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Delta City, Mississippi

Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States

33°04′26″N 90°47′42″W / 33.07389°N 90.79500°W / 33.07389; -90.79500CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountySharkeyArea

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• Total2.39 sq mi (6.18 km²) • Land2.39 sq mi (6.18 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

102 ft (31 m)Population

(2020)

• Total70 • Density29.31/sq mi (11.32/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

39061

Area code662GNIS feature ID669216^[2]

Delta City is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located on Mississippi Highway 434 in Sharkey County, Mississippi. Delta City is approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Panther Burn and approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Nitta Yuma. Although an unincorporated community, Delta City has a zip code of 39061.

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 70.^[3]

On the afternoon of Sunday, February 21, 1971, a large and long-tracked F5 tornado impacted Delta City, obliterating most of the town.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	70		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4] 2020^[5]

2020 census

**Delta City CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile**
(*NH = Non-Hispanic*)
Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020^[5]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	35	50.00%
Black or African American alone (NH)	32	45.71%
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/Multi-Racial (NH)	1	1.43%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	2.86%
Total	70	100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

Education

It is a part of the South Delta School District,^[6] which operates South Delta High School.

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delta City, Mississippi
^ "Delta City 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) - Delta City CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sharkey County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2021.