Red Banks, Mississippi

Red Banks is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States.[2] The community is the birthplace of Gus Cannon, an American blues musician who helped to popularize jug bands in the 1920s and 1930s. Cannon is best known for his 1929 song Walk Right In, that became a popular hit in 1963 when recorded by the folk music group, The Rooftop Singers.[3]

Red Banks, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Red Banks, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Red Banks, Mississippi
Red Banks, Mississippi
Red Banks, Mississippi is located in the United States
Red Banks, Mississippi
Red Banks, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°49′41″N 89°33′52″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMarshall
Area
[1]
 • Total2.66 sq mi (6.89 km2)
 • Land2.66 sq mi (6.89 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
449 ft (137 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total215
 • Density80.83/sq mi (31.21/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38661
Area code662
GNIS feature ID676512[2]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 215.[4]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020215—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2020[6]

2020 census
Red Banks CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[6] % 2020
White alone (NH) 150 69.77%
Black or African American alone (NH) 43 20.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 2 0.93%
Asian alone (NH) 3 1.40%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 1 0.47%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 6 2.79%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10 4.65%
Total 215 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

Notes
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. "Red Banks, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. Bogdanov, Vladimir (2001). All music guide : the definitive guide to popular music (4th ed.). BackBeat Books. p. 513. ISBN 8796306270.
  4. "Red Banks CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  5. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  6. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Red Banks CDP, Mississippii". United States Census Bureau.


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