Bobo, Coahoma County, Mississippi

Bobo is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Bobo is located on U.S. routes 61 and 278, southwest of Clarksdale.

Bobo, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Bobo is located in Mississippi
Bobo
Bobo
Bobo is located in the United States
Bobo
Bobo
Coordinates: 34°07′55″N 90°40′32″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyCoahoma
Elevation
161 ft (49 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total118
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
FIPS code28-07220
GNIS feature ID667355[1]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 118.[2]

History

Bobo was named for world-champion bear hunter Robert E. Bobo.[3] Bobo is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad and was once home to six general stores, a grocery store, and two sawmills.[4] A post office operated under the name Bobo from 1886 to 1973.[5]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020118—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2020[7]

2020 census
Bobo CDP, Mississippi – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[7] % 2020
White alone (NH) 18 15.25%
Black or African American alone (NH) 93 78.81%
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/Multi-Racial (NH) 0 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7 5.93%
Total 118 100.00%

Notable people

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Bobo CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 259.
  4. Howe, Tony. "Bobo, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  5. "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  6. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  7. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Bobo CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  8. Bob L. Eagle; Eric S. LeBlanc (May 1, 2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. ABC-CLIO. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-313-34424-4.
  9. "Joe Willie Wilkins - Delta School". National Park Service. Retrieved June 3, 2020.


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