Potts Camp, Mississippi
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FIPS code 28-59720 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0694464 |
Potts Camp is a town in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 416 at the 2020 census,[2] down from 523 in 2010.
History
Potts Camp is rooted in a trading post established along the Pontotoc Trail by Colonel Erasmus Potts in the mid-19th century. The town incorporated in 1912.[3]
Geography
Potts Camp is located in southeastern Marshall County at 34°38′53″N 89°18′17″W / 34.64806°N 89.30472°W (34.647997, -89.304598).[4] It is bordered to the east by Benton County. The town is located 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Oxford along Mississippi Highway 178. Interstate 22 passes through the northern part of town, leading northwest 12 miles (19 km) to Holly Springs, the Marshall county seat, and southeast 21 miles (34 km) to New Albany.
According to the
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1900 | 306 | — | |
1910 | 312 | 2.0% | |
1920 | 319 | 2.2% | |
1930 | 326 | 2.2% | |
1940 | 394 | 20.9% | |
1950 | 432 | 9.6% | |
1960 | 429 | −0.7% | |
1970 | 459 | 7.0% | |
1980 | 525 | 14.4% | |
1990 | 483 | −8.0% | |
2000 | 494 | 2.3% | |
2010 | 523 | 5.9% | |
2020 | 416 | −20.5% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
2020 census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White
|
243 | 58.41% |
Black or African American
|
149 | 35.82% |
Other/Mixed
|
20 | 4.81% |
Latino
|
4 | 0.96% |
As of the
2000 census
As of the
There were 195 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 20.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $23,472, and the median income for a family was $30,903. Males had a median income of $28,333 versus $21,875 for females. The
Education
Potts Camp is served by the Marshall County School District.
Notable people
- Bob Boyd, former Major League Baseball player
- Kenny Brown, blues guitarist
- U.S. House of Representatives from 1935 to 1943[8]
References
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Potts Camp town, Mississippi: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ Phillip Knecht, "Potts Camp (1912," Hill Country History, May 30, 2016.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "FORD, Aaron Lane". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
External links
Media related to Potts Camp, Mississippi at Wikimedia Commons