Mendenhall, Mississippi

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The 2000 Census showed that Mendenhall had a population of 2,555 people^<1>. This represents 0.09% of the total population of Mississippi, making it the state's 90th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
87	Belzoni	NW	91 mi [146.5 km]	2,432	8.67% decrease
88	Poplarville	S	79 mi [127.1 km]	3,003	15.46% increase
89	Moorhead	N	109 mi [175.4 km]	2,342	8.98% decrease
-90-	Mendenhall			2,553	---
91	Rolling Fork	NW	87 mi [140 km]	2,082	16.25% decrease
92	Quitman	E	67 mi [107.8 km]	2,320	5.81% decrease
93	Macon	NE	110 mi [177 km]	2,744	11.5% increase

Mendenhall had 1,039 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Mendenhall has an area^<4> of 5.32 square miles [13.77 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Mendenhall had a 2000 population density of 480.4 people per square mile [185.5 people/km²], making it the state's 176th most densely populated area.

Simpson County

The city of Mendenhall is located in Simpson County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 27,656 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 2,555 people, Mendenhall contained 9.24% of the Simpson County total.

In addition, where the community of Mendenhall has a population density of 480.4 people per square mile [185.5 people/km²], Simpson County averages 46.98 people per square mile [18.14 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Simpson County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Mendenhall and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Mendenhall. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Mendenhall.

A Census Quickfact is available for Simpson County (QF-28127).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Simpson County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Copiah	QF-28029	W	29,331	1.98% increase
	Covington	QF-28031	SE	20,526	5.47% increase
	Hinds	QF-28049	NW	247,650	1.18% decrease
	Jefferson Davis	QF-28065	S	12,653	8.77% decrease
	Lawrence	QF-28077	SW	13,370	0.67% increase
	Rankin	QF-28121	N	140,901	21.28% increase
	Smith	QF-28129	E	15,809	2.34% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Mendenhall:

Mendenhall is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Mendenhall.

The Commemorative Quarter for Mississippi<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Mendenhall. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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