Kirkville, Itawamba County, Mississippi

Kirkville, Itawamba County, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 34°26′15″N 88°29′43″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Itawamba
Elevation [1]	384 ft (117 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	662
GNIS feature ID	2812727[1]

Kirkville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States.

Kirkville is located 0.5 mi (0.80 km) south of the Natchez Trace Parkway.

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 308.[2]

History

Kirkville is named for Dr. J.D. Kirk.[3]

The population in 1900 was 50.[4]

The Kirkville post office was established prior to the Civil War, and was still in operation in 1905.[3][5]

A stave mill was located in Kirkville in the early 1900s. Many of its workers had come from the Green River valley in Kentucky.[6]

The Kirkville Baptist Church and Cemetery are located in the settlement.[7][8] J.D. Kirk is interred in the cemetery.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	308		—
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 2020[10]

2020 census

Kirkville 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[10]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	301	97.73%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0.00%
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)	1	0.32%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	1.95%
Total	308	100.00%

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kirkville, Itawamba County, Mississippi
2. "Kirkville CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
3. Franks, Bob (March 4, 2000). "Joseph W. Ellerbee Monument in Historic Kirkville Cemetery". Itawambahistory.org.
4. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 1002.
5. "Kirkville Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
6. Mills, Mona Robinson (2013). Itawamba County. Arcadia. p. 124. ISBN 9780738590684.
7. "Kirkville Baptist Church". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
8. "Kirkville Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
9. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
10. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Kirkville CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.