Redwood, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Redwood, Mississippi
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
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 Km2:1.93
Area Land Km2:1.93
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.75
Area Land Sq Mi:0.75
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:84
Population Density Km2:43.43
Population Density Sq Mi:112.45
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:32.4778°N -90.8036°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:676556

Redwood is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located southeast of Twin Lake in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. The town is located near the junction of U.S. Route 61 and Mississippi Highway 3, approximately 10 miles north of Vicksburg. Its zip code is 39156.

Redwood is best known for being the site of the ancient Fort Saint-Pierre which was built by French colonialists of La Louisiane française in 1719. The French fort was destroyed by Native Americans in 1729.

Redwood was home to the Ballground Plantation, which owned slaves until 1963.[2]

Redwood is part of the Vicksburg Micropolitan Statistical Area.

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 84.[3]

Demographics

2020 census

Redwood CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2020[4] !% 2020
White alone (NH)8095.24%
Black or African American alone (NH)11.19%
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)11.19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)22.38%
Total84100.00%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 24, 2022.
  2. Web site: Rafi Letzter . 2018-02-28 . Black People Were Enslaved in the US Until as Recently as 1963 . 2024-07-30 . livescience.com . en.
  3. Web site: Redwood 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) – Redwood CDP, Mississippi. .