Ripley, Mississippi

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The 2000 Census showed that Ripley had a population of 5,478 people^<1>. This represents 0.19% of the total population of Mississippi, making it the state's 62nd 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
59	Crystal Springs	SW	206 mi [331.5 km]	5,950	1.31% increase
60	Leland	SW	144 mi [231.7 km]	4,790	12.94% decrease
61	Winona	SW	96 mi [154.5 km]	4,524	17.48% decrease
-62-	Ripley			5,646	3.07% increase
63	Pontotoc	S	33 mi [53.1 km]	5,924	12.77% increase
64	Waynesboro	S	211 mi [339.6 km]	5,647	8.66% increase
65	Flowood	S	178 mi [286.5 km]	7,016	47.71% increase

Ripley had 2,334 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Ripley has an area^<4> of 11.49 square miles [29.76 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Ripley had a 2000 population density of 476.8 people per square mile [184.1 people/km²], making it the state's 177th most densely populated area.

Tippah County

The city of Ripley is located in Tippah County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 20,861 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 5,478 people, Ripley contained 26.26% of the Tippah County total.

In addition, where the community of Ripley has a population density of 476.8 people per square mile [184.1 people/km²], Tippah County averages 45.56 people per square mile [17.59 people/km²].

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

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Ripley and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Ripley. 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 Ripley.

A Census Quickfact is available for Tippah County (QF-28139).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Tippah County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Hardeman (TN)	QF-47069	N	27,848	1.01% decrease
	Alcorn	QF-28003	NE	35,673	3.08% increase
	Prentiss	QF-28117	SE	25,707	0.45% increase
	Union	QF-28145	S	27,212	6.67% increase
	Benton	QF-28009	W	8,116	1.15% increase

Miscellaneous Information

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

Ripley 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 Ripley.

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) Ripley. 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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