Lumberton, Mississippi
Lumberton, Mississippi | |
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 The U.S. Post Office in Lumberton, Mississippi | |
 Location of Lumberton, Mississippi | |
  Lumberton, Mississippi Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 31°0′14″N 89°27′13″W / 31.00389°N 89.45361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| Counties | Lamar, Pearl River |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Quincy Rogers |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.13 sq mi (18.47 km2) |
| • Land | 7.11 sq mi (18.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,617 |
| • Density | 227.46/sq mi (87.83/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39455 |
| Area code | 601 |
| FIPS code | 28-42640 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0693845 |
Lumberton is a city in Lamar and Pearl River counties, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,086 at the 2010 census.
History
[edit]The city was named for the local lumber industry.[2]
Geography
[edit]Lumberton is located at 31°0′14″N 89°27′13″W / 31.00389°N 89.45361°W (31.003888, -89.453544).[3] Most of the city is in Lamar County, with a small portion extending east into adjacent Pearl River County.[4] In the 2000 census, 2,200 of the city's 2,228 residents (98.7%) lived in Lamar County and 28 (1.3%) in Pearl River County.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.3 square miles (18.9 km2), of which 7.3 square miles (18.8 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.27%) is water.
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1,509 | — | |
| 1910 | 2,122 | 40.6% | |
| 1920 | 2,192 | 3.3% | |
| 1930 | 2,374 | 8.3% | |
| 1940 | 1,485 | −37.4% | |
| 1950 | 1,803 | 21.4% | |
| 1960 | 2,108 | 16.9% | |
| 1970 | 2,084 | −1.1% | |
| 1980 | 2,217 | 6.4% | |
| 1990 | 2,121 | −4.3% | |
| 2000 | 2,228 | 5.0% | |
| 2010 | 2,086 | −6.4% | |
| 2020 | 1,617 | −22.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 594 | 36.73% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 894 | 55.29% |
| Native American | 3 | 0.19% |
| Asian | 5 | 0.31% |
| Other/Mixed | 96 | 5.94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 1.55% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,617 people, 725 households, and 435 families residing in the city.
Education
[edit]The City of Lumberton is served by the Lamar County School District.[8] The Lumberton Public School District consolidated into it as of 2019.[9][10]
Lumberton includes Lumberton Elementary School, Lumberton Middle School and Lumberton High School.[11]
Notable people
[edit]- Percy Bailey, former Negro league baseball pitcher[12]
- Elizabeth Bass, physician, educator, and suffragist[13]
- Richie Grant, safety for the Atlanta Falcons
- Terry Grant, former running back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats[14]
- Heber Austin Ladner, former longest serving Secretary of State of Mississippi
- John Henry Prince, former Negro league third baseman[15]
- James H. Street, journalist, minister, and writer of Southern historical novels.
- Richard Alvin Tonry, Louisiana politician.
- Henry Clay Yawn, former member of the Mississippi Senate[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 192.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ American Factfinder Reference Map Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Subcounty population estimates: Mississippi 2000-2006". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. June 28, 2007. Archived from the original (CSV) on November 26, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lamar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2024. - Text list
- ^ Moore, Ryan (May 11, 2016). "Law passes, Lumberton schools to consolidate". WDAM. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ Ciurzak, Ellen (June 8, 2018). "Lawsuit fails to derail Lumberton schools consolidation". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ^ "Home". Lumberton Schools. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ^ "City Council honors educator, athlete". Hattiesburg American. April 20, 1995. p. 9. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sicherman, Barbara; Green, Carol (1980). Notable American Women: The Modern Period. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press. p. 64. ISBN 0-674-62732-6.
- ^ "Terry Grant". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ "John Henry Prince Black Baseball League Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 760–761.
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