Boyle, Mississippi

Boyle, Mississippi
Town
FIPS code		28-08180
GNIS feature ID	0667501

Boyle is a town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 650 at the 2010 census.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²), of which 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km²), or 4.87%, is water.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	538		—
1910	444		−17.5%
1920	702		58.1%
1930	678		−3.4%
1940	742		9.4%
1950	799		7.7%
1960	848		6.1%
1970	861		1.5%
1980	888		3.1%
1990	651		−26.7%
2000	720		10.6%
2010	650		−9.7%
2020	532		−18.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

2020 census

Boyle Racial Composition^[4]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White	256	48.12%
Black or African American	242	45.49%
Native American	1	0.19%
Asian	2	0.38%
Other/Mixed	10	1.88%
Latino	21	3.95%

As of the

, there were 532 people, 329 households, and 213 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the

of any race were 1.39% of the population.

There were 268 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were married couples living together, 23.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 33.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,429, and the median income for a family was $28,500. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $30,104 for females. The

, including 43.2% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Boyle is served by the Cleveland School District.^[6] There is one school in Boyle, B.L. Bell Academy for Math, Science and Health Education.^[7] Secondary students attend Cleveland Central Middle School and Cleveland Central High School.

Historic marker

The Mississippi Blues Commission placed a historic marker at the Peavine Railroad site intersection with Highway 446 in Boyle, designating it as a site on the Mississippi Blues Trail. The marker commemorates the original lyrics of famed blues artist

Notable people

• Stanley F. Gaines, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1916 to 1920^[10]
• Jim Pittman, former head football coach for Tulane University and Texas Christian University^[11]
• Tommy Taylor, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 2012 to 2016^[12]

References