Bond is a

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and

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in northern Stone County,

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, United States. The community is situated approximately north of

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on U.S. Route 49, and is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area. It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 506.

History

Bond developed as a timber and sawmill community, and was home to J.E. North Lumber Company from 1899 to 1910.Mississippi Rails: J.E. North Lumber Co.
Retrieved 2014-03-03 The lumber company's sawmill was located near the

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, which operated between Gulfport and

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. At its peak, the J.E. North sawmill produced 60,000

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of lumber per day, but went into receivership during the

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, and was sold in 1910, forming the Bond Lumber Company. Under new ownership, the sawmill increased production of lumber to 150,000 board feet per day.Mississippi Rails: Bond Lumber Co.
Retrieved 2014-03-03 In 1915, L.N. Dantzler Lumber Company purchased the mill, but ceased operation there in 1919, as the supply of virgin pines was exhausted. In 1920, the Bond sawmill was dismantled and sold to General Equipment Company, of

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. By 1907, the Bond community had several stores and churches, a

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, a

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, and a bank. Once the virgin pine resource was depleted in south Mississippi, small sawmill towns, like Bond, faded rapidly, and the bank, school, and post office closed. One of the early churches, originally "Bond Methodist Episcopal Church" and now bearing the name "Bond United Methodist Church", was formed in 1885, and continues active ministry at its location along U.S. Route 49 in Bond.

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, elected to the

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and well-known sportscaster, was a resident after his retirement in the late 1960s. The Bond community was the family home of his wife, Patricia Nash. Dean's home in Bond was named ''Deanash'', a combination of his name and his wife's maiden name; it was deeded by Dean's widow during her lifetime to the

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, which operates foster homes for children in a rural setting. Mrs. Dean retained a life estate in the property and lived there until her death. Since Patricia Nash Dean's death, the home has continued to be used as a home place for children by the Mississippi Baptist Convention. Another noteworthy resident was Clayton Rand, who was an author and newspaperman, of some note, in the first half of the 20th century. Rand's formative years were spent in the Bond Community.Clayton Rand papers MSS.91, Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Department, Manuscripts Division
Retrieved 2015-07-24

Demographics

2020 census

''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

Education

The Bond community is served by the

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Transportation

*Highway: U.S. Route 49. *Railroad:

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References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Stone County, Mississippi Census-designated places in Stone County, Mississippi Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area