Shelby, Mississippi
Shelby, Mississippi | ||
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FIPS code 28-67040 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0677634 | |
Website | cityofshelbyms |
Shelby is a city in
Geography
Shelby is located at 33°56′57″N 90°45′55″W / 33.94917°N 90.76528°W (33.949293, -90.765241).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.1 km2), of which 0.012 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.39%, is water.[2]
The rear entrance of the Mississippi State Penitentiary in unincorporated Sunflower County is about 10 miles (16 km) east of Shelby, along Mississippi Highway 32.[4]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1910 | 645 | — | |
1920 | 1,300 | 101.6% | |
1930 | 1,811 | 39.3% | |
1940 | 1,956 | 8.0% | |
1950 | 2,148 | 9.8% | |
1960 | 2,384 | 11.0% | |
1970 | 2,645 | 10.9% | |
1980 | 2,540 | −4.0% | |
1990 | 2,806 | 10.5% | |
2000 | 2,926 | 4.3% | |
2010 | 2,229 | −23.8% | |
2020 | 2,021 | −9.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[6] | Pop 2010[7] | Pop 2020[8] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH)
|
232 | 105 | 63 | 7.93% | 4.71% | 3.12% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
|
2,652 | 2,103 | 1,911 | 90.64% | 94.35% | 94.56% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
Asian alone (NH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.20% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 8 | 4 | 25 | 0.27% | 0.18% | 1.24% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 29 | 17 | 17 | 0.99% | 0.76% | 0.84% |
Total | 2,926 | 2,229 | 2,021 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the
2010 census
As of the
2000 census
As of the
There were 919 households, out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.3% were married couples living together, 41.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.60.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 37.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $17,798, and the median income for a family was $20,368. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $19,554 for females. The
Education
Shelby is served by the North Bolivar Consolidated School District,[11] formerly known as the North Bolivar School District until it consolidated in 2014.[12][13]
Students are zoned to Brooks Elementary School (in Duncan), as it belonged to the pre-consolidation North Bolivar School District,[14] and Northside High School (the only secondary school in the district).[15]
Northside High opened in 2018 after
Notable people
- Walter Luzar "Choker" Campbell, musician
- Dorsett Terrell Davis, football player
- William S. Fischer, keyboardist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer[18]
- Erma Franklin, gospel and R&B singer, sister of the gospel and R&B singer Aretha Franklin[19]
- Hattie Littles, soul singer
- Sonny Boy Nelson, blues musician[20]
- Vera B. Rison, Michigan state legislator
- Mississippi Slim, blues musician
- anti-death penalty activist[21]
- Gerald Wilson, jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Shelby city, Mississippi". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ Cross, Robert."A prison's family plan." Chicago Tribune. October 2, 1985. D1. Retrieved on September 23, 2010. "Ten miles east of Shelby, the sprightly cotton fields along Miss. Hwy. 32 begin to recede, and parched weeds on the shoulder squeeze the road down to a single lane of potholes. Highway 32 continues for a few more yards. Then a steel barricade, flanked by a guard tower, cuts it off."
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Shelby city, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Shelby city, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Shelby city, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- U.S. Census Bureau. Archived(PDF) from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "School District Consolidation in Mississippi Archived 2017-07-02 at the Wayback Machine." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
- U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 25, 2018. Note that the map is from 2010; the Mound Bayou and North Bolivar districts merged in 2014. This map shows Shelby was in the pre-merger North Bolivar district.
- ^ "Home". North Bolivar School District. November 12, 2005. Archived from the original on November 12, 2005. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "North Bolivar Consolidated School District". Nbcsd.k12.ms.us.
- The Clarion Ledger. Associated Press. August 23, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ Davis Betz, Kelsey (January 24, 2018). "Mound Bayou school one of two in Delta to close as enrollment, funds dwindle". Mississippi Today. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-313-27265-3.
- ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
- ^ "EUGENE POWELL/Sonny Boy Nelson". Thebluestrail.com.
- ^ Weber, Bruce (December 7, 2013). "Delbert Tibbs, Who Left Death Row and Fought Against It, Dies at 74". The New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ "Henry Townsend - Shelby". Msbluestrail.org. December 4, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2010.