Rena Lara, Mississippi
Rena Lara is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located along Mississippi Highway 1 in southwestern Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Rena Lara is located on the former Riverside Division of the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.[3] Rena Lara was once home to two general stores, two grocery stores, and the Richardson and May Land & Planting Company.[4]
it has a post office, with the ZIP code 38767.[5] The post office first began operation in 1895.[6]
Pepper Sharpe, a Negro league pitcher, was born in Rena Lara.[7]
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 123.[8]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 123 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 2020[10] |
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[10] | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 102 | 82.93% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 13 | 10.57% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 7 | 5.69% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1 | 0.81% |
Total | 123 | 100.00% |
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rena Lara, Mississippi
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 537.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Rena Lara, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
- ^ "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "Pepper Sharpe Negro Leagues Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "Rena Lara CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Rena Lara CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
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