Pleasant Hill, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Pleasant Hill, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:Pleasant Hill
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Desoto
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1,863
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:361
Coordinates:34.9144°N -89.8944°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:38651
Area Code:662
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:690380

Pleasant Hill is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States, located approximately 9miles southwest of Hernando and 8miles southeast of Eudora, just east of Arkabutla Lake.

Pleasant Hill was formerly incorporated, and was home to several stores, two churches, and a Masonic lodge.[1]

A post office operated under the name Pleasant Hill from 1848 to 1917.[2]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 1,863.[3]

Demographics

2020 census

Pleasant Hill CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2020[4] !% 2020
White alone (NH)1,56984.22%
Black or African American alone (NH)1015.42%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)10.05%
Asian alone (NH)573.06%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)60.32%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)743.97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)552.95%
Total1,863100.00%

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rowland, Dunbar . Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form . Southern Historical Publishing Association . 1907 . 2 . 437.
  2. Web site: DeSoto County . Jim Forte Postal History . 28 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Pleasant Hill CDP, Mississippi. United States Census Bureau. March 13, 2022.
  4. Web site: P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Pleasant Hill CDP, Mississippi. .