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Summary for Big Creek


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Located in: Calhoun County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Big Crk.

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

Telephone Area Code: 662

Elevation: 260 feet [79.25 m] above sea level<1>

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

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<2>     147   (4.55% decrease since 2010)  
2010:     154   (21.26% increase since 2000)
2000:     127

Total Area:<3>   1.14 sq. miles [2.9 km²]

Housing Units:<4>   70

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

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

Lat:   33.846400°   (or 33°50'47" N)

Lon:   -89.415900°   (or -89°24'57" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Big Creek<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Big Creek

GNIS ID:   2407419

FIPS State / Place Code:   28 / 06060

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


About Calhoun County

The village of Pittsboro is the County Seat for Calhoun County.

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

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     14,361   (4.06% decrease since 2010)  
2010     14,968   (0.67% decrease since 2000)
2000:     15,069

Total Area:   587 sq. miles [1,522.8 km²]

Housing Units:   6,913

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Calhoun

GNIS ID:   695731

FIPS State / County Code:   28 / 013

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


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 Big Creek)

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Creek - 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 Big Creek. 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 Big Creek, 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 Big Creek.