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Inverness, Mississippi
Inverness is a town in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 868 at the 2020 census.
As the town had the largest cotton gin in the Mississippi Delta, it served as a gathering place for farmers from the region when they brought their cotton for processing. The town was heavily damaged by a tornado in 1971.
The small town was virtually destroyed on February 21, 1971, when an F5 tornado, one of many storms in the outbreak, struck more than a dozen towns in portions of Louisiana and Mississippi. A total of 36 people were killed in rural Mississippi as a result of the storm. Twenty-one of the victims were from Inverness, where a broad section of houses were destroyed.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), all land.
Inverness is about 90 miles (140 km) north of Jackson.
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 868 people, 355 households, and 256 families residing in the town.
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 1,019 people living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 50.7% Black, 47.6% White, 0.2% Native American, 0.6% Asian and 0.2% from two or more races. 0.7% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,153 people, 411 households, and 311 families living in the town. The population density was 800.4 inhabitants per square mile (309.0/km2). There were 432 housing units at an average density of 299.9 per square mile (115.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 59.41% African American, 39.64% White, 0.78% Asian, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.
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Inverness, Mississippi
Inverness is a town in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 868 at the 2020 census.
As the town had the largest cotton gin in the Mississippi Delta, it served as a gathering place for farmers from the region when they brought their cotton for processing. The town was heavily damaged by a tornado in 1971.
The small town was virtually destroyed on February 21, 1971, when an F5 tornado, one of many storms in the outbreak, struck more than a dozen towns in portions of Louisiana and Mississippi. A total of 36 people were killed in rural Mississippi as a result of the storm. Twenty-one of the victims were from Inverness, where a broad section of houses were destroyed.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), all land.
Inverness is about 90 miles (140 km) north of Jackson.
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 868 people, 355 households, and 256 families residing in the town.
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 1,019 people living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 50.7% Black, 47.6% White, 0.2% Native American, 0.6% Asian and 0.2% from two or more races. 0.7% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,153 people, 411 households, and 311 families living in the town. The population density was 800.4 inhabitants per square mile (309.0/km2). There were 432 housing units at an average density of 299.9 per square mile (115.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 59.41% African American, 39.64% White, 0.78% Asian, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.
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