Nitta_Yuma,_Mississippi

Nitta Yuma, Mississippi

Nitta Yuma, Mississippi

Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States

Nitta Yuma is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States.[2] Nitta Yuma is located along U.S. Route 61, approximately four miles north of Anguilla.

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The name "Nitta Yuma" is derived from the Choctaw language.[3] The Choctaw had long occupied this area, for thousands of years before Europeans. The Vick and Willis families developed cotton plantations on Deer Creek after they were first surveyed and offered for sale by the federal government.[4]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 8.[5]

Demographics

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2020 census

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Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Nitta Yuma has a Humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[8]

Education

It is a part of the South Delta School District,[9] which operates South Delta High School.

  • An old Nitta Yuma gas station. Picture taken while driving up 61 North

References

  1. [1]
    "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Nitta Yuma, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. [3]
    Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  4. [4]
    Mrs. Henry Vick Phelps (Dorothy Cole) and Henry Vick Phelps II. (1974). Nitta Yuma king cotton. Nitta Yuma, Ms: D.C. Phelps. p. 22 f.
  5. [5]
    "Nitta Yuma CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  7. [7]
    "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Nitta Yuma CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  8. [8]
    Climate Summary for Nitta Yuma
  9. [9]
    "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sharkey County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2021.


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