80:
437:
2134:
65:
96:
494:. She led the school for more than 50 years, expanding its programs to grades 1–12, and establishing a junior college. She developed the school from the early 20th century as a model of academic excellence for African-American students. During her long tenure, she also founded an associated junior college. During the 1960s, she was appointed by President John F. Kennedy to national positions and committees in the federal government.
451:, an attorney in Lexington, was a son of planters Leland and Margaret Noel, from Virginia and North Carolina, respectively. His father had developed cotton plantations in Holmes County in the antebellum period. The younger Noel became a politician, elected as a state legislator and later as district attorney. In 1906 he was elected as governor of Mississippi, serving through 1912. His house at North Street is listed on the
1398:
53:
103:
1146:, from Illinois, began as a music teacher and became principal and president of the school. She led its growth and the setting of high academic standards to provide opportunities to black students; the school had a national reputation. The school was expanded as Saints Academy and Junior College, and Saints College.
520:
burden Black residents and those struggling financially. These practices erode public trust and undermine the very principles of justice that law enforcement agencies are meant to uphold. The DOJ's findings led to a series of recommendations aimed at reforming the police department and improving its practices.
403:
was joined by other Jewish immigrants from
Germany, totaling about 20 by the late 1870s and 50 by 1900. In the later years Jewish immigrants also came from eastern Europe to Lexington. They developed tailoring and grocery businesses; the Lewis Grocery Store developed into a major wholesaler in the state.
402:
Among the early settlers in the 1830s was German-Jewish immigrant Jacob
Sontheimer, who first worked caring for an elderly planter. After being bequeathed land, Sontheimer later became a merchant in town. His two daughters, Rose and Bettie, also became merchants, managing the Sontheimer business. He
394:
On court days, the town served as a trading center for the county and attracted retail merchants. Lexington was a destination in the 1830s of some German-Jewish immigrants, who often became merchants. They were joined much later in the century by
Russian Jewish immigrants. The Jewish community built
478:
later recounted having seen a youth hanged in the courthouse square during the short time he was living there as a teenager, about 1942–1944. The body of 35-year-old Leon McTatie was found on 24 July 1946 in a bayou in nearby
Sunflower County. He was beaten to death for allegedly stealing a saddle.
462:
infestation, the cotton crops suffered. Agricultural mechanization reduced the need for farm labor, leading to a decline in county and town populations from the 1930s on. Many
African Americans fled the South for northern and midwestern industrial cities, seeking more opportunities and escape from
1099:
In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
1095:
living together, 26.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.34.
519:
In
September 2024, the Department of Justice concluded an investigation into the City of Lexington, and the Lexington Police Department. The investigation revealed a pattern of misconduct, including excessive force, discriminatory arrests, and a reliance on fines and fees that disproportionately
419:
by the state legislature passing a new constitution, which created barriers to voter registration and forced them out of politics for decades into the late 20th century. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, financial recession and lack of political clout meant that many freedmen lost their
591:
The table to the right shows two periods of dramatic population declines: from 1910 to 1920, and in the decades after 1960. These are periods of mechanization of agriculture and consolidation of land into large, industrial holdings. Many
African Americans left the area in the Great Migration,
1063:
of 2000, there were 2,025 people, 725 households, and 503 families residing in the city. The population density was 825.6 inhabitants per square mile (318.8/km). There were 802 housing units at an average density of 327.0 per square mile (126.3/km). The racial makeup of the city was 31.36%
414:
and elected several county sheriffs and other local officers. They sought education and some became landowners, clearing land in the bottomlands and selling their timber to raise money for purchase. This progress was before 1890, when they were essentially
79:
500:, a white woman from an upper-class family, was based in Lexington, where she owned and published several rural newspapers. She promoted integration and change in the region during the civil rights era, winning a
1382:
1311:, attorney, Governor of Mississippi 1908–1912; son of Leland Noel, an early planter in Holmes County who migrated from Virginia and became one of the largest slaveholders before the Civil War
395:
Temple Beth El in
Lexington in 1905; it closed in 2009 because of declining population. During the plantation era, the city was bustling, as planters grew wealthy from the booming demand for
458:
In the early 20th century, Mississippi planters recruited
Chinese immigrant workers to satisfy the demand for farm labor, and some came to Holmes County. As the area suffered from the
359:, down from 2,025 at the 2000 census. The estimated population in 2018 was 1,496. It has declined from its high of 3,198 in 1950 due to the expansion of industrial-scale agriculture.
1103:
The median income for a household in the city was $ 22,163, and the median income for a family was $ 29,732. Males had a median income of $ 25,750 versus $ 17,328 for females. The
2067:
1411:
1594:
2366:
2036:
416:
2871:
436:
1582:
1120:
379:
and Black rivers for cotton plantations, primarily worked by enslaved
African Americans. The enslaved people were brought by planters with them from the
1456:
95:
2060:
322:
2359:
1176:
127:
2228:
1996:
1969:
1942:
1915:
1778:
1751:
1694:." Holmes County School District. July 28, 2014. Retrieved on July 9, 2017. "Lexington Elementary School 209 Pine Street Lexington, MS 39095"
1040:
1820:
2876:
2283:
1340:
509:
452:
540:
pass through the city, sharing four blocks of Carrollton Street north of the city center. Highway 12 leads east 13 miles (21 km) to
64:
2053:
332:
2830:
2352:
2213:
1124:
1345:
391:, breaking up many families. The African-descended enslaved people soon constituted the majority of the Holmes County population.
1691:
1431:
572:
411:
273:
1245:
1150:
181:
2045:
563:, the city has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.3 km), of which 9,785 square metres (2.4 acres), or 0.16%, are water.
2866:
1567:
1069:
936:
528:
Lexington is in the center of Holmes County on the north side of the valley of Black Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the
455:
for its distinctive architecture, and is known as the "Gov. Edmond F. Noel House." It was bequeathed to him by his mother.
1206:
1073:
1583:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-finds-civil-rights-violations-city-lexington-mississippi-and-lexington
1135:
487:
2019:
1670:
1302:
962:
560:
1641:
571:
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the
2565:
2415:
2324:
2077:
1464:
1210:
352:
186:
2815:
2755:
2700:
1707:
1128:
994:
880:
865:
850:
835:
820:
805:
790:
775:
760:
745:
730:
715:
700:
685:
670:
655:
640:
625:
576:
356:
2720:
2715:
2675:
2640:
2600:
2550:
2475:
2410:
2268:
2029:
1714:." Central Holmes Christian School. Retrieved on March 23, 2013. "130 Robert E. Lee Street Lexington, MS 39095"
1514:
1365:
310:
159:
2845:
2825:
2820:
2775:
2690:
2670:
2660:
2650:
2615:
2555:
2530:
2510:
2465:
2460:
2450:
2440:
2430:
2405:
2293:
2258:
1290:
1259:
1139:
1091:
There were 725 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.8% were
549:
491:
1283:, African-American educator and activist, principal of the Saints Academy and founder of its junior college
2840:
2805:
2795:
2770:
2705:
2645:
2590:
2575:
2535:
2470:
2278:
2198:
1286:
1186:
1081:
975:
537:
533:
371:, who had long occupied this area, were forced to cede their land to the United States and remove to the
2810:
2760:
2725:
2710:
2695:
2655:
2630:
2620:
2560:
2545:
2490:
2485:
2455:
2395:
2390:
2288:
2253:
2248:
2223:
2208:
1223:
355:, United States. The county was organized in 1833 and the city in 1836. The population was 1,731 at the
1486:
2745:
2740:
2735:
2680:
2665:
2610:
2585:
2570:
2540:
2515:
2505:
2500:
2495:
2480:
2435:
2420:
2400:
2331:
2203:
2163:
2158:
1726:
A History of the City of Chicago: Its Men and Institutions. Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens
1202:
1085:
1033:
979:
553:
283:
2835:
2800:
2790:
2785:
2780:
2765:
2750:
2730:
2685:
2595:
2525:
2520:
2445:
2425:
2311:
2263:
2238:
2218:
2183:
2168:
2153:
2118:
1885:
1332:
1314:
1249:
1154:
1077:
1065:
949:
923:
545:
541:
497:
441:
2635:
2625:
2273:
2243:
2193:
1403:
1326:
592:
particularly before passage of civil rights legislation, for better jobs elsewhere and to escape
384:
1619:
2580:
2233:
2173:
2015:
1992:
1986:
1965:
1938:
1932:
1911:
1774:
1747:
1741:
1724:
1527:
1308:
1107:
for the city was $ 14,614. About 32.7% of families and 37.2% of the population were below the
1104:
513:
1905:
1880:
1131:) are located in the area. The community previously also housed Lexington Elementary School.
486:, an African-American music teacher from Illinois, started teaching at the newly established
2037:"In the poorest county, in America’s poorest state, a virus hits home: 'Hunger is rampant,'"
1959:
1845:
1377:
1320:
1275:
1219:
1138:. Founded in 1918, this private school for African-American students was established by the
1047:
1010:
372:
367:
Incorporated in 1836, the city was founded by European-American settlers after most of the
1711:
1166:
1457:"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Lexington city, Mississippi"
1890:
1551:
1373:
1368:
1296:
1280:
1265:
1241:
1229:
1180:
1143:
1134:
Lexington was previously home to Saints Industrial and Literary School, later known as
1026:
1017:
580:
505:
501:
483:
448:
368:
52:
2860:
1349:
1196:
1172:
425:
315:
2375:
1355:
1271:
1255:
1108:
421:
1869:'Illinois Blue Book 1909-1910,' Biographical Sketch of Alexander Lane, pg. 196-197
997:, there were 1,602 people, 545 households, and 363 families residing in the city.
1768:
1570:
There Goes My Everything: White Southerners in the Age of Civil Rights, 1945-1975
1268:(1857–1911), Illinois state representative and physician, born in Lexington
474:
In the 1940s, two lynchings of black men took place in or near Lexington: singer
2379:
2092:
1361:
529:
459:
380:
376:
348:
174:
1329:, American bodybuilder, first place Masters Mr. America AAU, tall division 1990
2344:
2303:
1393:
1214:
388:
169:
410:
in Holmes County, who constituted the majority of the population, joined the
142:
129:
17:
1794:
1317:, (1946-1965) United States Army Soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor
1235:
475:
387:. In total, more than one million African Americans were transported to the
264:
1111:, including 54.5% of those under age 18 and 28.4% of those age 65 or over.
479:
Six white men were charged in his lynching but quickly acquitted at trial.
2025:"A Final Yom Kippur in the Delta for Mississippi Community Begun in 1830s"
1552:
Susan Glenn, " 'We Charge Genocide': The 1951 Black Lives Matter Campaign"
1510:"A Final Yom Kippur in the Delta for Mississippi Community Begun in 1830s"
1092:
593:
468:
464:
407:
298:
1988:
Rockin' the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League
2024:
1821:"MVSU unveils "Kirklin Hall" during dedication ceremony honoring alum"
1704:
1509:
2133:
1060:
396:
1595:"Lexington, Mississippi Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)"
1190:
435:
290:
269:
375:. The new settlers initially developed riverfront land along the
2145:
2110:
1910:. Jackson, Mississippi: Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 85.
1385:
African American Civil Rights Attorney and Civil Rights activist
1153:(formerly Central Holmes Academy), was established in 1967 as a
440:
Selling fish on Saturday afternoon in Lexington, 1939. Photo by
43:
2348:
2049:
1964:. Knoxville, Tennessee: Univ. of Tennessee Press. pp. 2–.
1005:
As of the 2010 Census, the racial composition of the city was:
1293:, an evangelical church which grew to have a national presence
420:
land; within a generation they had regressed to the status of
2132:
482:
Lexington was distinguished by two nationally known women:
1558:, University of Washington website; retrieved 9 March 2018
1556:
Mapping American Social Movements through the 20th Century
1666:
548:, while Highway 17 leads north 30 miles (48 km) to
1532:
Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life
1729:. Chicago, Illinois: Inter Ocean. 1900. p. 377.
490:
in Lexington in 1926, which was affiliated with the
2302:
2182:
2144:
2109:
1961:
Jook Right on: Blues Stories and Blues Storytellers
1934:
Mississippi Scenes: Notes on Literature and History
1339:and other local newspapers; first woman to win the
331:
321:
309:
297:
280:
263:
255:
247:
242:
234:
226:
218:
210:
205:
197:
192:
180:
168:
158:
34:
1770:Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia
1169:, author, academic and U.S. Special Forces veteran
1846:"Louisiana Supreme Court Justices 1813-Present"
1573:, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2008, p. 28
1244:, Quartermaster General and Commandant of the
102:
2360:
2137:Map of Mississippi highlighting Holmes County
2061:
1740:Bob L. Eagle; Eric S. LeBlanc (May 1, 2013).
1451:
1449:
8:
1881:"Educator was Suburb's First Black Official"
512:, organized by African Americans before the
1528:"ISJL - Mississippi Lexington Encyclopedia"
2367:
2353:
2345:
2068:
2054:
2046:
1123:. William Dean Jr. Elementary School and
1088:of any race were 1.98% of the population.
598:
579:, in common with the vast majority of the
31:
2016:"History of Lexington's Jewish community"
1335:(1914–1994), owner and publisher of the
905:
504:for her editorials in 1964, the year of
1505:
1503:
1487:"Population and Housing Unit Estimates"
1423:
1119:The city of Lexington is served by the
544:and northwest 11 miles (18 km) to
320:
296:
262:
241:
233:
204:
191:
157:
122:
88:
76:
58:
49:
1177:United States House of Representatives
618:
330:
308:
279:
254:
246:
225:
217:
209:
196:
179:
167:
7:
2872:Cities in Holmes County, Mississippi
1879:Tejada, Gregory (December 8, 2014).
1463:. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from
1341:Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
1149:Another private school in the city,
1080:, and 0.69% from two or more races.
510:Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
453:National Register of Historic Places
552:and south 18 miles (29 km) to
230:0.00 sq mi (0.01 km)
222:2.42 sq mi (6.26 km)
214:2.42 sq mi (6.27 km)
2076:Municipalities and communities of
1620:"Census of Population and Housing"
1376:, actress in television, film and
1323:, blues musician born in Lexington
1226:from 1959 to 1963 and 1967 to 1971
608:
84:Location of Lexington, Mississippi
29:City in Mississippi, United States
25:
2020:Institute of Southern Jewish Life
1125:Holmes County Central High School
1396:
516:of 1965 was passed by Congress.
101:
94:
78:
63:
51:
1151:Central Holmes Christian School
383:or transported in the domestic
1238:, musician, lived in Lexington
1:
1434:. United States Census Bureau
1121:Holmes County School District
907:Lexington Racial Composition
573:Köppen Climate Classification
259:662.81/sq mi (255.86/km)
115:Location in the United States
1907:Touring Literary Mississippi
1743:Blues: A Regional Experience
1274:(1944–2014), mayor of
1252:, Virginia from 2014 to 2016
2877:County seats in Mississippi
1767:Darlene Clark Hine (1995).
1671:United States Census Bureau
1432:"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files"
1412:Lexington Historic District
561:United States Census Bureau
2893:
2079:Holmes County, Mississippi
1991:. ECW Press. p. 532.
1985:Jeffrey J. Miller (2007).
1958:Barry Lee Pearson (2005).
1937:. E. Howell. p. 134.
1904:Black, Patti Carr (2002).
1346:Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers
1211:United States Marine Corps
353:Holmes County, Mississippi
2386:
2320:
2130:
2090:
1746:. ABC-CLIO. p. 226.
1262:Justice from 1921 to 1941
1129:J. J. McClain High School
1011:Black or African American
995:2020 United States Census
937:Black or African American
894:
879:
864:
849:
834:
819:
804:
789:
774:
759:
744:
729:
714:
699:
684:
669:
654:
639:
624:
617:
612:
607:
604:
577:humid subtropical climate
399:in the North and Europe.
123:
89:
77:
59:
50:
41:
2030:The Jewish Daily Forward
1773:. Carlson. p. 289.
1515:The Jewish Daily Forward
1366:National Football League
1199:, postmaster and teacher
575:system, Lexington has a
1850:Louisiana Supreme Court
1291:Church of God in Christ
1260:Louisiana Supreme Court
1140:Church of God in Christ
1100:there were 83.1 males.
1022:0.06% from other races;
532:. Mississippi Highways
492:Church of God in Christ
432:20th century to present
238:233 ft (71 m)
2138:
1795:"Leonard B. Cresswell"
1287:Charles Harrison Mason
1179:from 1893 to 1895 and
445:
109:Lexington, Mississippi
36:Lexington, Mississippi
2867:Cities in Mississippi
2136:
1799:Hall of Valor Project
1667:"U.S. Census website"
1642:"Explore Census Data"
1383:Jill Collen Jefferson
1224:Governor of Tennessee
1213:and recipient of the
895:U.S. Decennial Census
600:Historical population
439:
406:After the Civil War,
347:is a city in and the
282: • Summer (
143:33.11444°N 90.05111°W
2333:United States portal
1931:Elmo Howell (1992).
1886:The Chicago Tribune
1467:on February 13, 2020
1358:, journalist, author
1337:Lexington Advertiser
1246:Quartermaster School
1203:Leonard B. Cresswell
417:deprived of the vote
256: • Density
1801:. militarytimes.com
1461:American Factfinder
1333:Hazel Brannon Smith
1315:Milton L. Olive III
1155:segregation academy
908:
601:
498:Hazel Brannon Smith
442:Marion Post Wolcott
148:33.11444; -90.05111
139: /
2326:Mississippi portal
2139:
2035:Oliver Laughland,
1710:2013-10-03 at the
1404:Mississippi portal
1327:Monroe Saffold Jr.
906:
599:
467:and oppression of
446:
248: • Total
227: • Water
211: • Total
198: • Mayor
2854:
2853:
2342:
2341:
1998:978-1-55022-797-0
1971:978-1-57233-432-8
1944:978-0-9622026-2-9
1917:978-1-60473-804-9
1780:978-0-926019-61-4
1753:978-0-313-34424-4
1309:Edmond Favor Noel
1289:, founder of the
1105:per capita income
1034:two or more races
991:
990:
899:
898:
559:According to the
514:Voting Rights Act
342:
341:
219: • Land
16:(Redirected from
2884:
2369:
2362:
2355:
2346:
2334:
2327:
2135:
2102:
2095:
2085:
2080:
2070:
2063:
2056:
2047:
2003:
2002:
1982:
1976:
1975:
1955:
1949:
1948:
1928:
1922:
1921:
1901:
1895:
1894:
1876:
1870:
1867:
1861:
1860:
1858:
1856:
1842:
1836:
1835:
1833:
1831:
1817:
1811:
1810:
1808:
1806:
1791:
1785:
1784:
1764:
1758:
1757:
1737:
1731:
1730:
1721:
1715:
1701:
1695:
1688:
1682:
1681:
1679:
1677:
1663:
1657:
1656:
1654:
1652:
1638:
1632:
1631:
1629:
1627:
1616:
1610:
1609:
1607:
1605:
1591:
1585:
1580:
1574:
1565:
1559:
1549:
1543:
1542:
1540:
1538:
1524:
1518:
1507:
1498:
1497:
1495:
1493:
1483:
1477:
1476:
1474:
1472:
1453:
1444:
1443:
1441:
1439:
1428:
1406:
1401:
1400:
1399:
1321:Lonnie Pitchford
1276:Dolton, Illinois
1220:Buford Ellington
1175:, member of the
1070:African American
1048:Pacific Islander
909:
620:
615:
610:
602:
463:the violence of
412:Republican Party
373:Indian Territory
287:
154:
153:
151:
150:
149:
144:
140:
137:
136:
135:
132:
105:
104:
98:
82:
67:
55:
32:
21:
2892:
2891:
2887:
2886:
2885:
2883:
2882:
2881:
2857:
2856:
2855:
2850:
2382:
2373:
2343:
2338:
2332:
2325:
2316:
2298:
2185:
2178:
2140:
2128:
2105:
2100:
2093:
2086:
2083:
2078:
2074:
2012:
2007:
2006:
1999:
1984:
1983:
1979:
1972:
1957:
1956:
1952:
1945:
1930:
1929:
1925:
1918:
1903:
1902:
1898:
1878:
1877:
1873:
1868:
1864:
1854:
1852:
1844:
1843:
1839:
1829:
1827:
1819:
1818:
1814:
1804:
1802:
1793:
1792:
1788:
1781:
1766:
1765:
1761:
1754:
1739:
1738:
1734:
1723:
1722:
1718:
1712:Wayback Machine
1702:
1698:
1689:
1685:
1675:
1673:
1665:
1664:
1660:
1650:
1648:
1646:data.census.gov
1640:
1639:
1635:
1625:
1623:
1618:
1617:
1613:
1603:
1601:
1593:
1592:
1588:
1581:
1577:
1566:
1562:
1550:
1546:
1536:
1534:
1526:
1525:
1521:
1508:
1501:
1491:
1489:
1485:
1484:
1480:
1470:
1468:
1455:
1454:
1447:
1437:
1435:
1430:
1429:
1425:
1420:
1402:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1303:William Nichols
1167:Chalmers Archer
1163:
1127:(in the former
1117:
1093:married couples
1074:Native American
1057:
1041:American Indian
1003:
904:
613:
589:
569:
526:
434:
365:
305:
281:
147:
145:
141:
138:
133:
130:
128:
126:
125:
119:
118:
117:
116:
113:
112:
111:
110:
106:
85:
73:
72:
71:
70:
46:
37:
30:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
2890:
2888:
2880:
2879:
2874:
2869:
2859:
2858:
2852:
2851:
2849:
2848:
2843:
2838:
2833:
2828:
2823:
2818:
2813:
2808:
2803:
2798:
2793:
2788:
2783:
2778:
2773:
2768:
2763:
2758:
2753:
2748:
2743:
2738:
2733:
2728:
2723:
2718:
2713:
2708:
2703:
2698:
2693:
2688:
2683:
2678:
2673:
2668:
2663:
2658:
2653:
2648:
2643:
2638:
2633:
2628:
2623:
2618:
2613:
2608:
2603:
2598:
2593:
2588:
2583:
2578:
2573:
2568:
2563:
2558:
2553:
2548:
2543:
2538:
2533:
2528:
2523:
2518:
2513:
2508:
2503:
2498:
2493:
2488:
2483:
2478:
2473:
2468:
2463:
2458:
2453:
2448:
2443:
2438:
2433:
2428:
2423:
2418:
2413:
2408:
2403:
2398:
2393:
2387:
2384:
2383:
2374:
2372:
2371:
2364:
2357:
2349:
2340:
2339:
2337:
2336:
2329:
2321:
2318:
2317:
2315:
2314:
2308:
2306:
2300:
2299:
2297:
2296:
2291:
2286:
2281:
2276:
2271:
2266:
2261:
2256:
2251:
2246:
2241:
2236:
2231:
2226:
2221:
2216:
2211:
2206:
2201:
2196:
2190:
2188:
2184:Unincorporated
2180:
2179:
2177:
2176:
2171:
2166:
2161:
2156:
2150:
2148:
2142:
2141:
2131:
2129:
2127:
2126:
2121:
2115:
2113:
2107:
2106:
2091:
2088:
2087:
2075:
2073:
2072:
2065:
2058:
2050:
2044:
2043:
2042:April 6, 2020.
2033:
2022:
2011:
2010:External links
2008:
2005:
2004:
1997:
1977:
1970:
1950:
1943:
1923:
1916:
1896:
1891:Newspapers.com
1871:
1862:
1837:
1812:
1786:
1779:
1759:
1752:
1732:
1716:
1696:
1683:
1658:
1633:
1611:
1586:
1575:
1560:
1544:
1519:
1499:
1478:
1445:
1422:
1421:
1419:
1416:
1415:
1414:
1408:
1407:
1391:
1388:
1387:
1386:
1380:
1374:Hattie Winston
1371:
1369:defensive back
1359:
1353:
1343:
1330:
1324:
1318:
1312:
1306:
1300:
1297:Melany Neilson
1294:
1284:
1281:Arenia Mallory
1278:
1269:
1266:Alexander Lane
1263:
1253:
1242:Ronald Kirklin
1239:
1233:
1232:, jazz bassist
1230:Malachi Favors
1227:
1217:
1200:
1194:
1184:
1181:Medal of Honor
1170:
1162:
1161:Notable people
1159:
1144:Arenia Mallory
1136:Saints Academy
1116:
1113:
1056:
1053:
1052:
1051:
1044:
1037:
1030:
1023:
1020:
1014:
1002:
999:
989:
988:
985:
982:
972:
971:
968:
965:
959:
958:
955:
952:
946:
945:
942:
939:
933:
932:
929:
926:
920:
919:
916:
913:
903:
900:
897:
896:
892:
891:
888:
886:
883:
877:
876:
873:
871:
868:
862:
861:
858:
856:
853:
847:
846:
843:
841:
838:
832:
831:
828:
826:
823:
817:
816:
813:
811:
808:
802:
801:
798:
796:
793:
787:
786:
783:
781:
778:
772:
771:
768:
766:
763:
757:
756:
753:
751:
748:
742:
741:
738:
736:
733:
727:
726:
723:
721:
718:
712:
711:
708:
706:
703:
697:
696:
693:
691:
688:
682:
681:
678:
676:
673:
667:
666:
663:
661:
658:
652:
651:
648:
646:
643:
637:
636:
633:
631:
628:
622:
621:
616:
611:
606:
588:
585:
581:American South
568:
565:
525:
522:
506:Freedom Summer
502:Pulitzer Prize
488:Saints Academy
484:Arenia Mallory
449:Edmund F. Noel
433:
430:
369:Choctaw people
364:
361:
340:
339:
336:
329:
328:
325:
319:
318:
313:
307:
306:
303:
301:
295:
294:
288:
278:
277:
267:
261:
260:
257:
253:
252:
249:
245:
244:
240:
239:
236:
232:
231:
228:
224:
223:
220:
216:
215:
212:
208:
207:
203:
202:
199:
195:
194:
190:
189:
184:
178:
177:
172:
166:
165:
162:
156:
155:
121:
120:
114:
108:
107:
100:
99:
93:
92:
91:
90:
87:
86:
83:
75:
74:
68:
62:
61:
60:
57:
56:
48:
47:
42:
39:
38:
35:
28:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2889:
2878:
2875:
2873:
2870:
2868:
2865:
2864:
2862:
2847:
2844:
2842:
2839:
2837:
2834:
2832:
2829:
2827:
2824:
2822:
2819:
2817:
2814:
2812:
2809:
2807:
2804:
2802:
2799:
2797:
2794:
2792:
2789:
2787:
2784:
2782:
2779:
2777:
2774:
2772:
2769:
2767:
2764:
2762:
2759:
2757:
2754:
2752:
2749:
2747:
2744:
2742:
2739:
2737:
2734:
2732:
2729:
2727:
2724:
2722:
2719:
2717:
2714:
2712:
2709:
2707:
2704:
2702:
2699:
2697:
2694:
2692:
2689:
2687:
2684:
2682:
2679:
2677:
2674:
2672:
2669:
2667:
2664:
2662:
2659:
2657:
2654:
2652:
2649:
2647:
2644:
2642:
2639:
2637:
2634:
2632:
2629:
2627:
2624:
2622:
2619:
2617:
2614:
2612:
2609:
2607:
2604:
2602:
2599:
2597:
2594:
2592:
2589:
2587:
2584:
2582:
2579:
2577:
2574:
2572:
2569:
2567:
2566:Holly Springs
2564:
2562:
2559:
2557:
2554:
2552:
2549:
2547:
2544:
2542:
2539:
2537:
2534:
2532:
2529:
2527:
2524:
2522:
2519:
2517:
2514:
2512:
2509:
2507:
2504:
2502:
2499:
2497:
2494:
2492:
2489:
2487:
2484:
2482:
2479:
2477:
2474:
2472:
2469:
2467:
2464:
2462:
2459:
2457:
2454:
2452:
2449:
2447:
2444:
2442:
2439:
2437:
2434:
2432:
2429:
2427:
2424:
2422:
2419:
2417:
2416:Bay St. Louis
2414:
2412:
2409:
2407:
2404:
2402:
2399:
2397:
2394:
2392:
2389:
2388:
2385:
2381:
2377:
2370:
2365:
2363:
2358:
2356:
2351:
2350:
2347:
2335:
2330:
2328:
2323:
2322:
2319:
2313:
2310:
2309:
2307:
2305:
2301:
2295:
2292:
2290:
2287:
2285:
2282:
2280:
2277:
2275:
2272:
2270:
2267:
2265:
2262:
2260:
2257:
2255:
2252:
2250:
2247:
2245:
2242:
2240:
2237:
2235:
2232:
2230:
2227:
2225:
2222:
2220:
2217:
2215:
2212:
2210:
2207:
2205:
2202:
2200:
2197:
2195:
2192:
2191:
2189:
2187:
2181:
2175:
2172:
2170:
2167:
2165:
2162:
2160:
2157:
2155:
2152:
2151:
2149:
2147:
2143:
2125:
2122:
2120:
2117:
2116:
2114:
2112:
2108:
2104:
2103:
2096:
2089:
2084:United States
2081:
2071:
2066:
2064:
2059:
2057:
2052:
2051:
2048:
2041:
2040:The Guardian,
2038:
2034:
2032:
2031:
2026:
2023:
2021:
2017:
2014:
2013:
2009:
2000:
1994:
1990:
1989:
1981:
1978:
1973:
1967:
1963:
1962:
1954:
1951:
1946:
1940:
1936:
1935:
1927:
1924:
1919:
1913:
1909:
1908:
1900:
1897:
1892:
1888:
1887:
1882:
1875:
1872:
1866:
1863:
1851:
1847:
1841:
1838:
1826:
1822:
1816:
1813:
1800:
1796:
1790:
1787:
1782:
1776:
1772:
1771:
1763:
1760:
1755:
1749:
1745:
1744:
1736:
1733:
1728:
1727:
1720:
1717:
1713:
1709:
1706:
1700:
1697:
1693:
1687:
1684:
1672:
1668:
1662:
1659:
1647:
1643:
1637:
1634:
1621:
1615:
1612:
1600:
1596:
1590:
1587:
1584:
1579:
1576:
1572:
1571:
1568:Jason Sokol,
1564:
1561:
1557:
1553:
1548:
1545:
1533:
1529:
1523:
1520:
1517:
1516:
1511:
1506:
1504:
1500:
1488:
1482:
1479:
1466:
1462:
1458:
1452:
1450:
1446:
1433:
1427:
1424:
1417:
1413:
1410:
1409:
1405:
1394:
1389:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1375:
1372:
1370:
1367:
1363:
1360:
1357:
1354:
1351:
1350:Chicago blues
1347:
1344:
1342:
1338:
1334:
1331:
1328:
1325:
1322:
1319:
1316:
1313:
1310:
1307:
1304:
1301:
1298:
1295:
1292:
1288:
1285:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1273:
1270:
1267:
1264:
1261:
1257:
1254:
1251:
1247:
1243:
1240:
1237:
1234:
1231:
1228:
1225:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1212:
1208:
1207:major general
1204:
1201:
1198:
1197:Minnie M. Cox
1195:
1192:
1188:
1185:
1182:
1178:
1174:
1173:John C. Black
1171:
1168:
1165:
1164:
1160:
1158:
1156:
1152:
1147:
1145:
1141:
1137:
1132:
1130:
1126:
1122:
1114:
1112:
1110:
1106:
1101:
1097:
1094:
1089:
1087:
1083:
1079:
1075:
1071:
1067:
1062:
1054:
1049:
1045:
1042:
1038:
1035:
1031:
1028:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1015:
1012:
1008:
1007:
1006:
1000:
998:
996:
986:
983:
981:
977:
974:
973:
969:
966:
964:
961:
960:
956:
953:
951:
948:
947:
943:
940:
938:
935:
934:
930:
927:
925:
922:
921:
917:
914:
911:
910:
901:
893:
889:
887:
884:
882:
878:
874:
872:
869:
867:
863:
859:
857:
854:
852:
848:
844:
842:
839:
837:
833:
829:
827:
824:
822:
818:
814:
812:
809:
807:
803:
799:
797:
794:
792:
788:
784:
782:
779:
777:
773:
769:
767:
764:
762:
758:
754:
752:
749:
747:
743:
739:
737:
734:
732:
728:
724:
722:
719:
717:
713:
709:
707:
704:
702:
698:
694:
692:
689:
687:
683:
679:
677:
674:
672:
668:
664:
662:
659:
657:
653:
649:
647:
644:
642:
638:
634:
632:
629:
627:
623:
603:
597:
595:
586:
584:
582:
578:
574:
566:
564:
562:
557:
555:
551:
547:
543:
539:
535:
531:
523:
521:
517:
515:
511:
507:
503:
499:
495:
493:
489:
485:
480:
477:
472:
470:
466:
461:
456:
454:
450:
443:
438:
431:
429:
427:
426:tenant farmer
423:
418:
413:
409:
404:
400:
398:
392:
390:
386:
382:
378:
374:
370:
362:
360:
358:
354:
350:
346:
337:
334:
326:
324:
317:
314:
312:
302:
300:
292:
289:
285:
275:
274:Central (CST)
271:
268:
266:
258:
250:
237:
229:
221:
213:
201:Robin McCrory
200:
188:
185:
183:
176:
173:
171:
164:United States
163:
161:
152:
124:Coordinates:
97:
81:
66:
54:
45:
40:
33:
27:
19:
18:Lexington, MS
2816:Water Valley
2756:Rolling Fork
2701:Philadelphia
2605:
2376:County seats
2123:
2099:
2098:
2039:
2028:
1987:
1980:
1960:
1953:
1933:
1926:
1906:
1899:
1889:– via
1884:
1874:
1865:
1853:. Retrieved
1849:
1840:
1828:. Retrieved
1824:
1815:
1803:. Retrieved
1798:
1789:
1769:
1762:
1742:
1735:
1725:
1719:
1699:
1686:
1674:. Retrieved
1661:
1649:. Retrieved
1645:
1636:
1624:. Retrieved
1622:. Census.gov
1614:
1604:November 30,
1602:. Retrieved
1598:
1589:
1578:
1569:
1563:
1555:
1547:
1537:November 30,
1535:. Retrieved
1531:
1522:
1513:
1490:. Retrieved
1481:
1469:. Retrieved
1465:the original
1460:
1436:. Retrieved
1426:
1356:Neely Tucker
1336:
1272:Ronnie Lewis
1256:John R. Land
1148:
1133:
1118:
1109:poverty line
1102:
1098:
1090:
1058:
1004:
992:
590:
587:Demographics
570:
558:
527:
518:
496:
481:
473:
457:
447:
422:sharecropper
405:
401:
393:
366:
344:
343:
26:
2721:Port Gibson
2716:Poplarville
2676:New Augusta
2641:Mayersville
2601:Leakesville
2551:Hattiesburg
2476:Coffeeville
2411:Bay Springs
2380:Mississippi
2269:Owens Wells
2186:communities
2094:County seat
1676:January 31,
1651:December 7,
1599:Weatherbase
1362:Willie West
1305:, architect
1055:2000 census
1001:2010 census
963:Other/Mixed
902:2020 census
530:Yazoo River
460:boll weevil
385:slave trade
381:Upper South
357:2010 census
349:county seat
175:Mississippi
146: /
2861:Categories
2826:West Point
2821:Waynesboro
2776:Starkville
2691:Pascagoula
2671:New Albany
2661:Monticello
2651:Mendenhall
2616:Louisville
2556:Hazlehurst
2531:Greenville
2511:Ellisville
2466:Clarksdale
2461:Charleston
2451:Carrollton
2441:Brookhaven
2431:Booneville
2406:Batesville
2304:Ghost town
2294:Tolarville
2259:Montgomery
1705:Contact Us
1492:January 5,
1471:August 17,
1418:References
1215:Navy Cross
1187:Lee Cooper
1059:As of the
1032:0.5% from
993:As of the
550:Carrollton
389:Deep South
335:feature ID
243:Population
193:Government
2841:Woodville
2806:Vicksburg
2796:Tylertown
2771:Senatobia
2706:Pittsboro
2646:Meadville
2606:Lexington
2591:Kosciusko
2576:Indianola
2536:Greenwood
2471:Cleveland
2279:Quofaloma
2229:Good Hope
2199:Brozville
2124:Lexington
2101:Lexington
1364:, former
1352:guitarist
1236:B.B. King
1193:guitarist
1183:recipient
1115:Education
1068:, 67.26%
524:Geography
476:B.B. King
465:lynchings
345:Lexington
323:FIPS code
311:Area code
265:Time zone
235:Elevation
131:33°6′52″N
2811:Walthall
2761:Rosedale
2726:Prentiss
2711:Pontotoc
2696:Paulding
2656:Meridian
2631:Magnolia
2621:Lucedale
2561:Hernando
2546:Gulfport
2491:Columbus
2486:Columbia
2456:Carthage
2396:Ackerman
2391:Aberdeen
2289:Thornton
2284:Richland
2254:Mileston
2249:Marcella
2224:Franklin
2209:Ebenezer
1825:MVSU.edu
1708:Archived
1438:July 24,
1390:See also
1299:, author
1250:Fort Lee
1082:Hispanic
1076:, 0.64%
1072:, 0.05%
976:Hispanic
594:Jim Crow
508:and the
469:Jim Crow
408:freedmen
327:28-40600
299:ZIP code
134:90°3′4″W
2831:Wiggins
2746:Raymond
2741:Raleigh
2736:Quitman
2681:Okolona
2666:Natchez
2611:Liberty
2586:Jackson
2571:Houston
2541:Grenada
2516:Fayette
2506:Decatur
2501:De Kalb
2496:Corinth
2481:Collins
2436:Brandon
2421:Belzoni
2401:Ashland
2204:Coxburg
2164:Pickens
2159:Goodman
1855:May 30,
1830:May 30,
1805:May 30,
1692:Schools
1626:June 4,
1378:theatre
1209:in the
944:79.78%
931:17.54%
567:Climate
554:Pickens
471:rules.
363:History
338:0672434
160:Country
2836:Winona
2801:Vaiden
2791:Tupelo
2786:Tunica
2781:Sumner
2766:Sardis
2751:Ripley
2731:Purvis
2686:Oxford
2596:Laurel
2526:Fulton
2521:Forest
2446:Canton
2426:Biloxi
2312:Oswego
2264:Oregon
2239:Howard
2219:Eulogy
2169:Tchula
2154:Cruger
2119:Durant
2111:Cities
1995:
1968:
1941:
1914:
1777:
1750:
1086:Latino
1061:census
1016:27.0%
1009:71.8%
987:0.06%
980:Latino
970:2.06%
957:0.56%
941:1,278
918:Perc.
875:−14.5%
845:−15.3%
800:−11.2%
740:−26.2%
665:−16.1%
605:Census
546:Tchula
542:Durant
397:cotton
187:Holmes
182:County
2846:Yazoo
2636:Marks
2626:Macon
2274:Pluto
2244:Ituma
2214:Egypt
2194:Acona
2146:Towns
1191:blues
1078:Asian
1066:White
1046:0.0%
1039:0.1%
1027:Asian
1025:0.5%
1018:White
950:Asian
924:White
915:Num.
912:Race
890:−7.5%
885:1,602
870:1,731
860:−9.1%
855:2,025
840:2,227
830:−4.6%
825:2,628
815:−2.9%
810:2,756
795:2,839
780:3,198
770:13.1%
765:2,930
755:44.5%
750:2,590
735:1,792
725:60.2%
720:2,428
710:41.0%
705:1,516
695:34.7%
690:1,075
650:35.2%
377:Yazoo
304:39095
293:(CDT)
291:UTC-5
270:UTC-6
251:1,602
170:State
2581:Iuka
2234:Gwin
2174:West
1993:ISBN
1966:ISBN
1939:ISBN
1912:ISBN
1857:2021
1832:2021
1807:2021
1775:ISBN
1748:ISBN
1678:2008
1653:2021
1628:2015
1606:2018
1539:2018
1494:2020
1473:2017
1440:2022
928:281
881:2020
866:2010
851:2000
836:1990
821:1980
806:1970
791:1960
785:9.1%
776:1950
761:1940
746:1930
731:1920
716:1910
701:1900
686:1890
680:7.3%
671:1880
656:1870
641:1860
626:1850
614:Note
609:Pop.
536:and
424:and
333:GNIS
206:Area
69:Flag
44:City
2378:of
1248:at
1084:or
978:or
967:33
675:798
660:744
645:887
630:656
351:of
316:662
284:DST
2863::
2097::
2082:,
2027:,
2018:,
1883:.
1848:.
1823:.
1797:.
1669:.
1644:.
1597:.
1554:,
1530:.
1512:,
1502:^
1459:.
1448:^
1348:,
1258:,
1222:,
1205:,
1189:,
1157:.
1142:.
984:1
954:9
619:%±
596:.
583:.
556:.
538:17
534:12
428:.
2368:e
2361:t
2354:v
2069:e
2062:t
2055:v
2001:.
1974:.
1947:.
1920:.
1893:.
1859:.
1834:.
1809:.
1783:.
1756:.
1703:"
1690:"
1680:.
1655:.
1630:.
1608:.
1541:.
1496:.
1475:.
1442:.
1050:.
1043:;
1036:;
1029:;
1013:;
635:—
444:.
286:)
276:)
272:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
