Independence is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Tate County, Mississippi, United States.
The settlement is approximately south of Cockrum and east of Coldwater along Mississippi Highway 305.
Per the 2020 Census, the population was 200.
History The settlement was first known as "Flewellenes Crossroads" and "Buck Snorts".
During the Civil War, R.W. Locke organized a company of soldiers in Buck Snorts, which was dispatched to Virginia where they became Company D of the 42d Mississippi Infantry Regiment. Locke was elected company captain.
The population in 1900 was 100.
By 1907, Independence had a post office, several stores/businesses, two churches, and a public school.
Demographics
Independence was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
2020 census +Independence CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020% 2020White alone (NH)15979.50%Black or African American alone (NH)2010.00%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)10.50%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)126.00%Hispanic or Latino (any race)84.00%Total200100.00%
Education It is in the Tate County School District.
Notable people R.L. Burnside, blues musician. Hugh Freeze, Head football coach of The Auburn Tigers. Michael Conner Humphreys, actor who played Young Forrest Gump in Forrest Gump
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