Mississippi Valley State University is a census-designated place in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 805. It is the location of Mississippi Valley State University and is adjacent to Itta Bena.
Demographics
Mississippi Valley State first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
2020 census +Mississippi Valley State University CDP – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)471323.98%16.40%Black or African American alone (NH)1,08159391.46%73.66%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)130.08%0.37%Asian alone (NH)1891.52%1.12%Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Some Other Race alone (NH)540.42%0.50%Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)1951.61%0.62%Hispanic or Latino (any race)11590.93%7.33%Total1,182805100.00%100.00%
2010 Census As of the 2010 United States census, there were 1,182 people living in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.5% Black, 4.0% White, 0.1% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 0.4% from some other race and 1.6% from two or more races. 0.9% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Education MVSU includes faculty and staff apartments and other residential apartments. Dependent children living in these units are within the Greenwood-Leflore School District. These apartments were formerly served by the Leflore County School District. Effective July 1, 2019 this district consolidated into the Greenwood-Leflore School District."School District Consolidation in Mississippi ." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
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