Elliott, Mississippi

Elliott is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grenada County, Mississippi, United States, and part of the Grenada Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 990.[2]

Elliott, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Elliott
Elliott
Coordinates: 33°41′00″N 89°44′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyGrenada
Area
 • Total4.5 sq mi (11.7 km2)
 • Land4.5 sq mi (11.7 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
226 ft (69 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total990
 • Density219/sq mi (84.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38926
Area code(s)662
GNIS feature ID691837[1]
FIPS code28-21940

Elliott is located on the southern edge of Grenada County, with its southern border following the Montgomery County line. It is along U.S. Route 51, 7 miles (11 km) south of Grenada, the county seat, and 4 miles (6 km) north of Duck Hill. The Camp McCain Training Center of the Mississippi National Guard is 3 miles (5 km) to the east.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Elliott CDP has an area of 4.5 square miles (11.7 km2), all of it land.[2] The community is in the valley of Batupan Bogue, a northwest-flowing tributary of the Yalobusha River.

Elliott is located on the former Illinois Central Railroad.[3]

A post office operated under the name Elliott from 1860 to 1964.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elliott, Mississippi
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Elliott CDP, Mississippi". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  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. 683.
  4. Howe, Tony. "Elliott, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved 11 February 2021.


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