Artesia, Mississippi

Coordinates: 33°24′58″N 88°38′43″W / 33.41611°N 88.64528°W / 33.41611; -88.64528
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Artesia, Mississippi
FIPS code
28-02100
GNIS feature ID0666384

Artesia is a town in Lowndes County, Mississippi. The population was 304 at the 2020 census, down from 440 at the 2010 census.

History

Artesia was originally Artesia Junction, a junction point on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. During the railroad's construction in the 1850s, an offer was made to the towns of Columbus and Aberdeen to route the railroad through the towns, but both towns refused. Columbus reconsidered a few months later; but by that time, the railway had already chosen a route well to the west of the town. However, the railroad did extend a spur line in order to serve Columbus, and that spur line joins the main line at the site of present-day Artesia.

Artesia was the site of a voter suppression incident in 1876 in which a group of heavily armed white men from Starkville came to intimidate black voters in the Republican Club.[2] Federal troops were called to intervene, which enraged many whites, who depicted the event as a negro riot.[3]

The name originates from a cluster of artesian wells that were found in the area.

Geography

Artesia is located at 33°24′58″N 88°38′43″W / 33.41611°N 88.64528°W / 33.41611; -88.64528 (33.416077, -88.645249).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), of which 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) is land and 1.33% is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 304 people, 159 households, and 185 families.[5]

2010 census

As of the

Latino
of any race.

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 176 households, out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.7% were married couples living together, 30.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.50.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880150
1890313108.7%
19003439.6%
191053556.0%
19205839.0%
19306125.0%
1940521−14.9%
195059414.0%
1960469−21.0%
1970444−5.3%
198052618.5%
1990484−8.0%
20004982.9%
2010440−11.6%
2020304−30.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

In the town, the population was spread out, with 33.7% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $18,438, and the median income for a family was $21,429. Males had a median income of $20,000 versus $13,750 for females. The

poverty line
, including 60.0% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Town of Artesia is served by the Lowndes County School District.

Notable person

  • Brooklyn Robins[8]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Full text of "Mississippi: Testimony as to denial of elective franchise in Mississippi at the elections of 1875 and 1876, taken under the resolution of the Senate of December 5, 1876"". December 5, 1876. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "The Artesia Affair". The Weekly Clarion. November 8, 1876. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Artesia town, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "Jim Roberts Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2023.