Kokomo is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marion County, Mississippi, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 150.
History The community was named after the city of Kokomo, Indiana.
Kokomo was organized by the family of Phillip Enoch of Fernwood, Mississippi, around 1912. The Enochs planned to build a railroad east from Tylertown and established railroad stops along the planned route. Kokomo was the last planned station, but the railroad was never constructed. Kokomo was once home to a turpentine distillery, blacksmith shops, café, barbershop, grocery stores, gristmills, and a pharmacy.
A school first began operating in Kokomo in 1904. The Kokomo High School was closed in 1959.
Geography Kokomo is in western Marion County, with U.S. Route 98 forming its southern border. US 98 leads northeast to Columbia, the Marion county seat, and southwest to Tylertown.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kokomo CDP has an area of , of which , or 0.36%, are water. The community is drained to the south by tributaries of Tenmile Creek, which flows east to the Pearl River.
Demographics
Kokomo was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
2020 census +Kokomo CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020% 2020White alone (NH)11073.33%Black or African American alone (NH)3523.33%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%Asian alone (NH)00.00%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%Other race alone (NH)00.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)32.00%Hispanic or Latino (any race)21.33%Total150100.00%
Education It is in the Marion County School District. - Text list
Marion County is in the service area of Pearl River Community College.
Notable people Charles Coleman, former National Football League tight end
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