Delta City, Mississippi

Delta City is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located on Mississippi Highway 434 in Sharkey County, Mississippi. Delta City is approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Panther Burn and approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Nitta Yuma. Although an unincorporated community, Delta City has a zip code of 39061.

Delta City, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 33°04′26″N 90°47′33″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Sharkey
Area [1]
• Total	2.39 sq mi (6.18 km2)
• Land	2.39 sq mi (6.18 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	105 ft (32 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	70
• Density	29.31/sq mi (11.32/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39061
Area code	662
GNIS feature ID	2812741[2]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 70.^[3]

On the afternoon of Sunday, February 21, 1971, a large and long-tracked F5 tornado impacted Delta City, obliterating most of the town.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	70		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 2020[5]

2020 census

Delta City 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[5]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	35	50.00%
Black or African American alone (NH)	32	45.71%
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 or Multi-Racial (NH)	1	1.43%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	2.86%
Total	70	100.00%

Education

It is a part of the South Delta School District,^[6] which operates South Delta High School.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delta City, Mississippi
3. "Delta City CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
4. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
5. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Delta City CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
6. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sharkey County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2021.