McCool, Mississippi
human settlement in Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
McCool is a town in Attala County, Mississippi. The population was 103 at the 2020 census.[2]
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 |
History
changeMcCool 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
changeAccording 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
changeThe town of McCool is served by the Attala County School District.
Notable people
change- 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- ↑ "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