Lake View, Mississippi

Lake View is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States, near the Mississippi/Tennessee border just south of Memphis and north of the village of Walls. Lake View is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.^[3]

Lake View, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 34°59′20″N 90°08′28″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	DeSoto
Area [1]
• Total	0.25 sq mi (0.66 km2)
• Land	0.20 sq mi (0.53 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation	228 ft (69 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	299
• Density	1,472.91/sq mi (569.04/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38680
Area code	662
GNIS feature ID	691994[2]

During Prohibition, multiple Memphis businessmen opened nightclubs in Lake View.^[4]

A post office operated under the name Lake View from 1885 to 1895 and under the name Lakeview from 1895 to 1932.^[5]

From 1910 to 1928, the Memphis Street Railway Co operated the Memphis and Lakeview Railway. This was a 10 mile track that had four streetcars assigned to it.^[6]

The Valley Brick and Tile Company once operated a brick factory in Lake View.^[7]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 299.^[8]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	299		—
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 2020[10]

2020 census

Lakeview CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
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 (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020[10]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	84	28.09%
Black or African American alone (NH)	18	6.02%
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)	1	0.33%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	7	2.34%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	189	63.21%
Total	299	100.00%

Transportation

Amtrak’s City of New Orleans, which operates between New Orleans and Chicago, passes through the town on CN tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Memphis, 10 miles (16 km) to the north.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake View, Mississippi
3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 21.
4. Patrick O’Daniel (November 26, 2018). Crusaders, Gangsters, and Whiskey: Prohibition in Memphis. University Press of Mississippi. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-4968-2005-1.
5. "DeSoto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
6. Brooks, Frank. "Travelling by Trolley in Mississippi: Memphis and Lakeview Railway". Preservation in Mississippi. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
7. Mississippi Geological, Economic, and Topographical Survey (1907). Bulletin - Mississippi State Geological Survey. Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographical Survey. p. 2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
8. "Lakeview CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
9. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
10. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lakeview CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.