Porterville, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Porterville is located in Mississippi
Porterville
Porterville
Location in Mississippi and the United States
Porterville is located in the United States
Porterville
Porterville
Porterville (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°41′16″N 88°28′20″W / 32.68778°N 88.47222°W / 32.68778; -88.47222
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyKemper
Area
[1]
 • Total0.39 sq mi (1.01 km2)
 • Land0.39 sq mi (1.01 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
200 ft (60 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total34
 • Density87.63/sq mi (33.80/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
39352
FIPS code28-59520
GNIS feature ID676260[2]

Porterville (also Maryville) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Kemper County, Mississippi. It lies a slight distance away from U.S. Route 45 southeast of the city of De Kalb, the county seat of Kemper County.[3] Its elevation is 200 feet (61 m).[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 39352.[4] It is adjacent to Lake Porterville.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202034—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

History

Porterville was named for the first postmaster, Willie N. Porter. The community is located on the Kansas City Southern Railway and the post office first opened on May 24, 1890.[6] Porterville was once home to several stores and in 1906 had a population of 200.[7]

The Porterville General Store is listed on the National Register of Historical Places.[8]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Porterville, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 17, 2008.
  3. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 56.
  4. ↑ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ Howe, Tony. "Porterville, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  7. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 456.
  8. ↑ "Porterville General Store". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Clay Hopper". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  10. ↑ Corcoran, Tuly. "Devonta Pollard Overcoming Rocky Road to Finally Thrive at Houston". Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 2, 2022.


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