Rawls Springs, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Rawls Springs, Mississippi
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Mississippi
Pushpin Label:Rawls Springs
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Forrest
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.76
Area Land Km2:4.73
Area Water Km2:0.03
Area Total Sq Mi:1.84
Area Land Sq Mi:1.83
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1202
Population Density Km2:254.21
Population Density Sq Mi:658.27
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:174
Coordinates:31.3808°N -89.3714°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:39402
Area Code:601
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:676496

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.[2] Rawls Springs is approximately 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.[3]

A post office operated under the name Rawles Springs from 1905 to 1927.[4]

Demographics

Rawls Springs racial composition as of 2020[5]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)!Race!Number!Percentage
White (NH)37030.78%
Black or African American (NH)74962.31%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)10.08%
Asian (NH)30.25%
Pacific Islander (NH)10.08%
Some Other Race (NH)20.17%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)211.75%
Hispanic or Latino554.58%
Total1,202
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,202 people, 686 households, and 505 families residing in the CDP.

Notable person

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 24, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Rawls Springs CDP, Mississippi. U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. June 2, 2016. https://archive.today/20200213052816/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2861080. February 13, 2020. dead.
  3. Web site: Howe . Tony . Rawls Springs, Mississippi . Mississippi Rails . 14 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Forrest County . Jim Forte Postal History . 14 October 2020.
  5. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2022-06-07 . data.census.gov.
  6. Book: Bob L. Eagle. Eric S. LeBlanc. Blues: A Regional Experience. 1 May 2013. ABC-CLIO. 978-0-313-34424-4. 118.