Eagle Bend, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Eagle Bend, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Warren
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.18
Area Land Km2:4.33
Area Water Km2:2.85
Area Total Sq Mi:2.77
Area Land Sq Mi:1.67
Area Water Sq Mi:1.10
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:296
Population Density Km2:68.42
Population Density Sq Mi:177.25
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:32.5206°N -91.0067°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:669540

Eagle Bend is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Warren County, Mississippi. It is approximately 31 miles northwest of downtown Vicksburg, and is part of the Vicksburg Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Eagle Bend began as a postal hamlet located directly on the Mississippi River.[2] In 1866, the river changed its course and created a natural cutoff called "Terrapin Neck". The former bend in the river soon silted up at either end, creating Eagle Lake, an oxbow lake.[3]

The population of Eagle Bend was 50 in 1900.[2] It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 296.[4]

Eagle Bend is situated on the east shore of Eagle Lake, and is popular for fishing and water sports.[3]

Demographics

2020 census

Eagle Bend CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2020[5] !% 2020
White alone (NH)27291.89%
Black or African American alone (NH)206.76%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%
Asian alone (NH)00.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)00.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)20.68%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)20.68%
Total296100.00%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 24, 2022.
  2. Book: Rowland, Dunbar . Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form . Southern Historical Publishing Association . 1907 . 1 . 667.
  3. Book: Bragg, Marion . Historic Names and Places on the Lower Mississippi River . Mississippi River Commission . 1977 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130224005716/http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/pdf/abt_mrnames(5of8).pdf . 2013-02-24 .
  4. Web site: Eagle Bend CDP, Mississippi. United States Census Bureau. March 13, 2022.
  5. Web site: P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Eagle Bend CDP, Mississippi. .