Bolton is a town in

Hinds County Hinds County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. With its county seats ( Raymond and the state's capital, Jackson), Hinds is the most populous county in Mississippi with a 2020 census population of 227,742 residents. Hinds Cou ...

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, United States. The population was 567 at the 2010 census, down from 629 at the 2000

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. It is part of the

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Geography

Bolton is in north-central Hinds County, in the valley of Bakers Creek, part of the Big Black River watershed.

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runs through the northern part of the town, with access from Exit 27. I-20 leads east to

, the state capital, and west to

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. According to the

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, Bolton has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 441 people, 271 households, and 201 families residing in the town.

2010 census

As of the

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, there were 567 people living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 73.2% Black, 26.3% White and 0.4% from two or more races. 0.2% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 629 people, 246 households, and 157 families living in the town. The

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was 410.4 people per square mile (158.7/km²). There were 261 housing units at an average density of 170.3 per square mile (65.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 66.77%

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, 31.64%

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and 1.59% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.32% of the population. There were 246 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.6% were

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living together, 24.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.28. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $28,833, and the median income for a family was $50,208. Males had a median income of $27,159 versus $24,479 for females. The

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for the town was $27,271. About 15.5% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the

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, including 37.3% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Bolton is served by the

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, and is zoned to Bolton/Edwards Elementary-Middle School and Raymond High School in

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Jackson/Hinds Library System Jackson/Hinds Library System (JHLS) is the public library system of Jackson and Hinds County in Mississippi. Branches ; Jackson * Eudora Welty Library - It is the main library and is in a former Sears building, built circa 1938. As of 2018 the se ...

operates the Annie Thompson Jeffers Library in Bolton.

Notable people

Bo Carter Armenter (or Armentia) Chatmon (March 21, 1893 or January 1894 – September 21, 1964), known as Bo Carter, was an early American blues musician. He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks in concerts and on a few of their recordings. He also ...

, early blues singer and guitarist *

Sam Chatmon Sam Chatmon (born Vivian Chatmon; January 10, 1897 – February 2, 1983) was a Delta blues guitarist and singer. He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks. He may have been Charley Patton's half-brother. Life and career Chatmon was born in B ...

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guitarist * Robert Crook, Mississippi politician and lawyer * Deborah Butler Dixon, member of the

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from 2012 to 2020 *

Sasha Goodlett Sasha Goodlett (born August 9, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Halcones de Xalapa Femenil of the LNBPF LIGA NACIONAL DE BALONCESTO PROFESIONAL FEMENIL. Born in Bolton, Mississippi, she played at Geo ...

, professional basketball player * Cleveland Green, former NFL player for the

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* Alan Huffman, writer and journalist (''Mississippi in Africa'') *

Charley Patton Charley Patton (April 1891 (probable) – April 28, 1934), also known as Charlie Patton, was an American Delta blues musician and songwriter. Considered by many to be the "Father of the Delta Blues", he created an enduring body of American mus ...

, early blues musician *

Calvin Smith Calvin Smith (born January 8, 1961) is a former sprint track and field athlete from the United States. He is a former world record holder in the 100-meter sprint with 9.93 seconds in 1983 and was twice world champion over 200 metres, in 1983 and ...

, Olympic gold and bronze medal winning athlete * Lucille Spann,

Chicago Blues Chicago blues is a form of blues music developed in Chicago, Illinois. It is based on earlier blues idioms, such as Delta blues, but performed in an urban style. It developed alongside the Great Migration of the first half of the twentieth cent ...

singer *

Bennie Thompson Bennie Gordon Thompson (born January 28, 1948) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Thompson has been the chair of the Committee on Homeland Security since 2019 and from ...

, member of the

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* Cap Tyson,

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player *

Walter Vinson Walter Vinson (February 2, 1901 – April 22, 1975) was an American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks, worked with Bo Chatmon and his brothers, and co-wrote the blues standard "Sitting o ...

, jazz singer and guitarist

References

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