title: Mississippi Valley State (CDP), Mississippi
text: # Mississippi Valley State (CDP), Mississippi
  
  Mississippi Valley State University is a census-designated place in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 805. It is the location of Mississippi Valley State University and is adjacent to Itta Bena.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  ### 2020 census
  
  Mississippi Valley State University CDP – Racial and Ethnic Composition (NH = Non-Hispanic) 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 | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | White alone (NH) | 47 | 132 | 3.98% | 16.40% |
  | Black or African American alone (NH) | 1,081 | 593 | 91.46% | 73.66% |
  | Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 3 | 0.08% | 0.37% |
  | Asian alone (NH) | 18 | 9 | 1.52% | 1.12% |
  | Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
  | Some Other Race alone (NH) | 5 | 4 | 0.42% | 0.50% |
  | Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 19 | 5 | 1.61% | 0.62% |
  | Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 11 | 59 | 0.93% | 7.33% |
  | Total | 1,182 | 805 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
  
  ### 2010 Census
  
  As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 1,182 people living in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.5% Black, 4.0% White, 0.1% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 0.4% from some other race and 1.6% from two or more races. 0.9% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
  
  ## Education
  
  MVSU includes faculty and staff apartments and other residential apartments. Dependent children living in these units are within the Greenwood-Leflore School District. These apartments were formerly served by the Leflore County School District. Effective July 1, 2019 this district consolidated into the Greenwood-Leflore School District.
  
  