Clinton, Mississippi
Clinton, Mississippi | |
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City | |
GNIS feature ID | 668609[1] |
Website | www |
Clinton is a
History
Founded in 1823, Clinton was originally known as Mt. Salus, which means "Mountain of health". It was named for the plantation home of Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi, which was located in Clinton and built in 1812. The road east from Vicksburg was completed to Mount Salus and the federal government located the United States General Land Office at Mount Salus in 1822.[7] The original federal survey in 1822 references a spring called "Swafford's Spring" at the site of the town.[8] In 1828, the city changed its name to Clinton in honor of DeWitt Clinton, the former governor of New York who led completion of the Erie Canal.
The first road through Mount Salus/Clinton was the Natchez Trace, improved from a centuries-old Native American path. Currently Clinton has three major highways that pass through the city: the Natchez Trace Parkway, U.S. Route 80, and Interstate 20.
The Clinton-Vicksburg Railroad was the second oldest in the state, incorporated in 1831. It contributed to the export of 20,000 bales of cotton annually from this city, the most of any city between Vicksburg and Meridian.[9] Cotton from three surrounding counties was shipped through Clinton and by rail to Grand Gulf on the Mississippi.
During the
Clinton Riot
In September 1875 during the election campaign, a Republican political rally was held in downtown Clinton, where 3,000 people were gathered expecting Governor
Whites had been attacking black and white Republicans in every election cycle, and that year the paramilitary
20th century to present
During World War II,
Clinton, the smallest city to ever host a
On April 15, 2011, an EF3 tornado struck the city at about 11:00 am. CDT. It produced damage near Interstate 20, which included total destruction to the BankPlus building. Malaco Records was destroyed as well. Ten people were injured by the tornado.[12]
Geography
According to the 2010 United States census, the city has a total area of 42.147 square miles (109.16 km2), of which 41.822 square miles (108.32 km2) is land and 0.325 square miles (0.84 km2) is water.[4][13]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 569 | — | |
1900 | 354 | — | |
1910 | 767 | 116.7% | |
1920 | 669 | −12.8% | |
1930 | 912 | 36.3% | |
1940 | 916 | 0.4% | |
1950 | 2,255 | 146.2% | |
1960 | 3,438 | 52.5% | |
1970 | 7,289 | 112.0% | |
1980 | 14,660 | 101.1% | |
1990 | 21,847 | 49.0% | |
2000 | 23,347 | 6.9% | |
2010 | 25,216 | 8.0% | |
2020 | 28,100 | 11.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[14] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White
|
14,410 | 51.3% |
Black or African American
|
10,693 | 38.1% |
Native American
|
49 | 0.2% |
Asian
|
1,291 | 4.6% |
Pacific Islander
|
7 | nil% |
Other/Mixed
|
865 | 3.1% |
Latino
|
785 | 2.8% |
Up from 2010's 25,216 people,[16] the city of Clinton had a population of 28,100 people, 9,047 households, and 6,187 families according to the 2020 census.[15] According to the 2020 census, its population was 51.3% non-Hispanic white, 38.1% Black and African American, 0.2% Native American, 4.6% Asian, 3.1% two or more races, and 2.8% Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Government
Clinton operates as a code charter form of government, divided into six
As of July 3, 2017, Philip R. Fisher, a retired major general in the Mississippi National Guard,[17] is the city's mayor. The Board of Aldermen are Karen Godfrey (Ward 1), Jim Martin (Ward 2), Robert Chapman (Ward 3), Chip Wilbanks (Ward 4), Beverly Oliver (Ward 5), James Lott III (Ward 6) and Ricki Garrett (Alderwoman-At-Large).[18]
Economy
At one point
Automotive component manufacturer
Education
Universities and colleges
- Mississippi College founded 1826, incorporating Hillman College 1853–1942
- The local community college is Hinds Community College.
Primary and secondary schools
The city of Clinton's public schools are served by the Clinton Public School District.
- Secondary
- Clinton High School (Grades 10 through 12)
- Sumner Hill Junior High School (Grade 9)
- Clinton Junior High School (Grades 7 and 8)
- Primary
- Lovett Elementary School (Grade 6
- Northside/Eastside Elementary School (Grade 2–5)
- Clinton Park Elementary School (Grades K and 1)
Private schools:
- Clinton Christian Academy (Grades K-4 through 12)
- Mt. Salus Christian School (Grades K-4 through 12)
Public library
Jackson/Hinds Library System operates the Quisenberry Library in Clinton.[23] In 2018 the Clinton city government, citing problems with the sanitary condition, closed the library. It stated that it would reopen if the library system revised the terms of the library lease.[24]
Sports
The
Notable people
- Cam Akers – Professional football player
- *NSYNC
- William Joel Blass – jurist, legislator, and lawyer
- governor of Arkansasfrom 1917 to 1921, was born in Clinton and taught at Mississippi College
- Jon Brown – NFL kicker
- Keith Carlock, jazz drummer and Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame inductee, was born in Clinton in 1971.
- Cynthia F. Cooper – auditor, whistleblower
- Ted DiBiase, Sr. – professional wrestler, minister
- Ted DiBiase, Jr. – professional wrestler
- professional football player
- WorldCom.
- Jenna Edwards – model, former Miss Teen All-American, former Miss Florida
- Meredith Edwards – country musicsinger
- Shelly Fairchild – country music singer
- Taryn Foshee – 2006 Miss Mississippi
- Edgar Godbold – Mississippi College biology professor from 1906 to 1912; later president of two Baptist colleges
- James E. Graves, Jr. – former Supreme Court of Mississippi judge; current United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuitjudge
- Phillip Gunn– former Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives
- Barry Hannah – writer, professor
- Natalee Holloway
- Natalee Holloway– unsolved disappearance
- Jaret Holmes – former Chicago Bears, New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars placekicker
- Niesa Johnson – High School All-American, University of Alabama two time All-American, Professional Basketball Player
- Daniel Curtis Lee – actor
- Rory Lee – former vice president and interim president of Mississippi College
- Robert S. McElvaine – writer, professor
- Crystal Renn, plus-size model
- Scott Savage – former drummer of Grammy and Dove award-winning band Jars of Clay
- Leon Seals – former Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle
- Jerod Ward – Former highly touted basketball recruit and former professional basketball player
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clinton
- ^ "Fisher elected Clinton's new mayor". WAPT News. June 4, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
Republican Phil Fisher will become Clinton's new mayor
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b "Places: Mississippi". 2010 Census Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ^ "FIPS55 Data: Mississippi". FIPS55 Data. United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006.
- ^ "Clinton city, Mississippi".
- ^ Claiborne, J.F.H. (1880). Mississippi, as a Province, Territory and State. Jackson, Mississippi: Power and Barksdale, Publishers and Printers. p. 525
- ^ Department of the Treasury. General Land Office. 1812–1849. Mississippi. Township Six North, Range One West. Map. September 30, 1822, approved by Levin Wailes, Surveyor General Mississippi, United States Lands South of Tennessee. Washington, DC: National Archives.
- ^ a b c d e Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions ..., ed. by Dunbar Rowland, Southern Historical Publishing Association, 1907, pp. 455–459
- ISBN 1-84413-738-4.
- ^ a b Eric Foner, Reconstruction, 1865–1877, 1988, paperback: Perennial Press, 1989, p. 560
- ^ Unattributed (April 15, 2011). "Malaco Records destroyed by tornado in Mississippi". Oregon Music News. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "2020 Race and Population Totals". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Military Service". Phil Fisher For Mayor of Clinton. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ "Board of Aldermen | City of Clinton". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
- Securities and Exchange Commission. March 14, 2003. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ "WorldCom to emerge from collapse." CNN. Monday April 14, 2003. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ a b "Delphi closes Clinton, MS plant", Plastics Today, October 5, 2009
- ^ "Delphi plant in Mississippi to close", Business Week
- ^ "Quisenberry Library." Jackson/Hinds Library System. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ Chisholm, Chad. "Clinton". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved May 1, 2014.