Brookhaven, Mississippi
Brookhaven, Mississippi | ||
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FIPS code 28-08820 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0667590 | |
Website | brookhaven-ms |
Brookhaven is a small city in
History
Brookhaven is located in what was formerly territory of the
The railroad was constructed through Brookhaven in 1858.[4] It connected Brookhaven with New Orleans to the south and Memphis to the north.
During the Civil War, Brookhaven was briefly occupied at noon on April 29, 1863, by a raiding party of Union cavalry under the command of Colonel Benjamin Grierson. The Union force burned public buildings and destroyed the railroad.[5] This was rebuilt after the war.
In 1908, a mob of 2,000 White people assaulted a military guard and kidnapped a Black man, Eli Pigot, and murdered him in broad daylight.[6]
In 1936 Brookhaven was chosen as the site of the Stahl-Urban garment plant.[7]
In 1955,
In 2022, D'Monterrio Gibson, a black FedEx driver was chased down and shot at by two white men after Gibson had delivered a package to an incorrect address and then retrieved it.[9][10]
Geography
Brookhaven is in central Lincoln County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.7 square miles (56.3 km2), of which 21.7 square miles (56.1 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.41%, are water.[11] The city expanded in late 2007 to almost triple its previous area, through a vote of annexation, to bring in suburban developments surrounding the older town and equalize taxing and services provided to the new metropolitan area.[12][13]
Climate
Climate data for Brookhaven, Mississippi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 85 (29) |
86 (30) |
92 (33) |
96 (36) |
102 (39) |
106 (41) |
109 (43) |
106 (41) |
106 (41) |
99 (37) |
89 (32) |
87 (31) |
109 (43) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 57.2 (14.0) |
61.6 (16.4) |
68.6 (20.3) |
75.0 (23.9) |
82.0 (27.8) |
87.6 (30.9) |
89.7 (32.1) |
90.1 (32.3) |
86.0 (30.0) |
77.5 (25.3) |
66.8 (19.3) |
59.4 (15.2) |
75.1 (23.9) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 46.7 (8.2) |
50.6 (10.3) |
57.3 (14.1) |
63.7 (17.6) |
71.7 (22.1) |
78.0 (25.6) |
80.3 (26.8) |
80.2 (26.8) |
75.6 (24.2) |
65.3 (18.5) |
55.0 (12.8) |
48.9 (9.4) |
64.4 (18.0) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 36.1 (2.3) |
39.6 (4.2) |
46.0 (7.8) |
52.3 (11.3) |
61.3 (16.3) |
68.5 (20.3) |
70.8 (21.6) |
70.3 (21.3) |
65.2 (18.4) |
53.2 (11.8) |
43.2 (6.2) |
38.5 (3.6) |
53.8 (12.1) |
Record low °F (°C) | 2 (−17) |
−10 (−23) |
14 (−10) |
26 (−3) |
38 (3) |
44 (7) |
54 (12) |
54 (12) |
37 (3) |
25 (−4) |
17 (−8) |
5 (−15) |
−10 (−23) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 6.52 (166) |
5.88 (149) |
5.71 (145) |
5.84 (148) |
4.44 (113) |
4.57 (116) |
5.71 (145) |
5.14 (131) |
4.30 (109) |
3.64 (92) |
4.19 (106) |
5.64 (143) |
61.58 (1,564) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 9.8 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 9.1 | 98.5 |
Source: NOAA[14][15] |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1860 | 996 | — | |
1870 | 1,614 | 62.0% | |
1880 | 1,615 | 0.1% | |
1890 | 2,142 | 32.6% | |
1900 | 2,678 | 25.0% | |
1910 | 5,293 | 97.6% | |
1920 | 4,706 | −11.1% | |
1930 | 5,288 | 12.4% | |
1940 | 6,232 | 17.9% | |
1950 | 7,801 | 25.2% | |
1960 | 9,885 | 26.7% | |
1970 | 10,700 | 8.2% | |
1980 | 10,800 | 0.9% | |
1990 | 10,243 | −5.2% | |
2000 | 9,861 | −3.7% | |
2010 | 12,513 | 26.9% | |
2020 | 11,674 | −6.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[16] |
2020 census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic)
|
4,439 | 38.02% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
6,710 | 57.48% |
Native American
|
15 | 0.13% |
Asian
|
117 | 1.0% |
Pacific Islander
|
2 | 0.02% |
Other/Mixed
|
266 | 2.28% |
Latino
|
125 | 1.07% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 11,674 people, 4,346 households, and 2,827 families residing in the city.
2010 census
As of the
There were 4,768 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.7% were married couples living together, 24.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 20 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.6 years.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,036, and the median income for a family was $40,018. About 25.2% of families and 31.0% of the population were below the
Education
The city is served by the
In 1988, Brookhaven High School hired a football coach, Hollis Rutter, from Brookhaven Academy. This so upset the black population, who felt that this was a racially-insensitive move, that a school boycott ensued, ultimately resulting in the rescission of Rutter's hiring. This school again came into the spotlight in 2018 when it became known that Cindy Hyde-Smith, a candidate for U.S. Senate known for making racially-incendiary statements, sent her daughter to this school.[18][19]
The statewide magnet high school, the Mississippi School of the Arts is also located in the city. Four Lincoln County public schools are also located in Brookhaven's rural areas: Bogue Chitto Attendance Center, Enterprise Attendance Center, Loyd Star Attendance Center and West Lincoln Attendance Center. The former institution of higher learning Whitworth Female College, founded in 1858, was located in Brookhaven. The all-girls college closed its doors in 1984.[20]
In 2019, it was reported that the school district still "has largely segregated classrooms – some all-black, some majority white."[21]
Media
Brookhaven is a part of the
Infrastructure
Roads
Brookhaven contains
Rail transportation
Notable people
- Lance Dwight Alworth, American football player
- Elsie Barge, pianist, music educator, and clubwoman
- Jim C. Barnett, physician and surgeon; member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1992 to 2008.[22]
- Jim Brewer, Maxwell Street blues musician
- Corey Dickerson, baseball player
- WorldCom
- Charles Henri Ford, poet, novelist, filmmaker, photographer, and collage artist[23]
- Ruth Ford, actress
- Cindy Hyde-Smith, U.S. Senator from Mississippi
- Earsell Mackbee, football player
- Garry Owen, film actor
- Lulah Ragsdale, poet, novelist, actor
- David Banner, rapper
- Richard Scruggs, lawyer
- J. Kim Sessums, artist[25]
- Lamar Smith, Civil rights activist.[26]
- Guy Turnbow, football player[27]
- Addie L. Wyatt, leader in the United States Labor movement, civil rights activist, and Time magazine as Person of the Year in 1975.[28]
Architecture
Brookhaven's
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- ^ Zaru, Deena; Ross, Kendall; Ghebremedhin, Sabina (February 13, 2022). "2 white men charged after allegedly chasing, shooting at Black FedEx driver". ABC News. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
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- ^ Brookhaven, MS (BRH) — Great American Stations
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- ^ Pittman, Ashton (November 23, 2018). "Hyde-Smith Attended All-White 'Seg Academy' to Avoid Integration". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith attended and graduated from a segregation academy that were set up so that white parents could avoid having to send their children to schools with black students, a yearbook reveals.
- ^ Campbell, Donna (May 9, 2017). [Governor to speak at BA graduation "Governor to speak at BA graduation"]. The Daily Leader. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
Anna-Michael Smith is one of 34 graduates who will be receiving diplomas in John R. Gray Gymnasium at BA Friday. The ceremony begins at 7 p.m. and it is open to the public. mith is the daughter of Mike Smith and Cindy Hyde-Smith, of Brookhaven. Her mom is the commissioner of agriculture and commerce for the state. The Smiths also raise cattle, which makes Anna-Michael a fifth generation farmer.
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- ^ "Longtime Legislator Barnett Dies at 86, July 29, 2013". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
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- ^ "A Dozen Who Made a Difference – Alison Cheek: Bold Unionist". Time. January 5, 1976. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2008.