Senatobia, Mississippi

Senatobia, Mississippi
City
FIPS code		28-66440
GNIS feature ID	0677513
Highways
Website	http://www.cityofsenatobia.com

Senatobia is a city in and the

, a state community college providing two-year academic and technical degree programs. Also located in Senatobia is the Baddour Center, a residential care facility for intellectually disabled adults.

History

On April 13, 1834, early settler James Peters purchased two sections of land from the Chickasaw Nation for the sum of $1.25 per acre. This land was later developed as the town of Senatobia. The community took its name from Senatobia Creek.^[3]

The

Senatobia received its charter as a municipality in 1860. During the Civil War, the town's business section was burned twice by Federal troops. Tate County was organized in 1873, during the Reconstruction era, with Senatobia becoming the county seat in 1873 for the newly formed county.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.8 square miles (28 km²), of which 10.8 square miles (28 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (0.28%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	935		—
1890	1,077		15.2%
1900	1,156		7.3%
1910	1,275		10.3%
1920	1,126		−11.7%
1930	1,264		12.3%
1940	1,757		39.0%
1950	2,108		20.0%
1960	3,259		54.6%
1970	4,247		30.3%
1980	5,013		18.0%
1990	4,772		−4.8%
2000	6,682		40.0%
2010	8,165		22.2%
2020	8,354		2.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

2020 census

Senatobia Racial Composition^[6]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White	4,467	53.47%
Black or African American	3,367	40.3%
Native American	10	0.12%
Asian	31	0.37%
Other/Mixed	255	3.05%
Latino	224	2.68%

As of the

, there were 8,354 people, 2,470 households, and 1,639 families residing in the city.

2010 and 2000 censuses

As of the

of any race were 0.85% of the population.

There were 2,137 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 19.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 26.6% 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 2.60 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 20.1% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,698, and the median income for a family was $43,088. Males had a median income of $34,022 versus $22,000 for females. The

, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 18.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Senatobia is served by the Senatobia Municipal School District and Magnolia Heights School.

In popular culture

The Client (1994) and The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) were partially filmed in Senatobia.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

• JoJo Billingsley (1952–2010), rock and roll vocalist
• Aron Burton (1938–2016), blues bass guitarist^[8]
• William J. East (1854–1933), Mississippi state legislator^[9]
• James "Kamala" Harris (1950–2020), wrestler^[10]
• Robert Earl Jones (1910–2006), an American actor, with conflicted stories about his hometown^[11]
• O. B. McClinton (1940–1987), country and R&B singer/songwriter
• Dan A. Sullivan, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Jonesboro, Arkansas; former Senatobia resident.
• Elise Varner Winter (1926–2021), First Lady of Mississippi^[12]
• Sid Hemphill (1876-1963), bandleader^[13]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Senatobia, Mississippi.

• Official website