Kearney Park is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located on Livingston-Vernon Road in western Madison County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,048.[2] Kearney Park is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Kearney Park, Mississippi | |
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  Kearney Park  Kearney Park | |
| Coordinates: 32°35′21″N 90°18′55″W / 32.58917°N 90.31528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Madison |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.75 sq mi (7.11 km2) |
| • Land | 2.69 sq mi (6.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 210 ft (60 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,048 |
| • Density | 390.17/sq mi (150.64/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39071 (Flora) |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 672070[3] |
| FIPS Code | 28-37190 |
The community has a ZIP Code of 39071, for the Flora post office.
Geography
editKearney Park is approximately 3 miles (5 km) north of the center of Flora (traveling Kearney Park Road), 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Bentonia, and 19 miles (31 km) west of Canton, the Madison county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kearney Park CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2), of which 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2), or 2.18%, are water.[2] The community sits 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of the Big Black River, a tributary of the Mississippi.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 1,048 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
Transportation
editAmtrak’s City of New Orleans, which operates between New Orleans and Chicago, passes through the town on CN tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Jackson, 24 miles (39 km) to the south.
Education
editMadison County School District is the local school district.[5]
It is zoned to East Flora Elementary.[6] Residents are in turn zoned to Madison Middle School, Rosa Scott 9th Grade, and Madison Central High School.[7]
References
edit- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c "P1. Race – Kearney Park CDP, Mississippi: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kearney Park, Mississippi
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Madison County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Attendance Zones and School Locations" (PDF). Madison County School District. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "Flora Zone". Madison County School District. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
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