Ruleville
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| Location in Mississippi | |
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| State : | United States |
| State : | Mississippi |
| County : | Sunflower County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 44 ′ N , 90 ° 33 ′ W |
| Residents : | 2.009 (Stand: 2770) |
| Population density : | 304.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 6.6 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 6.6 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 41 m |
| Postal code : | 38771 |
| Area code : | +1 662 |
| FIPS : | 28-64200 |
| GNIS ID : | 2404654 |
Ruleville is a city in Sunflower County in the US state of Mississippi .
Ruleville is in the Mississippi Delta . The closest airport is Ruleville-Drew Airport . The Dockery Plantation is near Ruleville.
The population was 2770 in 2009. 85.2 percent of the population were African American .
Personalities
Sons and Daughters of Ruleville
- Fannie Lou Hamer (1917–1977), civil rights activist
- Jimmy Rogers (1924–1997), blues guitarist and composer
- Jeanne Carroll (1931–2011), blues and jazz singer
Associated with Ruleville
- James Eastland (1904–1986), politician, practiced as a lawyer in Ruleville.