Itta Bena, Mississippi

Itta Bena, Mississippi
Itta Bena, Mississippi
City
	Home in the Woods
	Location of Itta Bena, Mississippi
	Itta Bena, Mississippi Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 33°29′45″N 90°19′20″W / 33.49583°N 90.32222°W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Leflore
Government
• Mayor	Reginald Freeman
Area
• Total	1.46 sq mi (3.77 km2)
• Land	1.41 sq mi (3.65 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation	131 ft (40 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,679
• Density	1,189.94/sq mi (459.48/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38941
Area code	662
FIPS code	28-35260
GNIS feature ID	0671749
Website	ittabenams.homestead.com

Itta Bena is a city in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,049 at the 2010 census. The town's name is derived from the Choctaw phrase iti bina, meaning "forest camp".^[2] Itta Bena is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area. It developed as a trading center of an area of cotton plantations.

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American place names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-57806-954-5. (available at Google books)

[CenPopGazetteer2020-1] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.

[2] Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American place names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-57806-954-5. (available at Google books)

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