Ecru

History

Ecru was established by Colonel William Clark Falkner, a prominent post-Civil War businessman. The name of the town comes from the color of its first railroad depot.

Geography

Ecru is located in northern Pontotoc County along Mississippi Highway 15, with the older parts of town stretching eastward along Mississippi Highway 345. The Ashley Furniture plant lies in the southwestern part of town along Mississippi Highway 346. MS 15 connects Ecru to Interstate 22 and New Albany to the north, and Pontotoc to the south. The Little Tallahatchie River, a tributary of the Tallahatchie River, flows through southern Ecru. A rail trail, the Tanglefoot Trail, passes through the town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and 0.24% is water.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• South Pontotoc Elementary School
  Elementary · Pontotoc · 789 students · 12.9:1 ratio
• North Pontotoc Elementary School
  Elementary · Ecru · 743 students · 13.5:1 ratio
• PONTOTOC HIGH SCHOOL
  High · Pontotoc · 659 students · 14.6:1 ratio
• PONTOTOC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  Elementary · Pontotoc · 613 students · 10.6:1 ratio
• North Pontotoc High School
  High · ECRU · 513 students · 13.2:1 ratio
• South Pontotoc High School
  High · PONTOTOC · 479 students · 15.5:1 ratio
• PONTOTOC JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
  Middle · Pontotoc · 375 students · 12.9:1 ratio
• South Pontotoc Middle School
  Middle · Pontotoc · 374 students · 13.4:1 ratio