Lumberton is a city in Lamar and Pearl River counties, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,086 at the 2010 census.
Lumberton, Mississippi | |
|---|---|
 The U.S. Post Office in Lumberton, Mississippi | |
 Location of Lumberton, Mississippi | |
  Lumberton, Mississippi Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 31°0′14″N 89°27′13″W / 31.00389°N 89.45361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| Counties | Lamar, Pearl River |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Quincy Rogers |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.13 sq mi (18.47 km2) |
| • Land | 7.11 sq mi (18.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,617 |
| • Density | 227.46/sq mi (87.83/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39455 |
| Area code | 601 |
| FIPS code | 28-42640 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0693845 |
History
editThe city was named for the local lumber industry.[2]
Geography
editLumberton is located at 31°0′14″N 89°27′13″W / 31.00389°N 89.45361°W (31.003888, -89.453544).[3] Most of the city is in Lamar County, with a small portion extending east into adjacent Pearl River County.[4] 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.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, 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
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1,509 | — | |
| 1910 | 2,122 | 40.6% | |
| 1920 | 2,192 | 3.3% | |
| 1930 | 2,374 | 8.3% | |
| 1940 | 1,485 | −37.4% | |
| 1950 | 1,803 | 21.4% | |
| 1960 | 2,108 | 16.9% | |
| 1970 | 2,084 | −1.1% | |
| 1980 | 2,217 | 6.4% | |
| 1990 | 2,121 | −4.3% | |
| 2000 | 2,228 | 5.0% | |
| 2010 | 2,086 | −6.4% | |
| 2020 | 1,617 | −22.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 594 | 36.73% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 894 | 55.29% |
| Native American | 3 | 0.19% |
| Asian | 5 | 0.31% |
| Other/Mixed | 96 | 5.94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 1.55% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,617 people, 725 households, and 435 families residing in the city.
Education
editThe City of Lumberton is served by the Lamar County School District.[8] The Lumberton Public School District consolidated into it as of 2019.[9][10]
Lumberton includes Lumberton Elementary School, Lumberton Middle School and Lumberton High School.[11]
Notable people
edit- Percy Bailey, former Negro league baseball pitcher[12]
- Elizabeth Bass, physician, educator, and suffragist[13]
- Richie Grant, safety for the Atlanta Falcons
- Terry Grant, former running back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats[14]
- Heber Austin Ladner, former longest serving Secretary of State of Mississippi
- John Henry Prince, former Negro league third baseman[15]
- James H. Street, journalist, minister, and writer of Southern historical novels.
- Richard Alvin Tonry, Louisiana politician.
- Henry Clay Yawn, former member of the Mississippi Senate[16]
References
edit- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 192.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ American Factfinder Reference Map Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Subcounty population estimates: Mississippi 2000-2006". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. June 28, 2007. Archived from the original (CSV) on November 26, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lamar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2024. - Text list
- ^ Moore, Ryan (May 11, 2016). "Law passes, Lumberton schools to consolidate". WDAM. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ Ciurzak, Ellen (June 8, 2018). "Lawsuit fails to derail Lumberton schools consolidation". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ^ "Home". Lumberton Schools. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ^ "City Council honors educator, athlete". Hattiesburg American. April 20, 1995. p. 9. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sicherman, Barbara; Green, Carol (1980). Notable American Women: The Modern Period. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press. p. 64. ISBN 0-674-62732-6.
- ^ "Terry Grant". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ "John Henry Prince Black Baseball League Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 760–761.
External links
edit