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Oak Grove, Mississippi
Oak Grove, Mississippi
Census-designated place
	Oak Grove Oak Grove
	Coordinates: 31°17′10″N 89°24′52″W / 31.28611°N 89.41444°W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Lamar
Area
• Total	1.25 sq mi (3.24 km2)
• Land	1.25 sq mi (3.24 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	407 ft (124 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,758
• Density	1,407.53/sq mi (543.36/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	39402, 39475
Area code(s)	601, 769
GNIS feature ID	675007

Oak Grove is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Lamar County, Mississippi, United States.^[2] The settlement is a suburb located immediately west of Hattiesburg.

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 1,758.^[3]

History

Oak Grove experienced a growth in its population beginning in the 1970s as families from nearby Hattiesburg moved to the community. Schools, churches, businesses and newspapers were established, as were "the seeds of a long-running dispute about incorporation versus annexation by Hattiesburg".^[4]

In 1987, the city of Hattiesburg filed a petition seeking to expand its corporate boundaries into Oak Grove. In response, the "Oak Grove Concerned Citizens Association" filed a petition in favor of incorporating the City of Oak Grove. Both petitions were denied.^[5]^[6] In 1991, the petitions were appealed to the Supreme Court of Mississippi. Testimony at the appeal included the following:

If you look at a map, the political boundaries removed, you will think Oak Grove a part of Hattiesburg. If you drive through the area, Oak Grove will appear residential Hattiesburg. The phone company treats Oak Grove and Hattiesburg as one, Hattiesburg being the one. The Post Office has not given Oak Grove a zip code. If you follow the average Oak Grovian around, day by day, you will find that he works, plays, shops in Hattiesburg everything but "sleeps and pays taxes," and you will wonder why Oak Grove is not politically a part of Hattiesburg.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,758		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7] 2020^[8]

2020 census

**Oak Grove 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^[8]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	953	54.21%
Black or African American alone (NH)	597	33.96%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	2	0.11%
Asian alone (NH)	52	2.96%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	1	0.06%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	8	0.46%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	72	4.10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	73	4.15%
Total	1,758	100.00%