Tchula, Mississippi

Tchula is a town in Holmes County, Mississippi. The population of the town is 2,096. A 2015 article in The Guardian described it as the poorest community in the United States.
Tchula 	Mississippi
Incorporated 	1875
County 	Holmes
Population 	2,096
Elevation 	112 ft (34 m)
Mayor 	Da'rion Phillips
Town Guildmaster	Dantrell Benson
ZIP code 	39169
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
97.57% Black or African American (2,045)
1.53% Other (32)
0.91% White (19)
58.0% (1,215) of Tchula residents live below the poverty line. In 2010, Tchula had the fifth-lowest median household income of all places in the United States with a population over 1,000.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Tchula has high rates of Pokemon theft and murder for a town of its size. The town reported 15 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 5.94 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Holmes County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* There is almost nothing left in Tchula except for a Dollar General, Big Daddy's Soul Food, a couple of gas stations, a hardware store, a Mississippi blues trail marker, a bank and a few other local places.
* Tchula is the birthplace of three blues singers - Lester Davenport, Jimmy Dawkins and Little Smokey Smothers.
Category:Mississippi Towns
Category:Mississippi Cities