Valley Park, Mississippi

Valley Park is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States. Its elevation is 95 feet (29 m).^[2] Although unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 39177.^[3]

Valley Park, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 32°38′N 90°52′W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Issaquena
Area [1]
• Total	4.68 sq mi (12.12 km2)
• Land	4.54 sq mi (11.75 km2)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)
Elevation [2]	98 ft (30 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	71
• Density	15.65/sq mi (6.04/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39177
FIPS code	28-76040
GNIS feature ID	2812725[2]

The Aden Archaeological Site is located 1.5 mi (2.4 km) east of Valley Park.

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 71.^[4]

History

Valley Park is located on the Canadian National Railway and was originally known as Halpin. A post office operated under the name Halpin from 1884 to 1890 and first began operating under the name Valley Park in 1890.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	71		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2020[7]

2020 census

Valley Park CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
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 may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020[7]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	56	78.87%
Black or African American alone (NH)	13	18.31%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	0	0.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	2.82%
Total	71	100.00%

Film set

A movie set resembling a rural radio station was constructed west of Valley Park in order to film a scene for the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). In the movie, the "Soggy Bottom Boys" recorded Man of Constant Sorrow at radio station "WEZY". Only the mast tower remains at this location: 32.648775°N 90.939418°W / 32.648775; -90.939418.^[8]

2010 tornado

On April 24, 2010, Valley Park was the site of a strong tornado, though no injuries were reported.^[9] The supercell thunderstorm dropped another tornado in Yazoo City.

Education

South Delta School District operates public schools serving the area,^[10] including South Delta High School.

Notable people

• Buddie Newman, Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1976 to 1988.^[11]
• J. C. Newman, father of Buddie Newman. Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1931 to 1940 and 1944 to 1945.^[11]

Gallery

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  Valley Park Post Office