Toomsuba, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Toomsuba, Mississippi
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:Toomsuba
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lauderdale
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:12.96
Area Land Km2:12.14
Area Water Km2:0.81
Area Total Sq Mi:5.00
Area Land Sq Mi:4.69
Area Water Sq Mi:0.31
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:778
Population Density Km2:64.06
Population Density Sq Mi:165.92
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:302
Coordinates:32.4186°N -88.5069°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:39364
Area Code:601 & 769
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:678818
Blank1 Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Info:28-73880

Toomsuba is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. Its population was 778 as of the 2020 census.[2] Its ZIP code is 39364.[3]

The community is named after Toomsuba Creek.[4]

Geography

Toomsuba is in eastern Lauderdale County, east of Meridian, the county seat. U.S. Routes 80 and 11 pass through the community as its main street. Interstate Highways 20 and 59 run along the southern edge of the community, with access from Exit 165 (Will Garrett Road). I-20 and I-59 lead west to Meridian and northeast to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, while U.S. Route 11 and 80 lead west to Meridian and east 9miles to their split near Cuba, Alabama.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Toomsuba CDP has a total area of 13sqkm, of which 12.1sqkm are land and 0.8sqkm, or 6.27%, are land.[5] In addition to the Toomsuba town center at the crossroads of US 11/80 with Will Garrett Road and Lauderdale–Toomsuba Road, the CDP contains residential development around Bailey Lake, a reservoir just west of the town center.

Demographics

Toomsuba racial composition as of 2020[6]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)!Race!Number!Percentage
White (NH)43255.53%
Black or African American (NH)30539.2%
Some Other Race (NH)20.26%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)202.57%
Hispanic or Latino192.44%
Total778
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 778 people, 300 households, and 194 families residing in the CDP.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 24, 2022.
  2. Web site: Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Toomsuba CDP, Mississippi. U.S. Census Bureau. data.census.gov. April 2, 2020.
  3. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012-02-15. United States Postal Service. 2012.
  4. Book: Baca, Keith A.. Native American Place Names in Mississippi. 2007. University Press of Mississippi. 978-1-60473-483-6. 120.
  5. Web site: U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Mississippi. U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. April 2, 2020.
  6. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2022-06-01 . data.census.gov.
  7. News: Robinson . Norman . Norman Robinson: Farewell and God bless you all . December 10, 2022 . WDSU . May 30, 2014.
  8. Web site: Jack Spinks Gallery . Trading Card Database . December 10, 2022.
  9. Book: Rowland, Dunbar. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. 1917. Department of Archives and History. en.