At the time of the 2010 Census, Iuka had a population of 3,028 people (which is 15.45% of the total population of Tishomingo County). This makes Iuka the county's most populous community.

The population of Iuka represents 0.1% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 80th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,028 people, the population of Iuka decreased 1.01% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,059 people).

Taken from the 2016 Census Estimates, Iuka had an population of 2,989 people. This is a decrease of 1.29% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.29% since the 2000 Census).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Iuka.

Communities near Iuka ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities. Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Iuka and not the distance if you are going to drive it.^<3>.

Community	2016 Population	Direction	Distance
Caryton (AL) - Historic [Map]	---	E	6 miles [9.7 km]
Cherokee (AL) [Map]	1,009	E	13 miles [20.9 km]
Chickasaw (AL) - Historic [Map]	---	NE	8 miles [12.9 km]
Waterloo (AL) [Map]	198	NE	10 miles [16.1 km]
Burnsville [Map]	930	W	7 miles [11.3 km]
Farmington [Map]	2,189	NW	16 miles [25.7 km]

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Iuka.

Communities Also Named Iuka ...

Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 7 communities that are also named Iuka - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Iuka.

See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...

We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.

We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Iuka. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Iuka. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Iuka. Our list includes 11 papers.

These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Iuka:

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iuka ...

Looking for more information about Iuka? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Iuka, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information and a map of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Tourism Map for Iuka.

Search for Local Businesses ...

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Iuka. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

Business Owners: To appear in the above search results, your business will need to be listed with the Google Places service. Please use the below link to learn about and register for the free service.

If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you.

Other Roadside Stops ...

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About Tishomingo County

About Mississippi

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Iuka. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Iuka. - Return to Citation
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iuka - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance that begins in Iuka. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Iuka) to Point B. If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Iuka. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Iuka Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Iuka. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8077, Longitude: -88.1977 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Iuka have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

For additional information, please visit our Glossary for Iuka.