McCool, Mississippi
McCool, Mississippi | |
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 Location of McCool, Mississippi | |
  McCool, Mississippi Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°11′54″N 89°20′35″W / 33.19833°N 89.34306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Attala |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.94 sq mi (2.44 km2) |
| • Land | 0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 466 ft (142 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 103 |
| • Density | 109.69/sq mi (42.36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39108 |
| Area code | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-43400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0673311 |
McCool is a town in Attala County, Mississippi. The population was 103 at the 2020 census.[2]
History
[change | change source]McCool post office was established September 11, 1883, with Charles W. Thompson as first postmaster.[3] The town was named for James F. McCool, Chancellor of the 6th Chancery court district of Mississippi, and former speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives.[4]
The population was 317 in 1900.[4]
Geography
[change | change source]According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of the town is 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2). All of it is land.
Education
[change | change source]The town of McCool is served by the Attala County School District.
Notable people
[change | change source]- Margaret Wade, basketball coach, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
- John D. Winters, historian, author of The Civil War in Louisiana (1963), was born in McCool but reared in Lake Providence, Louisiana.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): McCool town, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ↑ Gallagher, John S. and Patera, Alan H. (1996) Mississippi Post Offices, p. 13. Lake Grove, Oregon: The Depot, ISBN 0-943645-35-2
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 186.
- ↑ John D. Winters obituary, Ruston Daily Leader, Ruston, Louisiana, December 10, 1997
Municipalities and communities of Attala County, Mississippi, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |