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Eagle Bend, Mississippi
Eagle Bend is a census-designated place and Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Warren County, Mississippi, Warren County, Mississippi. It is approximately 15 miles northwest of downtown Vicksburg, Mississippi, Vicksburg, and is part of the Vicksburg Vicksburg Micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. Eagle Bend began as a postal hamlet located directly on the Mississippi River. In 1866, the river changed its course and created a natural cutoff called "Terrapin Neck". The former bend in the river soon silted up at either end, creating Eagle Lake, an oxbow lake. The population of Eagle Bend was 50 in 1900. It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census which listed a population of 296. Eagle Bend is situated on the east shore of Eagle Lake, and is popular for fishing and water sports. Demographics 2020 census ''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census-designated Place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such as self-governing cities, towns, and villages, for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities, colonias located along the Mexico–United States border, and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and the Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most unin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |