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Laurel Micropolitan Area
The Laurel Micropolitan Statistical Area is a micropolitan statistical area (μSA) in southeastern Mississippi that covers two counties - Jasper and Jones. The 2010 census placed the Laurel micropolitan area population at 84,823, though as of 2019, estimates indicate the population has slightly decreased to 84,481. Counties *Jasper *Jones Communities Incorporated places * Bay Springs * Ellisville *Heidelberg *Laurel (Principal City) * Louin * Montrose * Sandersville * Soso Unincorporated places * Eastabuchie * Garlandville *Moselle *Moss * Ovett * Paulding * Rose Hill *Sharon *Stringer * Vossburg Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 83,107 people, 30,983 households, and 22,507 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 65.73% White, 32.13% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.12% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.67% of the population. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastabuchie, Mississippi
Eastabuchie is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in southwestern Jones County, Mississippi. It is located along U.S. Route 11, just north of the Forrest County line. the community has a post office with the ZIP code 39436. Eastabuchie is part of the Laurel Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The name ''Eastabuchie'' is derived from a native Choctaw language term for the Leaf River. Eastabuchie is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway and was incorporated on February 19, 1890. It was unincorporated at an unknown date. It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 187. The small, rural town is home to the studios of television station WDAM, the area's NBC and ABC affiliate. In 1912, according to Frank Leslie's Weekly, several Confederate veterans lost their lives in a train wreck in Eastabuchie. Demographics 2020 census ''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African American (U
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of enslaved Africans who are from the United States. While some Black immigrants or their children may also come to identify as African-American, the majority of first generation immigrants do not, preferring to identify with their nation of origin. African Americans constitute the second largest racial group in the U.S. after White Americans, as well as the third largest ethnic group after Hispanic and Latino Americans. Most African Americans are descendants of enslaved people within the boundaries of the present United States. On average, African Americans are of West/ Central African with some European descent; some also have Native American and other ancestry. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, African immigrants generally do not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White (U
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on television and computer screens is created by a mixture of red, blue, and green light. The color white can be given with white pigments, especially titanium dioxide. In ancient Egypt and ancient Rome, priestesses wore white as a symbol of purity, and Romans wore white togas as symbols of citizenship. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance a white unicorn symbolized chastity, and a white lamb sacrifice and purity. It was the royal color of the kings of France, and of the monarchist movement that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917–1922). Greek and Roman temples were faced with white marble, and beginning in the 18th century, with the advent of neoclassical architecture, white became the most common color of new churches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce and its director is appointed by the President of the United States. The Census Bureau's primary mission is conducting the U.S. census every ten years, which allocates the seats of the U.S. House of Representatives to the states based on their population. The bureau's various censuses and surveys help allocate over $675 billion in federal funds every year and it assists states, local communities, and businesses make informed decisions. The information provided by the census informs decisions on where to build and maintain schools, hospitals, transportation infrastructure, and police and fire departments. In addition to the decennial census, the Census Bureau continually conducts over 130 surveys and programs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include censuses of agriculture, traditional culture, business, supplies, and traffic censuses. The United Nations (UN) defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every ten years. UN recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications and other useful information to co-ordinate international practices. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in turn, defines the census of agriculture as "a statistical operation for collecting, processing and disseminating data on the structure of agriculture, covering th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vossburg, Mississippi
Vossburg is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, Mississippi, United States. Its ZIP code is 39366. History Vossburg is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway. The community was incorporated in 1900. The incorporation charter was repealed on March 17 in 1904. The community was once home to an express mail office, four stores, a church, school, and cotton gin. The community was also home to a Lithia spring that was used for its purported healing qualities. The Vossburg Lithia Springs Company (based in Gulfport) advertised nationally and claimed that the water healed "albuminuria, diabetes mellitus, uric acid diathesis, ndcystitis...". A post office operated under the name Vosburgh from 1882 to 1893, under the name Vosburg from 1893 to 1951, and first began operating under the name Vossburg in 1951. Notable people *Tom Lester, American actor, lived in Vossburg. *Daryl Terrell Daryl Lamon Terrell (born January 25, 1975) is a former American football offensive lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stringer, Mississippi
Stringer is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in southwestern Jasper County, Mississippi, Jasper County, Mississippi, United States. It lies at the intersections of State Highways Mississippi State Highway 15, 15 and County Road 10, just north of Mississippi State Highway 533, between Bay Springs, Mississippi, Bay Springs and Laurel, Mississippi, Laurel. The population was 1,867 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History Stringer was named for John Stringer, who once served as the postmaster. The community was originally known as P.K. prior to changing the name to Stringer. The community is located on the former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad and was incorporated in 1905 (but disincorporated at a later date). In 1910, the community was home to ten general stores, a saw mill, and drug store. A cotton gin also operated in Stringer. A post office operated under the name P.K. from 1882 to 1895 and first began operation under the name Stringer in 1895. Educa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon, Jones County, Mississippi
Sharon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jones County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,344 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Laurel micropolitan statistical area. Geography Sharon is in northeastern Jones County and is bordered to the north by Jasper County. It is north of Laurel, the largest city in Jones County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Sharon CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.20%, are water. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census The United States census of 2020 was the twenty-fourth decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to of ..., there were 1,344 people, 591 households, and 505 families residing in the CDP. References {{authority control Census-designated places in Mississippi Census-designated places in Jones C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Hill, Jasper County, Mississippi
Rose Hill is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, Mississippi, United States. Its ZIP code is 39356. History Rose Hill was named by early settlers for the wild roses that grew in the surrounding area. The community was formerly home to a normal school known as the Rose Hill Normal Institute. A post office first began operating under the name Rose Hill in 1888. The Graham House, once located in Rose Hill, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places until it was destroyed by a tornado in April 2011. Notable people * John W. White, member of the Mississippi Senate from 1916 to 1920 * Thomas Daniel Young Thomas Daniel Young (October 22, 1919 – January 29, 1997) was an American academic. He was the first Gertrude C. Vanderbilt professor of English at Vanderbilt University, and the author or editor of a dozen books about the literature of the Sou ..., English professor and academic Notes Unincorporated communities in Jasper County, Mississippi Unin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulding, Mississippi
Paulding is an unincorporated community in and one of the two county seats of Jasper County, Mississippi. It is the only unincorporated county seat in Mississippi. Settled in 1833, it was named by United States settlers in honor of Revolutionary War hero John Paulding. After its citizens refused to contribute to a new railroad, the community was bypassed in favor of Bay Springs, Mississippi, which was designated a railroad stop to the west and the second county seat. It attracted more development and industry. As of the 2010 census, Paulding had a population of 838. Bay Springs' population was more than twice that, at 1,768. History Paulding was settled by European Americans in 1833, during the period of Indian Removal in the Southeast. The new settlers named the community for John Paulding, a local citizen who had aided in the capture of the British spy, Major Andre during the Revolutionary War. Andre was the British Adjutant who conspired with Benedict Arnold in the betrayal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ovett, Mississippi
Ovett is a census-designated place and unincorporated area, unincorporated community in southeastern Jones County, Mississippi, Jones County, Mississippi. Ovett is part of the Laurel, Mississippi, Laurel Laurel micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. History It was first established as a sawmill town in the early 20th century. Ovett is located on the former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad and was once home to six general stores, a blacksmith, pharmacy, three lumber companies, and two grocery stores. It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census which listed a population of 183. Womyn's land#Camp Sister Spirit, Camp Sister Spirit, a feminist retreat, is located in Ovett. Geography Ovett is located just west of the De Soto National Forest and Mississippi Highway 15, Highway 15. The community has a post office with the ZIP code 39464. Demographics 2020 census ''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table exc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
