Woodville, Mississippi
Town
Wilkinson County Courthouse in Woodville
Wilkinson County Courthouse in Woodville
Location of Woodville, Mississippi
Location of Woodville, Mississippi
Woodville, Mississippi is located in the United States
Woodville, Mississippi
Woodville, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 31°6′10″N 91°17′59″W / 31.10278°N 91.29972°W / 31.10278; -91.29972
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyWilkinson
Government
 • MayorKeisha Stewart-Ford
Area
[1]
 • Total1.04 sq mi (2.68 km2)
 • Land1.04 sq mi (2.68 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
404 ft (123 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total928
 • Density895.75/sq mi (345.83/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39669
Area code601
FIPS code28-81120
GNIS feature ID0679870
Websitewww.woodvillems.org

Woodville is one of the oldest towns in Mississippi and is the county seat of Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States.[2] Its population as of 2020 was 928.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880965—
1890950−1.6%
19001,0439.8%
19101,23318.2%
19201,012−17.9%
19301,11310.0%
19401,43328.8%
19501,60912.3%
19601,85615.4%
19701,734−6.6%
19801,512−12.8%
19901,393−7.9%
20001,192−14.4%
20101,096−8.1%
2020928−15.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
Woodville racial composition as of 2020[3]
Race Num. Perc.
White 217 23.38%
Black or African American 677 72.95%
Native American 2 0.22%
Asian 1 0.11%
Other/Mixed 26 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino 5 0.54%

Per the 2020 United States census, there were 928 people, 386 households, and 277 families residing in the town; its racial composition was 77.95% black, 22.38% non-Hispanic white, 0.22% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 2.8% other or mixed, and 0.54% Hispanic or Latino of any race.[3]

Education

Wilkinson County High School

Wilkinson County School District serves Woodville. There are three education facilities near Woodville: Wilkinson County Elementary School, Wilkinson County High School, and the private school Wilkinson County Christian Academy, which was established in 1969 as a segregation academy.[5]

Media

The Woodville Republican, a weekly newspaper founded in 1823, is the oldest surviving business (and thus the oldest newspaper) in Mississippi.[6]

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 c "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. ^ Dangerfileld, Celnisha. "Mapping Race, School Segregation, and Black Identities in Woodville, Mississippi: A Case Study of a Rural Community". Journal of Rural Community Psychology - Mapping Race. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009.
  6. ^ r2WPadmin. "Woodville Republican". Mississippi Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 23, 2020.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Willard, Frances, and Mary Livermore, eds. A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-Seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks Of Life. New York: Moulton, 1893, p. 48.
  8. ^ "Rep. Rodnette Bethley "Ronnie" Edwards". The Baton Rouge Advocate. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  9. ^ This Day in Aviation, 6 Apr 1924
  10. ^ Gelly, Dave (2007). Being Prez: The Life and Music of Lester Young. Equinox. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-84553-058-7.
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