Ripley, Mississippi
| Ripley, Mississippi | |
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| City | |
Tippah County Courthouse
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 Location of Ripley, Mississippi |
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 Ripley, Mississippi
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| Coordinates: 34°43′57″N 88°56′49″W / 34.73250°N 88.94694°WCoordinates: 34°43′57″N 88°56′49″W / 34.73250°N 88.94694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Tippah |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mr. Chris Marsalis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.5 sq mi (29.9 km2) |
| • Land | 11.5 sq mi (29.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 499 ft (152 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 5,478 |
| • Density | 476.8/sq mi (184.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 38663 |
| Area code(s) | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-62600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0691645 |
Ripley is a city in Tippah County, Mississippi. The population was 5,478 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Tippah County.
Colonel William Clark Falkner, great-grandfather of authors William Faulkner and John Faulkner, was a prominent resident of Ripley in the mid to late-19th century. W.C. Falkner's exploits in and around Ripley served as the model for Faulkner's character of Colonel John Sartoris.
Ripley is located at 34°43′57″N 88°56′49″W / 34.73250°N 88.94694°W (34.732363, -88.947055).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.5 square miles (30 km2), of which 11.5 square miles (30 km2) is land and 0.04-square-mile (0.10 km2) (0.35%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,478 people, 2,174 households, and 1,441 families residing in the city. The population density was 476.8 people per square mile (184.1/km²). There were 2,334 housing units at an average density of 203.1 per square mile (78.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 75.65% White, 19.90% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.34% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.91% of the population.
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