Red Banks, Mississippi

Red Banks is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census, which reported a population of 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, 8 mi 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 8 mi 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 67 mi to Tupelo and northwest to the Memphis, Tennessee, area. Downtown Memphis is 38 mi northwest of Red Banks.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Red Banks CDP has an area of 2.66 sqmi, 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.

2020 census
''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 can be of any race.''

Notable people

 * Gus Cannon, blues musician who helped to popularize jug bands. Best known for his 1929 song Walk Right In that became a popular hit in 1963 when recorded by the folk music group, The Rooftop Singers.
 * Frank C. Rand, businessman and philanthropist. 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