and Holly Springs, the Marshall county seat, is 18 miles (29 km) to the northwest. New Albany in Union County is 24 miles (39 km) by road to the southeast.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bethlehem CDP has an area 3.9 square miles (10 km2), all land.[1] It is bordered to the north by Potts Creek and to the southeast by a tributary of the Little Tallahatchie River. The community is within the Tallahatchie River watershed.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020319—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2020[6]

2020 census

Bethlehem CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
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 may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[6] % 2020
White alone (NH) 254 79.62%
Black or African American alone (NH) 44 13.79%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 0.31%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 11 3.45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9 2.82%
Total 319 100.00%

Notable people

Railroad executive Victor V. Boatner was born in Bethlehem,[7] as was Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame member and civil rights advocate Chet Walker.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bethlehem, Mississippi
  3. ^ "P1. Race – Bethlehem CDP, Mississippi: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bethlehem CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  6. ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Bethlehem CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "Railway Age". R.G. Lewis. 1916.
  8. ^ Smith, Sam (September 5, 2012). "Chet the Jet joins basketball greats in the Hall of Fame". NBA.COM. National Basketball Association. Retrieved December 5, 2015.