Lula, Mississippi

Lula is a town in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 204.

Geography
Lula is located near the northern border of Coahoma County. U.S. Route 49 passes southwest of the town, and U.S. Route 61 passes east of the town. US 49 leads northwest 10 mi to Helena, Arkansas, while US 61 leads north 18 mi to Tunica. Southbound, the two highways join and lead to Clarksdale, the Coahoma county seat, 20 mi south of Lula.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 km2, all land.

Tornado
On April 26, 2011, a tornado&mdash;part of the 2011 Super Outbreak&mdash;traveled from Elaine, Arkansas, to Lula. The tornado was rated EF0, with estimated wind speeds of 75 mph. The tornado's path of destruction was 200 yd wide and the tornado travelled a path of 21.5 mi along Highway 61. The tornado ripped the roof off a church near Lula.

2000 Census
At the 2000 census, there were 370 people, 134 households and 84 families residing in the town. The population density was 888.3 PD/sqmi. There were 142 housing units at an average density of 340.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup was 77.30% African American, 19.73% White, 1.89% Asian, and 1.08% from two or more races.

There were 134 households, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.8% were married couples living together, 25.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.58.

30.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.

The median household income was $23,125 and the median family income was $33,295. Males had a median income of $26,944 and females $19,318. The per capita income was $12,008. About 35.6% of families and 39.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 59.1% of those under age 18 and 39.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education
The town of Lula is served by the Coahoma County School District. Residents are served by Coahoma County Junior-Senior High School.

Notable people

 * Rex Armistead (1930-2013), former investigator of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission and controversial private detective
 * Unita Blackwell, civil rights activist
 * Sam Carr, blues drummer
 * Maud Jeffries, actress
 * Ransom A. Myers, marine biologist
 * Bertha Lee Pate, blues singer