Red Banks is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 215.

History The name of the community is derived from the color of the banks of the creek which flows past the south side of the settlement. In 1900, the community had a population of 79, two churches and a cotton gin.

Red Banks is located on the BNSF Railway and was incorporated on March 14, 1899. Its post office first began operating in 1847.

Geography Red Banks is in central Marshall County, northwest of Holly Springs, the county seat. Mississippi Highway 178 passes through the south side of the community, leading southeast to Holly Springs and northwest to Byhalia. Interstate 22 runs along the southern edge of the community, with access from Exit 21 (South Red Banks Road). I-22 leads southeast to Tupelo and northwest to the Memphis, Tennessee, area. Downtown Memphis is northwest of Red Banks.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Red Banks CDP has an area of , all land. The center of town sits on a low divide between north-flowing tributaries of the Coldwater River and south-facing slopes that lead to Red Banks Creek, which flows west to the Coldwater. The entire community lies within the Tallahatchie River watershed.

Demographics

Red Banks was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.

2020 census +Red Banks CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020% 2020White alone (NH)15069.77%Black or African American alone (NH)4320.00%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)20.93%Asian alone (NH)31.40%Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%Some Other Race alone (NH)10.47%Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)62.79%Hispanic or Latino (any race)104.65%Total215100.00%

Notable people Gus Cannon, blues musician who helped to popularize jug bands. Frank C. Rand, President of the International Shoe Company from 1916 to 1930 and its chairman from 1930 to 1949. George Yarbrough, former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and the Mississippi Senate

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