Pattison, Mississippi

Pattison, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 31°53′19″N 90°53′14″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Claiborne
Area [1]
• Total	1.11 sq mi (2.88 km^2)
• Land	1.11 sq mi (2.88 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation	203 ft (62 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	176
• Density	158.13/sq mi (61.05/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39144
Area code(s)	601 & 769
GNIS feature ID	675501[2]

Pattison, also known as Martin, is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States.^[2] Its ZIP code is 39144.^[3]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 176.^[4]

History

Pattison was originally named Martin in honor of General William T. Martin.^[5] Pattison is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad and was once home to a drug store, grist mill, cotton gin, saloon, hotel, and multiple general stores.^[6]

A post office operated under the name Martin from 1879 to 1912 and first began operation under the name Pattison in 1912.^[7]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	176		—
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 2020[9]

2020 census

Pattison CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
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 may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020[9]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	6	3.41%
Black or African American alone (NH)	157	89.20%
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 or Multi-Racial (NH)	10	5.68%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	1.70%
Total	176	100.00%

Education

Residents are zoned to the Claiborne County School District.^[10] Port Gibson High School is the comprehensive high school of the district.

Notable person

• Bennie Goods, former Canadian Football League defensive tackle, was born in Pattison.^[11]

Notes

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. "Pattison, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
4. "Pattison CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
5. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 174.
6. Howe, Tony. "Pattison, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
7. "Claiborne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
8. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
9. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Pattison CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
10. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Claiborne County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2022. - Text list
11. "Bennie Goods". Trading Card Database. Retrieved May 20, 2020.