Mound Bayou, Mississippi

About Mound Bayou

Mound Bayou is a small town in northwestern Mississippi with an estimated population of 1,394.

Officially, Mound Bayou is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.88 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,584 residents per square mile.

📰 Mound Bayou News Today

• Memphis screening of “Mound Bayou: The Most Remarkable Town in the South” planned for Juneteenth Week - Tri-State Defender Tri-State Defender · Jun 16
• Man wanted for murder in MS captured in Indiana WREG.com · Oct 8
• Mound Bayou Museum of African American Culture and History photos - The Clarion-Ledger The Clarion-Ledger · Sep 25
• Mound Bayou Food Clinic Provides Healthy Fruits and Vegetables, Fights Food Scarcity Mississippi Free Press · Mar 2
• Mound Bayou celebrates annual Septemberfest, bringing visitors, returnees, and class reunions to the town The Delta News · Sep 6

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What Makes Mound Bayou Unique

• The only place in America named Mound Bayou — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northwestern Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Mississippi — one of 427 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Mound Bayou Museum of African American Culture and History · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Mound Bayou

• I T MONTGOMERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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