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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. [5]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.
Tippah County is a county located on the northern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi.As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,815. [1] Its county seat is Ripley. [2] The name "Tippah" is derived from a Chickasaw language word meaning "cut off."
Ripley Historic District is a historic district comprising the central portion of Ripley, Mississippi. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1] The district was listed for its significance to community planning and development, commerce, and agriculture.
Mid-range EF2 damage west of Ripley, Mississippi. Items portrayed in this file ... Date and time of data generation ... Longitude: 89° 2′ 19.39″ W: Altitude: 125 ...
The Ross Barnett Reservoir, often called the Rez, is a reservoir of the Pearl River between Madison and Rankin counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi.The 33,000-acre (130 km 2) lake serves as the state's largest drinking water resource, and is managed by the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33 km 2), of which 12.8 square miles (33 km 2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km 2) (0.31%) is water. Ripley is located on the southeastern edge of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, an area with a high earthquake risk.
A public health crisis in and around the city of Jackson, Mississippi, began in late August 2022 after the Pearl River flooded due to severe storms in the state. [1] The flooding caused the O. B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant, the city's largest water treatment facility, which was already running on backup pumps due to failures the month prior, to stop the treatment of drinking water indefinitely.
Falkner lies north of Ripley along Mississippi Highway 15. Just south of Falkner, MS 15 intersects Mississippi Highway 370 , which connects it with Ashland to the west. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km 2 ), all land.