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Summary for Dumas


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Located in: Tippah County (see below)

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

Telephone Area Code: 662

Elevation: 590 feet [179.83 m] above sea level<1>

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

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<2>     476   (1.28% increase since 2010)  
2010:     470   (3.98% increase since 2000)
2000:     452

Total Area:<3>   3.9 sq. miles [10.1 km²]

Housing Units:<4>   192

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

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

Lat:   34.638000°   (or 34°38'16" N)

Lon:   -88.843100°   (or -88°50'35" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Dumas<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Dumas

GNIS ID:   2406403

FIPS State / Place Code:   28 / 20340

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


About Tippah County

The town of Ripley is the County Seat for Tippah County.

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

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     22,015   (0.76% decrease since 2010)  
2010     22,184   (6.52% increase since 2000)
2000:     20,826

Total Area:   460 sq. miles [1,191.3 km²]

Housing Units:   9,696

Official Website:   https://www.co.tippah.ms.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Tippah

GNIS ID:   695790

FIPS State / County Code:   28 / 139

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


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 Dumas)

Footnotes ...

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