Stoneville, Mississippi | |
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![]() Stoneville Post Office | |
Coordinates: 33°25′26″N 90°54′54″W / 33.42389°N 90.91500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Washington |
Area | |
• Total | 1.91 sq mi (4.95 km2) |
• Land | 1.91 sq mi (4.95 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 125 ft (38 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 39 |
• Density | 20.43/sq mi (7.89/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 38776 |
GNIS feature ID | 678311[2] |
Stoneville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in northeastern Washington County, Mississippi. Deer Creek flows through Stoneville.
A post office was established in 1876, and remains open. Stoneville was incorporated in 1882, though it is no longer incorporated.[3]
Stoneville was a stop on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad, established in the 1880s, and a stop on the Columbus and Greenville Railway, established in the 1920s.[3]
The Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center is located in Stoneville.[4] George B. Vogt was a notable entomologist there.[5]
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 39.[6]
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 39 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 2020[8] |
2020 census
[edit]Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[8] | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 23 | 58.97% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 13 | 33.33% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 1 | 2.56% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2 | 5.13% |
Total | 39 | 100.00% |
Notable people
[edit]- Jim Henson, puppeteer, creator of The Muppets; raised in Stoneville but attended elementary school in Leland.[9]
- Johnny "Big Moose" Walker, blues musician.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stoneville, Mississippi
- ^ a b Howe, Tony. "Stoneville, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ "Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center Stoneville, Mississippi". U.S. Department of Agriculture. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ "SIA RU007403, Vogt, G. B (George Britton) 1920-, George B. Vogt Papers, circa 1933-1991". Smithsonian Institution. July 11, 2011.
- ^ "Stoneville CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Stoneville CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ Hammontree, John. “The Muppets trace their roots to this Southern town”. Reckon. Published July 28, 2021. Accessed May 5, 2023.
- ^ Eagle, Bob L.; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. ABC-CLIO. p. 197. ISBN 9780313344244.
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