• Source: Kokomo, Mississippi

Kokomo is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marion County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, the first year it was listed as a census-designated place, it had a population of 150.




History


The community was named after the city of Kokomo, Indiana.
Kokomo was organized by the family of Phillip Enoch of Fernwood, Mississippi, around 1912. The Enochs planned to build a railroad east from Tylertown and established railroad stops along the planned route. Kokomo was the last planned station, but the railroad was never constructed. Kokomo was once home to a turpentine distillery, blacksmith shops, café, barbershop, grocery stores, gristmills, and a pharmacy.
A school first began operating in Kokomo in 1904. The Kokomo High School was closed in 1959.




Geography


Kokomo is in western Marion County, with U.S. Route 98 forming its southern border. US 98 leads northeast 11 miles (18 km) to Columbia, the Marion county seat, and southwest 10 miles (16 km) to Tylertown.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kokomo CDP has an area of 1.68 square miles (4.35 km2), of which 0.006 square miles (0.016 km2), or 0.36%, are water. The community is drained to the south by tributaries of Tenmile Creek, which flows east to the Pearl River.




Demographics






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Education


It is in the Marion County School District.
Marion County is in the service area of Pearl River Community College.




Notable people


Charles Coleman, former National Football League tight end




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