Red Banks, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Red Banks, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:Red Banks
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Marshall
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.89
Area Land Km2:6.89
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:2.66
Area Land Sq Mi:2.66
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:215
Population Density Km2:31.21
Population Density Sq Mi:80.83
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:449
Coordinates:34.8281°N -89.5644°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:38661 (Red Banks)
38635 (Holly Springs)
Area Code:662
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:676512
Blank1 Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Info:28-61240

Red Banks is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census, which reported a population of 215.[2]

History

The name of the community is derived from the color of the banks of the creek which flows past the south side of the settlement. In 1900, the community had a population of 79, two churches and a cotton gin.[3]

Red Banks is located on the BNSF Railway and was incorporated on March 14, 1899.[4] Its post office first began operating in 1847.[5]

Geography

Red Banks is in central Marshall County, 8miles northwest of Holly Springs, the county seat. Mississippi Highway 178 passes through the south side of the community, leading southeast to Holly Springs and northwest 8miles to Byhalia. Interstate 22 runs along the southern edge of the community, with access from Exit 21 (South Red Banks Road). I-22 leads southeast to Tupelo and northwest to the Memphis, Tennessee, area. Downtown Memphis is northwest of Red Banks.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Red Banks CDP has an area of 2.66sqmi, all land.[1] The center of town sits on a low divide between north-flowing tributaries of the Coldwater River and south-facing slopes that lead to Red Banks Creek, which flows west to the Coldwater. The entire community lies within the Tallahatchie River watershed.

Demographics

2020 census

Red Banks CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2020[6] !% 2020
White alone (NH)15069.77%
Black or African American alone (NH)4320.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)20.93%
Asian alone (NH)31.40%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)10.47%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)62.79%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)104.65%
Total215100.00%

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Mississippi . United States Census Bureau . March 7, 2024.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Red Banks CDP, Mississippi: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. March 7, 2024.
  3. Book: Rowland, Dunbar . Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form . Southern Historical Publishing Association . 1907 . 2 . 531.
  4. Web site: Howe . Tony . Red Banks, Mississippi . Mississippi Rails . June 9, 2023.
  5. Web site: Marshall County . Jim Forte Postal History . June 9, 2023.
  6. Web site: P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Red Banks CDP, Mississippi. .
  7. Book: Bogdanov . Vladimir . All music guide : the definitive guide to popular music . 2001 . BackBeat Books . 8796306270 . 513 . 4th.
  8. Book: Hale Rand, Nettie . 1940 . Rand-Hale, Strong and Allied Families: A Genealogical Study with the Autobiography of Nettie Hale Rand . New York, New York . The American Historical Company, Inc. . 15 .
  9. Web site: Yarbrough, George M., 1916-1988 . Civil Rights Digital Library . June 9, 2023.