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Drew, Mississippi
Drew, Mississippi | |
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 Location of Drew, Mississippi | |
  Drew, Mississippi Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°48′36″N 90°31′49″W / 33.81000°N 90.53028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Sunflower |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.12 sq mi (2.91 km2) |
| • Land | 1.12 sq mi (2.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 138 ft (42 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,852 |
| • Density | 1,650.62/sq mi (637.33/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 38737-38738 |
| Area code | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-20020 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403508[2] |
Drew is a city in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,927 at the 2010 census. Drew is in the vicinity of several plantations and the Mississippi State Penitentiary, a Mississippi Department of Corrections prison for men. It is noted for being the site of several racist murders, including the lynching of Joe Pullen in 1923 and of Emmett Till in 1955.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files" (TXT). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Drew, Mississippi
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