Welcome to Tunica ...The town of Tunica is located in Tunica County<1> and is the County Seat for Tunica County. Tunica was established in 1888. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Tunica has a population of 858 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Tunica is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Tunica lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Tunica: 662 & 471<4> The ZIP code for Tunica: 38676<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tunica had an population of 858 people. This is a decrease of 16.7% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 24.2% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Tunica had a population of 1,030 people (or 9.57% of the total population of Tunica County). This makes Tunica the county's most populous community. The population of Tunica represents 0.03% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 160th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,030 people, the population of Tunica decreased 9.01% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,132 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Tunica. Communities Also Named Tunica ...For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tunica. Communities near Tunica ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tunica.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tunica. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tunica. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tunica. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tunica. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tunica. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Tunica. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tunica ...Looking for more information about Tunica? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Tunica, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tunica. Adding Tunica to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Tunica in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Tunica was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Tunica. Footnotes ...
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