Stoneville, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Stoneville Post Office
Stoneville Post Office
Stoneville is located in Mississippi
Stoneville
Stoneville
Stoneville is located in the United States
Stoneville
Stoneville
Coordinates: 33°25′26″N 90°54′54″W / 33.42389°N 90.91500°W / 33.42389; -90.91500
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyWashington
Area
[1]
 • Total1.91 sq mi (4.95 km2)
 • Land1.91 sq mi (4.95 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
125 ft (38 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total39
 • Density20.43/sq mi (7.89/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38776
GNIS feature ID678311[2]

Stoneville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in northeastern Washington County, Mississippi. Deer Creek flows through Stoneville.

A post office was established in 1876, and remains open. Stoneville was incorporated in 1882, though it is no longer incorporated.[3]

Stoneville was a stop on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad, established in the 1880s, and a stop on the Columbus and Greenville Railway, established in the 1920s.[3]

The Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center is located in Stoneville.[4] George B. Vogt was a notable entomologist there.[5]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 39.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202039—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2020[8]

2020 census

Stoneville CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[8] % 2020
White alone (NH) 23 58.97%
Black or African American alone (NH) 13 33.33%
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/Multi-Racial (NH) 1 2.56%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2 5.13%
Total 39 100.00%

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stoneville, Mississippi
  3. ^ a b Howe, Tony. "Stoneville, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center Stoneville, Mississippi". U.S. Department of Agriculture. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  5. ^ "SIA RU007403, Vogt, G. B (George Britton) 1920-, George B. Vogt Papers, circa 1933-1991". Smithsonian Institution. July 11, 2011.
  6. ^ "Stoneville CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  8. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Stoneville CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ Hammontree, John. “The Muppets trace their roots to this Southern town”. Reckon. Published July 28, 2021. Accessed May 5, 2023.
  10. ^ Eagle, Bob L.; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. ABC-CLIO. p. 197. ISBN 9780313344244.
The Delta Research and Extension Center, now the Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center


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