Dublin, Mississippi

Dublin, also known as Hopson Bayou, is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located along U.S. Route 49 in southeastern Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Dublin is located on the Mississippi Delta Railroad. Dublin has a ZIP code of 38739.^[3] A post office first began operation under the name Dublin in 1875.^[4]

Dublin, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Dublin sign on U.S. Route 49
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Coordinates: 34°04′20″N 90°29′26″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Coahoma
Area [1]
• Total	0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2)
• Land	0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	157 ft (48 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	24
• Density	89.89/sq mi (34.68/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	2812717[2]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 24.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	24		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2020[7]

2020 census

Dublin 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[7]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	21	87.50%
Black or African American alone (NH)	2	8.33%
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	4.17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.00%
Total	24	100.00%

Notable people

• Jimmy Burns, soul blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter^[8]
• Little Willy Foster (1922 – 1987) was a Chicago blues musician, who was born in Dublin.^[9]
• Aaron Henry, Civil rights leader^[10]
• Malcolm Mabry, former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate^[11]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dublin, Mississippi
3. "Search Results for ZIP code 38739". Zipinfo.com. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
4. "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
5. "Dublin 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) - Dublin CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
8. Edward M. Komara (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues: A-J, index. Routledge. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-415-92700-0.
9. Komara, Edward M. (2006). Blues Encyclopedia. p. 342. ISBN 0-415-92699-8. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
10. Altman, Susan (1997). "Aaron Henry was an Unsung Hero". African American Registry.
11. Yasuhiro Katagiri (September 18, 2009). The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission: Civil Rights and States' Rights. University Press of Mississippi. p. 350. ISBN 978-1-4968-0125-8.