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Burnsville, Mississippi
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Location of Burnsville, Mississippi
Burnsville, Mississippi is located in the United States
Burnsville, Mississippi
Burnsville, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Tishomingo
Area
 • Total 4.79 sq mi (12.41 km2)
 • Land 4.77 sq mi (12.36 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
463 ft (141 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 868
 • Density 181.93/sq mi (70.25/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38833
Area code(s) 662
FIPS code 28-09820
GNIS feature ID 0667827

Burnsville is a town in Tishomingo County in northeastern Mississippi, United States. The population was 936 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Burnsville is located on the west side of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway. The town is at the intersection of US Route 72 and Mississippi Highway 365. U.S. 72 runs from west to east through the southern part of the town, leading southeast 8 mi (13 km) to Iuka, the county seat of Tishomingo County, and northwest 14 mi (23 km) to Corinth. MS Highway 365 runs through the main part of town from north to south, leading north 6 mi (9.7 km) to Doskie and south to Bay Springs Lake.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12 km2), of which 4.8 square miles (12 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.42%) is water.

Rivers and streams

Other formations

  • Turnpike Hill lies just east of the town on the east side of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 240
1890 318 32.5%
1900 222 −30.2%
1910 336 51.4%
1920 363 8.0%
1930 404 11.3%
1940 449 11.1%
1950 525 16.9%
1960 416 −20.8%
1970 435 4.6%
1980 889 104.4%
1990 949 6.7%
2000 1,034 9.0%
2010 936 −9.5%
2020 868 −7.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Burnsville racial composition
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 803 92.51%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 4 0.46%
Native American 5 0.58%
Asian 1 0.12%
Other/Mixed 35 4.03%
Hispanic or Latino 20 2.3%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 868 people, 353 households, and 199 families residing in the town.

Education

Public schools

  • Burnsville Elementary - grades K-8 with an enrollment of 498 students

Libraries

  • Burnsville Public Library - has a collection of ~179,000 books and serial volumes

Transportation

Highways

  • U.S. Route 72 - an east–west corridor that runs from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Memphis
  • Mississippi Highway 365 - runs north–south through Tishomingo County

Railroads

  • Southern Railway System

Media

  • WOWL 91.9 FM radio, owned by Southern Community Services, Inc.

Notable person

  • Lester Carpenter, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives representing the First District of Mississippi.

See also

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