Dennis is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...
and
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
located at the intersection of
Mississippi Highway 25 and
Mississippi Highway 4
Mississippi Highway 4 (MS 4) runs east–west from an intersection in the community of Fox Island west of Tunica, Mississippi, near the border with Arkansas, to Mississippi Highway 25, MS 25 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi. It travels a d ...
in
Tishomingo County,
Mississippi
Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...
, United States. Dennis is approximately south of
Tishomingo and north of
Belmont.
Although an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
, Dennis has a post office.
It was first named as a CDP in the
2020 Census which listed a population of 172.
Demographics
2020 census
References
Unincorporated communities in Tishomingo County, Mississippi
Unincorporated communities in Mississippi
Census-designated places in Tishomingo County, Mississippi
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