Walnut Grove

Also known as Walnut Grove, Mississippi, Walnut Grove, MS, Walnut Grove (Mississippi)

town in Leake County, Mississippi, United States of America

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Mississippi
County: Leake
Mayor: Brian Gomillion
Board: Jerry Darby, Teresa Darby, Mike Johnson, Cindy Jones, Shantell Edwards
Total: 1.62 sq mi (4.19 km )
Land: 1.62 sq mi (4.19 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation: 360 ft (110 m)
Density: 315.6/sq mi (121.86/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst: UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code: 28-77520
Gnis feature id: 0679299
Website: www .walnutgrove-ms .com

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Walnut Grove is a town in Leake County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 510 at the 2020 census, a sharp decrease from 1,911 at the 2010 census, due to the Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility being closed by the state in September 2016 because of repeated problems at the troubled facility. It had been privately owned and operated since 2001 under a contract with the state Department of Corrections. By 2011 it was the largest juvenile facility in the nation.

Golden Memorial State Park is located east of the town.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Walnut Grove” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.