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Conehatta, Mississippi

Conehatta, Mississippi
United States Post Office in Conehatta
United States Post Office in Conehatta
Location of Conehatta, Mississippi
Location of Conehatta, Mississippi
Coordinates: 32°27′27″N 89°16′16″W / 32.45750°N 89.27111°W / 32.45750; -89.27111
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyNewton
Area
 • Total
15.81 sq mi (40.93 km2)
 • Land15.69 sq mi (40.65 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2)
Elevation
482 ft (147 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,376
 • Density87.68/sq mi (33.85/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39057
Area code601
FIPS code28-15540
GNIS feature ID0668759

Conehatta is a census-designated place (CDP) in Newton County, Mississippi. The population was 1376 at the 2020 census. It is one of the eight communities included in the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Reservation and the population is 76% Choctaw.

The community takes its name from Conehatta Creek.[2]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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