McComb, Mississippi
McComb is a city in Pike County, Mississippi, about 80 miles south of Jackson, just off of Interstate 55. As of the 2020 census, 12,413 people lived there,[2] nearly the same as in the 1980 census (12,331). It is the principal city of the McComb, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. McComb was founded in 1872 after Henry Simpson McComb of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad (which would become the Illinois Central Railroad and now a part of the Canadian National Railway), decided to move the railroad's maintenance shops away from New Orleans, Louisiana, to avoid the New Orleans' saloons.
 Location of McComb Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 31°14′40.10″N 90°28′17.73″W / 31.2444722°N 90.4715917°WCoordinates: 31°14′40.10″N 90°28′17.73″W / 31.2444722°N 90.4715917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Pike |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.84 sq mi (30.66 km2) |
| • Land | 11.78 sq mi (30.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 423 ft (129 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,413 |
| • Density | 1,053.74/sq mi (406.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 39648-39649 |
| FIPS code | 28-43280 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0673307 |
| Website | www |
Singer Britney Spears was born in McComb.
McComb, Mississippi Media
A Steam Locomotive on Display in McComb
References
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "QuickFacts: McComb city, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
Other websites
- Website about McComb Archived 2007-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
- McComb Enterprise Journal Newspaper
- Map of McComb with links to local businesses
- McComb Police Department Archived 2007-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
- McComb City Railroad Depot Museum
- Percy Quin State Park Archived 2007-08-09 at the Wayback Machine, six miles south of McComb
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