Monticello, Mississippi
Monticello, Mississippi | |
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Town | |
 Lawrence County Courthouse in Monticello | |
 Flag  Logo | |
| Motto: "A river of possibilities"[1] | |
 Location of Monticello, Mississippi | |
  Monticello, Mississippi Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 31°33′15″N 90°6′36″W / 31.55417°N 90.11000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Lawrence |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.26 sq mi (11.04 km2) |
| • Land | 4.17 sq mi (10.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2) |
| Elevation | 194 ft (59 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,441 |
| • Density | 345.48/sq mi (133.39/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39654 |
| Area code | 601 |
| FIPS code | 28-48560 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0673748 |
| Website | www |
Monticello is a town in and the county seat of Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States.[3] The population was 1,571 at the 2010 census.[4]
Geography
Monticello is in central Lawrence County, on the west side of the Pearl River. U.S. Route 84 runs through the north side of the town on a four-lane bypass. US 84 leads east 15 miles (24 km) to Prentiss and west 22 miles (35 km) to Interstate 55 in Brookhaven. Mississippi Highway 27 passes through the west side of Monticello, leading north 37 miles (60 km) to Crystal Springs and south 33 miles (53 km) to Tylertown.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Monticello has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11.0 km2), of which 4.2 square miles (10.8 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 2.17%, are water.[5]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 221 | — | |
| 1870 | 200 | −9.5% | |
| 1910 | 450 | — | |
| 1920 | 464 | 3.1% | |
| 1930 | 606 | 30.6% | |
| 1940 | 802 | 32.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,382 | 72.3% | |
| 1960 | 1,432 | 3.6% | |
| 1970 | 1,790 | 25.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,834 | 2.5% | |
| 1990 | 1,755 | −4.3% | |
| 2000 | 1,726 | −1.7% | |
| 2010 | 1,571 | −9.0% | |
| 2020 | 1,441 | −8.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 894 | 62.04% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 468 | 32.48% |
| Asian | 10 | 0.69% |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.07% |
| Other/Mixed | 38 | 2.64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 2.08% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,441 people, 640 households, and 350 families residing in the town.
Education
The town of Monticello is served by the Lawrence County School District. The district is under the supervision of Superintendent Tammy Fairburn, who took office in 2012.[8]
Notable people
- Richard Olney Arrington, justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1950-1963[9]
- Erick Dampier, NBA center
- Katherine Ettl, sculptor[10]
- Major Everett, former NFL running back
- Cindy Hyde-Smith, United States Senator[11]
- Al Jefferson, forward/center for the NBA Indiana Pacers
- Kendra King, Miss Mississippi USA 2006
- J. B. Lenoir, blues singer
- Charles Lynch, 8th and 11th Governor of Mississippi[12]
- Henry Mayson, former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and attended the 1868 Mississippi Constitutional Convention[13]
- Harvey McGehee, former member of the Mississippi State Senate and justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi[14] from 1937 to 1964
- Jim Pace, professional racing driver[15]
- Rod Paige, former U.S. Secretary of Education
- Neville Patterson, justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1962 to 1986[16]
- Rosalind Peychaud, former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives[17]
- Hiram Runnels, 9th Governor of Mississippi[18]
- George Washington Russell, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives 1916 to 1924[19]
- Francis M. Sheppard, former member of the Mississippi State Senate and Mississippi House of Representatives[20]
- Byther Smith, blues singer
- T. B. Stamps, former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and the Louisiana State Senate[21]
- William Sutton Sr., former President of Mississippi Valley State University[22][23]
- Matthew Wells, American football linebacker[24]
See also
References
- ^ "Town of Monticello, MS". Town of Monticello. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Monticello town, Mississippi". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Mississippi". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ Lawrence County District Superintendent Archived December 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 4, 2014
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Department of Archives and History. p. 21. ISBN 9780871522214.
- ^ "Katherine Speed Ettl". The Northside Sun. Jackson, Mississippi. January 14, 1993. p. 6. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Criss, Jack (October 7, 2020). "Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith". Delta Business Journal. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "Lawrence County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network". Mississippi Genealogy & History Network. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Riley, Franklin (1910). Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society. Jackson, Mississippi: University of Mississippi. p. 175.
- ^ The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: Department of Archives and History. 1917. p. 765.
- ^ "Jim Pace". Lawrence County Press. November 24, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Payne, Mary Libby (1994). "The Mississippi Judiciary Commission Revisited: Judicial Administration: An Idea Whose Time Has Come". Mississippi College Law Review. 14 (2): 426. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "A Proclamation By Governor Ronnie Musgrove" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Rothman, Joshua D. (2012). Flush times and fever dreams : a story of capitalism and slavery in the age of Jackson. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-8203-4466-9. OCLC 820011226.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 4. Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Department of Archives and History. p. 851.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 4. Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Department of Archives and History. p. 516.
- ^ "Ex-Senator Stamps - Death of a Colored Man Prominent in Republican Politics". The Times-Democrat. November 28, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "Dillard University | the Sutton Legacy".
- ^ "Gallery of Presidents". March 20, 2015.
- ^ "Matthew Wells". Hail State. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Monticello (Mississippi).
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