Bogue Chitto, Lincoln County, Mississippi

Bogue Chitto is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 437. Bogue Chitto is the only municipal hamlet in the state of Mississippi.

History
Bogue Chitto takes its name from the nearby Bogue Chitto River, the name of which is a Choctaw word, Bok Chito, meaning "big river".

The population in 1900 was 582. At that time, the settlement had telephone and telegraph services, a school, and several churches. The local economy involved the lumber industry, and a lumber mill and cotton gin were located there.

The settlement is located on a branch of the Illinois Central Railroad.

Geography
Bogue Chitto is in southern Lincoln County, west of the Bogue Chitto River and east of Interstate 55, which provides access to the town at Exit 30 (Bogue Chitto Road). I-55 leads north 65 mi to Jackson, the state capital, and south the same distance to Hammond, Louisiana. U.S. Route 51 runs through the community, just west of the center of town and parallel to I-55. US 51 leads north 10 mi to Brookhaven, the Lincoln county seat, and south 14 mi to McComb.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bogue Chitto CDP has an area of 5.8 sqkm, all of it recorded as land. The Bogue Chitto River flows south past the community, then southeast into Louisiana, where it joins the Pearl River.

Demographics
Bogue Chitto (Lincoln County) first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 437 people, 110 households, and 80 families residing in the CDP.

Education
Bogue Chitto is part of the Lincoln County School District. The Bogue Chitto Attendance Center serves area students in grades K-12. The community's first school was built in 1924. The original Art Deco-style building was demolished in 2003 by Jackson Salvage Company.