Census Data for Melvin Heights
As far as we can tell, Melvin Heights has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Melvin Heights, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Pearl
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flowood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brandon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Byram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Byram is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byram
- The population in 2015 was estimated at 11,509 people. This represents a 0.17% increase since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 11,489 people.
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- Ridgeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Terry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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- Bolton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Braxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Pelahatchie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Rankin County ...
Melvin Heights is located in Rankin County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Rankin County.
Miscellaneous Information for Melvin Heights ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Rankin County or the community of Melvin Heights:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Melvin Heights:
- GNIS ID for Melvin Heights: 687056
- GNIS ID for Rankin County: 695781
- GNIS ID for State of Mississippi: 1779790
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Melvin Heights is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Melvin Heights.
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |