Pattison, Mississippi
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Pattison, also known as Martin, 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 count ...
and
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States. Its ZIP code is 39144. It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 176.


History

Pattison was originally named Martin in honor of General William T. Martin. Pattison is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad and was once home to a drug store, grist mill, cotton gin, saloon, hotel, and multiple general stores. A post office operated under the name Martin from 1879 to 1912 and first began operation under the name Pattison in 1912.


Demographics


2020 census

''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''


Education

Residents are zoned to the
Claiborne County School District The Claiborne County School District is a public school district based in Port Gibson, Mississippi ( USA). The district's boundaries parallel that of Claiborne County. Text list/ref> They include the employee residences of Alcorn State Universit ...
.
Port Gibson High School Port Gibson High School is a public high school in unincorporated Claiborne County, Mississippi, with a Port Gibson. It opened in 1924. It is part of the Claiborne County School District. The student body is 99 percent African American. The old P ...
is the comprehensive high school of the district.


Notable person

* Bennie Goods, former
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defensive tackle, was born in Pattison.


Notes

Unincorporated communities in Claiborne County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi Census-designated places in Claiborne County, Mississippi {{ClaiborneCountyMS-geo-stub