Itta Bena, Mississippi
Itta Bena, Mississippi | |
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Home in the Woods | |
Location of Itta Bena, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 33°29′51″N 90°19′28″W / 33.49750°N 90.32444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Leflore |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Reginald Freeman |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.46 sq mi (3.77 km2) |
| • Land | 1.41 sq mi (3.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
| Elevation | 125 ft (38 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,679 |
| • Density | 1,189.94/sq mi (459.48/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38941 |
| Area code | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-35260 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404772 |
| Website | ittabenams |
Itta Bena is a city in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,049 at the 2010 census. The town's name is derived from the Choctaw phrase iti bina, meaning "forest camp". Itta Bena is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area. It developed as a trading center of an area of cotton plantations.