Eagle Bend, Mississippi

Eagle Bend is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Warren County, Mississippi. It is approximately 15 miles northwest of downtown Vicksburg, and is part of the Vicksburg Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Eagle Bend, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Eagle Bend, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Eagle Bend, Mississippi
Eagle Bend, Mississippi
Eagle Bend, Mississippi is located in the United States
Eagle Bend, Mississippi
Eagle Bend, Mississippi
Coordinates: 32°31′14″N 91°00′24″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyWarren
Area
[1]
 • Total2.77 sq mi (7.18 km2)
 • Land1.67 sq mi (4.33 km2)
 • Water1.10 sq mi (2.85 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total296
 • Density177.25/sq mi (68.42/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID669540[2]

Eagle Bend began as a postal hamlet located directly on the Mississippi River.[3] In 1866, the river changed its course and created a natural cutoff called "Terrapin Neck". The former bend in the river soon silted up at either end, creating Eagle Lake, an oxbow lake.[4]

The population of Eagle Bend was 50 in 1900.[3] It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 296.[5]

Eagle Bend is situated on the east shore of Eagle Lake, and is popular for fishing and water sports.[4]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020296—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2020[7]

2020 census
Eagle Bend CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[7] % 2020
White alone (NH) 272 91.89%
Black or African American alone (NH) 20 6.76%
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) 2 0.68%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2 0.68%
Total 296 100.00%

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 can be of any race.

References
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagle Bend, Mississippi
  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. 667.
  4. Bragg, Marion (1977). Historic Names and Places on the Lower Mississippi River (PDF). Mississippi River Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2013.
  5. "Eagle Bend CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  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) - Eagle Bend CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.


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