Meadville, Mississippi
Town
Location of Meadville, Mississippi
Location of Meadville, Mississippi
Meadville, Mississippi is located in the United States
Meadville, Mississippi
Meadville, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 31°28′23″N 90°53′27″W / 31.47306°N 90.89083°W / 31.47306; -90.89083
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyFranklin
Area
[1]
 • Total1.13 sq mi (2.93 km2)
 • Land1.13 sq mi (2.93 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
number 11 all the way ft (93 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total448
 • Density396.46/sq mi (153.12/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39653
Area code601
FIPS code28-46200
GNIS feature ID0693939
Websitewww.meadvillems.com

Meadville is a town in and the county seat of Franklin County, Mississippi, United States, in the southwest part of the state.[2] The population was 449 at the 2010 census,[3] down from 519 at the 2000 census. It is situated north of the Homochitto River, which runs from the northeast to the southwest through the county on its way to its outlet at the Mississippi River.

It is home to a chess center, covered in 60 Minutes story aired March 26, 2017, involving chess coach Jeff Bulington.[4]

History

Monument in Midway Cemetery

The town was named after Cowles Mead, a 19th-century political leader.[5] This town developed as a trading center for the agricultural county, which had an early economy based on the cultivation of cotton. Court days also attracted farmers and their customers. The county is still largely rural.

Geography

Meadville is located in the center of Franklin County at 31°28′23″N 90°53′27″W / 31.47306°N 90.89083°W / 31.47306; -90.89083 (31.472998, -90.890856).[6] U.S. Routes 98 and 84 bypass the town to the south. U.S. 84 leads east 32 miles (51 km) to Brookhaven, and U.S. 98 leads southeast 36 miles (58 km) to McComb. Together the highways lead west 32 miles (51 km) to Natchez.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Meadville has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km2), all land.[3]

Demographics

The town had its peak of population in 1960. As of the 2020 United States census, there were 448 people, 230 households, and 144 families residing in the town.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910260—
192030416.9%
193034112.2%
194051049.6%
19505242.7%
196061116.6%
1970594−2.8%
1980575−3.2%
1990453−21.2%
200051914.6%
2010449−13.5%
2020448−0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

Race and ethnicity

Meadville racial composition as of 2020[8]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 359 80.13%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 70 15.63%
Native American 2 0.45%
Other/Mixed 14 3.13%
Hispanic or Latino 3 0.67%

In 2000, the racial makeup of the town was 82.85% White, 15.41% African American, 0.77% Asian, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population. By 2020, its racial and ethnic makeup was 80.13% non-Hispanic white, 15.63% African American, 0.45% Native American, 3.13% mixed, and 0.67% Hispanic or Latino of any race.[8]

Education

Meadville is served by the Franklin County School District, which includes Franklin County Elementary and a host of day cares and headstarts.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Meadville town, Mississippi". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  4. ^ About 9 minutes into video
  5. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 204.
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "Greg Briggs". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  10. ^ Jeff Todd Titon (1971). Ethnomusicology of Downhome Blues Phonograph Records 1926-1930. University of Minnesota. p. 196.
  11. ^ United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities (1966). Activities of Ku Klux Klan Organizations in the United States: Hearings Before the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, Eighty-ninth Congress, First[-second] Session. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 2804.
  12. ^ Bill Lee (July 11, 2015). The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Deaths of More Than 7,600 Major League Players and Others. McFarland. p. 203. ISBN 978-1-4766-0930-0.
  13. ^ Bill Lee (April 16, 2009). The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Deaths of More Than 7,600 Major League Players and Others. McFarland. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-7864-4239-3.
  14. ^ Steven Manheim (June 10, 2019). Blues Musicians of the Mississippi Delta. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-4396-6709-5.
  15. ^ Pete Palmer; Gary Gillette; Stuart Shea (2006). The 2006 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing Company. p. 1298. ISBN 978-1-4027-3625-4.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Mississippi, United States
County seats of Mississippi
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