Lumberton is a city in Lamar and

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, United States. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,086 at the 2010 census.

History

The city was named for the local lumber industry.

Geography

Lumberton is located at (31.003888, -89.453544). Most of the city is in Lamar County, with a small portion extending east into adjacent Pearl River County. In the 2000 census, 2,200 of the city's 2,228 residents (98.7%) lived in Lamar County and 28 (1.3%) in Pearl River County. According to the

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, the city has a total area of 7.3 square miles (18.9 km²), of which 7.3 square miles (18.8 km²) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km²) (0.27%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,617 people, 725 households, and 435 families residing in the city.

Government

In 2025, Democrat James H. Sandifer defeated incumbent mayor Quincy Rogers with over 80% of the vote.

Education

The City of Lumberton is served by the

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. The Lumberton Public School District consolidated into it as of 2019. Lumberton includes Lumberton Elementary School, Lumberton Middle School and Lumberton High School.

Notable people

* Percy Bailey, former

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, physician, educator, and suffragist * Richie Grant, safety for the

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* Terry Grant, former

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* Heber Austin Ladner, former longest serving

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* John Henry Prince, former Negro league

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* James H. Street,

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, minister, and writer of Southern

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s. * Richard Alvin Tonry, Louisiana politician. * Henry Clay Yawn, former member of the

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References

External links

Official City of Lumberton Business Website
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