| Official Name: | Crenshaw, Mississippi |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Panola, Quitman |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.06 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.06 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.41 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.41 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 638 |
| Population Density Km2: | 599.36 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1552.31 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 55 |
| Elevation Ft: | 180 |
| Coordinates: | 34.5028°N -90.1958°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 38621 |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 28-16460 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0668941 |
Crenshaw is a town in Panola and Quitman counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi, with a population of 885 in the 2010 census.
Crenshaw was located on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. By the early 1900s, it had a post office, several stores, churches, schools and a combined oil mill/cotton gin. The bank was founded in 1905.[2]
Most of the town is in Panola County with a small portion on the west side in Quitman County. In the 2000 census, 697 of the town's 916 residents (76.1%) lived in Panola County and 219 (23.9%) in Quitman County.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square mile (1.1 km2), all land.
| White | 137 | 21.47% | |
| Black or African American | 492 | 77.12% | |
| Native American | 1 | 0.16% | |
| Other/Mixed | 6 | 0.94% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 0.31% |
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 885 people living in the town. 77.2% were African American, 21.6% White, 0.1% Native American, 0.8% from some other race and 0.3% from two or more races. 0.8% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 916 people, 339 households, and 244 families living in the town. The population density was 2213sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 385 housing units at an average density of 930.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 71.51% African American, 27.84% White, 0.55% Native American and 0.11% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.
There were 339 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 25.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.6% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $20,781, and the median income for a family was $23,393. Males had a median income of $22,727 versus $17,768 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,372. About 29.0% of families and 28.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.8% of those under age 18 and 24.0% of those age 65 or over.
Amtrak’s City of New Orleans, which operates between New Orleans and Chicago, passes through the town on CN tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Marks, to the south.
The Panola County portion of Crenshaw is served by the North Panola School District. Crenshaw Elementary School in Crenshaw,[6] North Panola Junior High School in Como,[7] and North Panola High School in Sardis serve the community.[8] The Quitman County School District serves the portion of Crenshaw that lies in Quitman County.