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]
White alone (NH) | 80 | 95.24% | |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 1 | 1.19% | |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 1 | 1.19% | |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2 | 2.38% | |
Total | 84 | 100.00% |