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Nicholson, Mississippi

Census-designated place & Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

30°28′38″N 89°41′37″W / 30.47722°N 89.69361°W / 30.47722; -89.69361CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCounty Pearl RiverArea

^[1]

• Total6.25 sq mi (16.20 km²) • Land6.04 sq mi (15.65 km²) • Water0.21 sq mi (0.55 km²)Elevation

49 ft (15 m)Population

(2020)

• Total2,833 • Density468.88/sq mi (181.04/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

39463

Area code(s)601 & 769GNIS feature ID674919^[2]

Nicholson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States.^[2] As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,833.^[3] Its ZIP code is 39463.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	2,833		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

**Nicholson racial composition as of 2020**^[6]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)^[a]
Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	1,947	68.73%
Black or African American (NH)	363	12.81%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	9	0.32%
Asian (NH)	7	0.25%
Some Other Race (NH)	14	0.49%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	198	6.99%
Hispanic or Latino	295	10.41%
Total	2,833

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,833 people, 1,265 households, and 764 families residing in the CDP.

Education

It is in the Picayune School District,^[9] which operates Picayune Memorial High School.

Notes

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Nicholson, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
^ https://www.census.gov/ ^{[not specific enough to verify]}
^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pearl River County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

^ 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.^[7]^[8]