Ecru, Mississippi

About Ecru

Ecru is a small town in northeastern Mississippi, home to 1,109 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Ecru holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 6.66 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 167 residents per square mile.

📰 Ecru News Today

• Schedule - North Pontotoc Vikings (Ecru, MS) Football 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 15
• SouthWorth Capital Management Acquires AFM Based in Ecru Mississippi Business Journal · Jan 30
• Idris Johnson Obituary (1977 - 2026) - Memphis, Tn/ecru,, MS - The Daily Journal Legacy obituary · Jul 12
• Ecru, MS Weather Forecast | MSN Weather MSN · Jan 8
• SouthWorth acquires Mississippi-based American Furniture Manufacturing Magnolia Tribune · Jan 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Ecru Unique

• The only place in America named Ecru — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northeastern Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Mississippi — one of 427 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏫 Schools in Ecru

• NORTH PONTOTOC UPPER ELEMENTARY
• North Pontotoc Elementary School
• North Pontotoc High School
• North Pontotoc Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🗺️ Map of Ecru

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