McComb (Mississippi)

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McComb
McComb (Mississippi)
McComb
McComb
Location in Mississippi
Basic data
Foundation : 1872
State : United States
State : Mississippi
County : Pike County
Coordinates : 31 ° 15 ′  N , 90 ° 28 ′  W Coordinates: 31 ° 15 ′  N , 90 ° 28 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 13,337 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 447.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 30.0 km 2  (approx. 12 mi 2 ) of
which 29.8 km 2  (approx. 12 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 129 m
Postcodes : 39648, 39649
Area code : +1 601
FIPS : 28-43280
GNIS ID : 0673307
Website : www.mccombms.com
Mayor : Zachary Patterson

McComb is a city in the US state of Mississippi and is located in Pike County . The county seat Magnolia is south of McComb. The city has 13,337 inhabitants (as of 2000).

McComb was founded in 1872 and named after Colonel Henry Simpson McComb . During the 1960s, McComb was the site of race riots and racially motivated bombings against African Americans. On October 20, 1977, a charter plane crashed near McComb. Members of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd died : Ronnie Van Zant , Steve Gaines , his sister Cassie and manager Dean Kilpatrick.

sons and daughters of the town