Van Vleet, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Van Vleet, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:Van Vleet
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Chickasaw
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.00
Area Land Km2:2.00
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.77
Area Land Sq Mi:0.77
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:95
Population Density Km2:47.57
Population Density Sq Mi:123.22
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:377
Coordinates:33.9869°N -88.9003°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:38877
Area Code:662
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:695068

Van Vleet is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States. Van Vleet is located at the junction of Mississippi Highway 32 and Mississippi Highway 385, 8miles northeast of Houston. Van Vleet has a post office with ZIP code 38877.[2]

Van Vleet is located on the former Houston Branch of the Southern Railway.[3]

A post office first began operation under the name Van Vleet in 1891.[4]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 95.[5]

Demographics

2020 census

Van Vleet CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2020[6] !% 2020
White alone (NH)6770.53%
Black or African American alone (NH)99.47%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)44.21%
Asian alone (NH)44.21%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)00.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)44.21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)77.37%
Total95100.00%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 24, 2022.
  2. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=38877&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  3. Book: Rowland, Dunbar . Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form . Southern Historical Publishing Association . 1907 . 2 . 850.
  4. Web site: Chickasaw County . Jim Forte Postal History . 8 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Van Vleet CDP, Mississippi. United States Census Bureau. March 13, 2022.
  6. Web site: P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Van Vleet CDP, Mississippi. .