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Ethel, in brief

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Ethel is a U.S. town in Attala County, Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, Ethel had a population of 348.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 418 to 348 (-17%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Ethel, 1891 to 1936

Woven from the archive, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1891Born hereIcey Day is born here
  3. 20th century
  4. 1919Born hereRay Butts is born here
  5. 1936Born hereKenneth Washington is born here
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