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Bobo is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Bobo is located on U.S. routes 61 and 278, southwest of Clarksdale.
Bobo, Mississippi | |
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Census-designated place | |
  Bobo  Bobo | |
| Coordinates: 34°07′55″N 90°40′32″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Coahoma |
| Elevation | 161 ft (49 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 118 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-07220 |
| GNIS feature ID | 667355[1] |
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 118.[2]
History
Bobo was named for world-champion bear hunter Robert E. Bobo.[3] Bobo is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad and was once home to six general stores, a grocery store, and two sawmills.[4] A post office operated under the name Bobo from 1886 to 1973.[5]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 118 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2020[7] | |||
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020[7] | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 18 | 15.25% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 93 | 78.81% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7 | 5.93% |
| Total | 118 | 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.
Notable people
- Junior Parker, Memphis blues singer[8]
- Joe Willie Wilkins, blues musician, grew up on a plantation near Bobo.[9]
References
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "Bobo CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 259.
- Howe, Tony. "Bobo, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Bobo CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
- Bob L. Eagle; Eric S. LeBlanc (1 May 2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. ABC-CLIO. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-313-34424-4.
- "Joe Willie Wilkins - Delta School". National Park Service. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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County seat: Clarksdale | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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