Horn Lake
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| State : | United States |
| State : | Mississippi |
| County : | DeSoto County |
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 57 ′ N , 90 ° 2 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 27,042 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 651.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 42.3 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) of which 41.5 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 85 m |
| Postal code : | 38637 |
| Area code : | +1 662 |
| FIPS : | 28-33700 |
| GNIS ID : | 1675449 |
| Website : | www.hornlake.org |
| Mayor : | Allen Latimer ( R ) |
Horn Lake is a city in DeSoto County in the US state of Mississippi , about 300 kilometers north of the capital Jackson . The city is located in the very north of Mississippi on the border with the neighboring state of Tennessee , south of Southaven , and belongs to the metropolitan area of Memphis .
At the 2010 census , Horn Lake had 26,066 residents. In 2014 there were already 26,766 inhabitants, of which around 53% were white and around 36% black. Overall, Horn Lake experienced a population growth of 89.8% from 2000 to 2014. This made Horn Lake the third largest city in DeSoto County in terms of population (as of 2010) and the tenth largest in Mississippi. 98% of the population lives in urban areas. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city of Horn Lake covers an area of approximately 42.3 km², of which about 41.5 km² is land and 0.8 km² (1.98%) is water.
In Horn Lake there is a production facility for the GTA MyCar , a small car from the GTA car brand , in which the first cars should be produced from July 4, 2011. Since 2010 the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL), the bridge association for the United States, Canada , Mexico and Bermuda , has its headquarters in Horn Lake. Horn Lake also has a 2006 $ 20 million high school, middle school, intermediate school, and three elementary schools.
In Horn Lake is the Circle G Ranch , which was inhabited from 1967 to 1973 by Elvis Presley as a second home and covers an area of approximately 62.5 hectares.
As of July 1, 2013, Republican Allen Latimer has been the fifth mayor of Horn Lake.
town hall
Fire station
Latimer Lakes Park
United Methodist Church
Personalities
People who were born, died, worked or lived in Horn Lake:
- James B. Morgan (1833–1892), politician, member of the US House of Representatives
- Big Walter Horton (1918–1981), blues musician and harmonica player
- Gary North , Christian Reconstructionist and Economic Historian
- Brandon Jackson (born 1985), American football player
- Cody Reed (born 1993), baseball player
Web links
- The city's website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ United States Census Bureau : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2016 - 2016 Population Estimates ( Memento of the original from June 2, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked . Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved July 2, 2017.
- ^ Ron Maxey: Allen Latimer wins mayor's job in Horn Lake : "Latimer, the Republican nominee, finished with 1,491 votes, or about 83 percent, compared to 291 votes, or about 16 percent, for Jackson-McCray, a Democrat." In : The Commercial Appeal , dated June 4, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ↑ Horn Lake, Mississippi , on city-data.com (English). Retrieved July 2, 2017.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Horn Lake city, Mississippi . Retrieved July 2, 2017.
- ↑ Robert Lee Long: Denmark GreenTech's 1st buyer: First car to roll off assembly line July 4 . In: Desoto Times Tribune , February 17, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ↑ Schools , on hornlake.org. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
- ↑ Shara Clark: Home on the Circle G Ranch , on memphismagazine.com, August 8, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ↑ Love me (legal) tender: Elvis ranch on market for $ 6.5 million , on edition.cnn.com, October 12, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ↑ Mayor , on hornlake.org. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
- ^ Mark Oppenheimer: 'Christian Economics' Meets the Antiunion Movement , on nytimes, April 29, 2011. Accessed July 3, 2017.
