Leaf is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Greene County, Mississippi, United States.[2]
Leaf, Mississippi | |
|---|---|
  Leaf  Leaf | |
| Coordinates: 31°01′33″N 88°47′44″W / 31.02583°N 88.79556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Greene |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.18 sq mi (3.06 km2) |
| • Land | 1.18 sq mi (3.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 62 |
| • Density | 52.54/sq mi (20.29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39456 |
| GNIS feature ID | 693696[2] |
Leaf is located east of Leaf River Wildlife Management Area, within the eastern boundary of De Soto National Forest.
The town is named for the Leaf River, which flows a few miles east.[3]
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 62.[4]
History
editLeaf was settled in 1838, and originally called "Salem". Most of the early settlers in the region were Irish, Scottish or English, and Salem's first families were the Thomsons, Cowarts, McKays, and McLeods.[5]
Salem Academy was founded by W.W. Thompson, and operated between 1845 and 1862. Thompson later served as a Superintendent of Education of Greene County.[3]
Leaf was a stop on the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad, which later became the Illinois Central Railroad.[6]
In 1902, three partners bought two sawmills in Leaf, as well as carts, oxen and wagons, and opened the Thomson Brothers Lumber Company. The mills had a total cutting capacity of 50,000 ft (15,000 m) per day, and produced longleaf yellow pine timber and lumber, dressed and rough. In 1903, the company sold the sawmills and nearly 1,600 acres (650 ha) of timber, to William F. Green of Bay Minette, Alabama. Green operated the mill under the named W.F. Green Lumber Company. The sawmill was destroyed by fire in 1906, at a loss of $20,000. The mill was rebuilt, but its operations ceased in 1909 when W.F. Green moved to Hattiesburg, Mississippi.[7]
A post office operated under the name Leaf from 1874 to 1986.[8]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 62 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] 2020[10] | |||
2020 census
edit| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[10] | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 60 | 96.77% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2 | 3.23% |
| Total | 62 | 100.00% |
Notable people
edit- Lloyd Green, steel guitarist.[11]
References
edit- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b "Neely, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Greene County History of Towns". Genealogy Trails. January 19, 2014.
- ^ "Leaf CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ Green, Byron E. Jr. "Greene County History". USGenNet. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "R. C. Avent & Son". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
- ^ Hoffman, Gil. "Thomson Brothers Lumber Co. (1902-1903)". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
- ^ "Greene County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Leaf CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "Lloyd Green - Biographic Information". Lloyd Green Tribute. Retrieved February 14, 2014.