What is "bentonia"

Population (2000): 500
Housing Units (2000): 214
Land area (2000): 1.366201 sq. miles (3.538445 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.366201 sq. miles (3.538445 sq. km)
FIPS code: 05380
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 32.643889 N, 90.368121 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 39040
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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