Kearney Park, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Kearney Park, Mississippi
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:Kearney Park
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Madison
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.11
Area Land Km2:6.96
Area Water Km2:0.16
Area Total Sq Mi:2.75
Area Land Sq Mi:2.69
Area Water Sq Mi:0.06
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1048
Population Density Km2:150.64
Population Density Sq Mi:390.17
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:210
Coordinates:32.5892°N -90.3153°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:39071 (Flora)
Area Code:662
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:672070
Blank1 Name:FIPS Code
Blank1 Info:28-37190

Kearney Park is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located on Livingston-Vernon Road in western Madison County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,048.[2] Kearney Park is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The community has a ZIP Code of 39071, for the Flora post office.

Geography

Kearney Park is approximately 3miles north of the center of Flora (traveling Kearney Park Road), 5miles southeast of Bentonia, and west of Canton, the Madison county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kearney Park CDP has a total area of 2.7sqmi, of which 0.06sqmi, or 2.18%, are water.[2] The community sits southeast of the Big Black River, a tributary of the Mississippi.

Demographics

Transportation

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 Jackson, to the south.

Education

Madison County School District is the local school district.[3]

It is zoned to East Flora Elementary.[4] Residents are in turn zoned to Madison Middle School, Rosa Scott 9th Grade, and Madison Central High School.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Mississippi . United States Census Bureau . February 21, 2024.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Kearney Park CDP, Mississippi: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. February 21, 2024.
  3. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Madison County, MS. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-06-30.
  4. Web site: Attendance Zones and School Locations. Madison County School District. 2021-07-01.
  5. Web site: Flora Zone. Madison County School District. 2021-07-01.