Bobo, Coahoma County, Mississippi

Bobo, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Bobo is located in Mississippi
Bobo
Bobo
Bobo is located in the United States
Bobo
Bobo
Coordinates: 34°07′45″N 90°40′52″W / 34.12917°N 90.68111°W / 34.12917; -90.68111
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyCoahoma
Elevation
[1]
164 ft (50 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
118
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
FIPS code28-07220
GNIS feature ID2812718[1]

Bobo is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Bobo is located on U.S. routes 61 and 278, southwest of Clarksdale.

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 118.[2]

History

Bobo was named for world-champion bear hunter Robert E. Bobo.[3] Bobo is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad and was once home to six general stores, a grocery store, and two sawmills.[4] A post office operated under the name Bobo from 1886 to 1973.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020118—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2020[7]

2020 census

Bobo 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[7] % 2020
White alone (NH) 18 15.25%
Black or African American alone (NH) 93 78.81%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 0 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7 5.93%
Total 118 100.00%

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bobo, Coahoma County, Mississippi
  2. ^ "Bobo CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  3. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 259.
  4. ^ Howe, Tony. "Bobo, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  7. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Bobo CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ Bob L. Eagle; Eric S. LeBlanc (May 1, 2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. ABC-CLIO. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-313-34424-4.
  9. ^ "Joe Willie Wilkins - Delta School". National Park Service. Retrieved June 3, 2020.


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