Bethlehem is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States.
The 2020 Census listed a population of 319.
Geography The community is located in southeastern Marshall County along Mississippi Highway 349, in the heart of Holly Springs National Forest. Potts Camp, the mailing address for Bethlehem with ZIP Code 38659, is to the north, and Holly Springs, the Marshall county seat, is to the northwest. New Albany in Union County is by road to the southeast.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bethlehem CDP has an area , all land. It is bordered to the north by Potts Creek and to the southeast by a tributary of the Little Tallahatchie River. The community is within the Tallahatchie River watershed.
Demographics
Bethlehem was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
2020 census +Bethlehem CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020% 2020White alone (NH)25479.62%Black or African American alone (NH)4413.79%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%Asian alone (NH)00.00%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)10.31%Other race alone (NH)00.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)113.45%Hispanic or Latino (any race)92.82%Total319100.00%
Notable people Railroad executive Victor V. Boatner was born in Bethlehem, as was Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame member and civil rights advocate Chet Walker.
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