Map of Ecru town

Ecru is a town in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. The population was 895 at the 2010 census. Ecru is home to the largest upholstered furniture plant in the world which manufactures Ashley Furniture.

Ecru town overview:
Name:	Ecru town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Mississippi
County:	Pontotoc County
Elevation:	387 ft (118 m)
Total Area:	4.72 sq mi (12.22 km²)
Land Area:	4.71 sq mi (12.21 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Total Population:	901
Population Density:	191.09/sq mi (73.78/km²)
ZIP code:	38841
Area code:	662
FIPS code:	2821340
GNISfeature ID:	0669661

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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.

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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 4.1 square miles (11 km), of which 4.1 square miles (11 km) is land and 0.24% is water.