Gluckstadt is a city in Madison County,

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and

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until the municipal incorporation of the City of Gluckstadt became effective in June 2021. As of the 2020 census, prior to incorporation, the Gluckstadt CDP had a population of 3,208. The city is located along

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in south-central Madison County, between the cities of

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and Canton. It is part of the

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Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Gluckstadt was established in June 1905 by several German Catholic families from Klaasville, Lake County,

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. The community's name translated into English means "Lucky Town". There is also a town in

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that has the name

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. In 1964 civil rights workers ran a

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in the community. It was firebombed and burned, but the school continued to meet in the ashes of its former location. In the fall of 1964 some of the people who had attended the freedom school in Gluckstadt moved to the one in Canton. In 2021, the

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ruled that Gluckstadt could incorporate into Mississippi's newest city. The new city is represented by Mayor Walter Morrison IV and Aldermen Jayce Powell, Lisa Williams, John Taylor, Miya Warfield Bates and Wesley Slay. Each year, a German festival is held in Gluckstadt on the grounds of St. Joseph Catholic Church.

Geography

Gluckstadt is south of Canton, north of

, and north of downtown

, the state capital.

passes through the center of Gluckstadt, with access from Exit 112 (Gluckstadt Road).

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passes through the east side of Gluckstadt, providing a direct route to the centers of Madison and Canton. According to the

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, the city of Gluckstadt has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.20%, are water. The city is drained by Bear Creek and its tributaries. Bear Creek flows northeast, then northwest to the Big Black River at the Yazoo County border.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 3,208 people.

Education

Public education for most of the city is provided by the Madison County School District. - The map shows the former Gluckstadt

. The city since incorporated, an
this is the zoning map of the incorporated city
The city is served by two elementary schools (grades K-5): Madison Crossing and Mannsdale, by Germantown Middle School (grades 6-8), and by Germantown High School (grades 9-12). In 2009, Madison County School District granted Gluckstadt a high school when Madison Central became overcrowded. Before the establishment of Germantown High, Madison Crossing Elementary, Mannsdale Elementary, and Germantown Middle were feeder schools to Madison Central. A section of the city is part of the Canton School District.

Subdivisions

Gluckstadt has 50 subdivisions: 25 for Mannsdale Elementary and 25 for Madison Crossing Elementary.

Government

In 2021, Walter C. Morrison IV became Gluckstadt's first mayor. Lindsay Kellum was hired as City Clerk, the first employee hired for the new municipality.

Notable people

* Branson Robinson,

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for the University of Georgia Bulldogs * Aaron Shirley, physician and

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, Basketball Player for the University of Texas Longhorns

References

External links

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St. Joseph Catholic Church
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