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Summary for Bentonia


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Located in: Yazoo County (see below)

Time Zone: Bentonia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: 662

Elevation: 200 feet [60.96 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Bentonia)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<2>     417   (5.23% decrease since 2010)  
2010:     440   (12% decrease since 2000)
2000:     500

Total Area:<3>   1.42 sq. miles [3.7 km²]

Housing Units:<4>   195

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Bentonia:

Lat:   32.643400°   (or 32°38'36" N)

Lon:   -90.369300°   (or -90°22'9" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Bentonia<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Bentonia

GNIS ID:   2405246

FIPS State / Place Code:   28 / 05380

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bentonia)


About Yazoo County

The town of Yazoo City is the County Seat for Yazoo County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Yazoo)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     29,690   (5.53% increase since 2010)  
2010     28,134
2000:     28,149

Total Area:   934 sq. miles [2,419.7 km²]   - of which 1.21% is water (11.32 sq. miles [29.3 km²])

Housing Units:   10,074

Official Website:   https://www.yazoocounty.net/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Yazoo

GNIS ID:   695802

FIPS State / County Code:   28 / 163

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bentonia)


About Mississippi

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     2,978,227   (0.37% increase since 2010)  
2010:     2,967,297   (4.31% increase since 2000)
2000:     2,844,658

Websites for State of Mississippi

Official Website:   https://www.ms.gov/

Tourism:   https://visitmississippi.org/

Parks:   https://www.mdwfp.com/

Fishing:   https://www.mdwfp.com/fishing-boating/

Hunting:   https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Mississippi

GNIS ID:   1779790

FIPS State:   28

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bentonia)

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bentonia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Bentonia. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Bentonia, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Bentonia.