Silver Creek, Mississippi
| Silver Creek, Mississippi | |
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 Location of Silver Creek, Mississippi |
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 Silver Creek, Mississippi
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| Coordinates: 31°36′17″N 90°0′6″W / 31.60472°N 90.00167°WCoordinates: 31°36′17″N 90°0′6″W / 31.60472°N 90.00167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Lawrence |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.1 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
| • Land | 1.1 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 210 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 206 |
| • Density | 190/sq mi (78/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 39663 |
| Area code(s) | 601, 769 |
| FIPS code | 28-67960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0677792 |
Silver Creek is a town in Lawrence County, Mississippi. The population was 209 at the 2000 census. Silver Creek is accessed from U.S. Route 84 and Mississippi Highway 43. The movie Jesse James' Women (1954) was filmed in Silver Creek.
The area was settled around 1820 by the Kirby, Neal, Longino, Price and Williams families. Originally named "The Hall", it was changed in 1893 to Silver Creek for a nearby stream.
A depot was established in Silver Creek when the Pearl & Leaf Rivers Railroad (later Illinois Central Railroad) was completed in 1903.
In 1993, the Canadian National Railway abandoned the former Illinois Central line . The Columbia and Silver Creek Railroad was a shortline railroad that operated between Silver Creek and Columbia until 1992. The Rogers House, south of Silver Creek, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Silver Creek is located at 31°36′17″N 90°0′6″W / 31.60472°N 90.00167°W (31.604656, -90.001588).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 209 people, 81 households, and 60 families residing in the town. The population density was 197.0 people per square mile (76.1/km²). There were 96 housing units at an average density of 90.5 per square mile (35.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.30% White, 1.91% African American, 2.87% Asian, and 1.91% from two or more races.
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