Ripley, Mississippi
Ripley, Mississippi | |
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Tippah County Courthouse | |
Location of Ripley, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 34°43′57″N 88°56′49″W / 34.73250°N 88.94694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Tippah |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jon Grisham (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.46 sq mi (29.67 km2) |
| • Land | 11.43 sq mi (29.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 476 ft (145 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,462 |
| • Density | 477.87/sq mi (184.51/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38663 |
| Area code | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-62600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404621 |
| Website | City website |
Ripley is a city in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 5,395 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Tippah County.
Colonel William Clark Falkner, great-grandfather of authors William Faulkner and John Faulkner, was a prominent resident of Ripley in the mid to late-19th century. W.C. Falkner's exploits in and around Ripley served as the model for Faulkner's character of Colonel John Sartoris.
Ripley is located in the Hills region of North Mississippi, an important region for the birth of American music. The area is known as the birthplace of the hill country blues.