Stoneville, Mississippi
Appearance
Stoneville, Mississippi | ||
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ZIP code 38776 | ||
GNIS feature ID | 678311[2] |
Stoneville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in northeastern Washington County, Mississippi. Deer Creek flows through Stoneville.
A post office was established in 1876, and remains open. Stoneville was incorporated in 1882, though it is no longer incorporated.[3]
Stoneville was a stop on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad, established in the 1880s, and a stop on the Columbus and Greenville Railway, established in the 1920s.[3]
The Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center is located in Stoneville.[4] George B. Vogt was a notable entomologist there.[5]
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 39.[6]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 39 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 2020[8] |
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020[8] | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH)
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23 | 58.97% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
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13 | 33.33% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
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0 | 0.00% |
Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 1 | 2.56% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2 | 5.13% |
Total | 39 | 100.00% |
Notable people
- Jim Henson, puppeteer, creator of The Muppets; raised in Stoneville but attended elementary school in Leland.[9]
- Johnny "Big Moose" Walker, blues musician.[10]
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stoneville, Mississippi
- ^ a b Howe, Tony. "Stoneville, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ "Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center Stoneville, Mississippi". U.S. Department of Agriculture. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ "SIA RU007403, Vogt, G. B (George Britton) 1920-, George B. Vogt Papers, circa 1933-1991". Smithsonian Institution. July 11, 2011.
- ^ "Stoneville CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- US Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Stoneville CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ Hammontree, John. “The Muppets trace their roots to this Southern town”. Reckon. Published July 28, 2021. Accessed May 5, 2023.
- ISBN 9780313344244.