Rawls Springs, Mississippi

Rawls Springs, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Rawls Springs Attendance Center
Rawls Springs
Coordinates: 31°22′51″N 89°22′17″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Forrest
Area [1]
• Total	1.84 sq mi (4.76 km^2)
• Land	1.83 sq mi (4.73 km^2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km^2)
Elevation	174 ft (53 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,202
• Density	658.27/sq mi (254.21/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39402
Area code	601
GNIS feature ID	676496[2]

Rawls Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 1,202.[3] Rawls Springs is approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northwest of Hattiesburg near U.S. Route 49 and a part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Rawls Springs is located on the former Illinois Central Gulf Railroad.[4]

A post office operated under the name Rawles Springs from 1905 to 1927.[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,202		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Rawls Springs racial composition as of 2020[7]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[a]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	370	30.78%
Black or African American (NH)	749	62.31%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	1	0.08%
Asian (NH)	3	0.25%
Pacific Islander (NH)	1	0.08%
Some Other Race (NH)	2	0.17%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	21	1.75%
Hispanic or Latino	55	4.58%
Total	1,202

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,202 people, 686 households, and 505 families residing in the CDP.

Notable person

• Mercy Baby, blues musician[10]

References

1. 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.[8][9]

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rawls Springs, Mississippi
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Rawls Springs CDP, Mississippi". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
4. Howe, Tony. "Rawls Springs, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
5. "Forrest County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
8. https://www.census.gov/ ^[not specific enough to verify]
9. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
10. Bob L. Eagle; Eric S. LeBlanc (May 1, 2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. ABC-CLIO. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-313-34424-4.