Brandon, Mississippi

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Brandon, Mississippi
City of Brandon
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Rankin County Courthouse and Rankin County Confederate Monument
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Nickname: 
"City of Red Hills Laden with Golden Opportunities"
Motto(s): 
"Growth and Stability"
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Location of Brandon, Mississippi
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Brandon, Mississippi
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Brandon, Mississippi
Brandon, Mississippi (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°16′49″N89°59′54″W / 32.28028°N 89.99833°W / 32.28028; -89.99833
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Rankin
Named for Gerard Chittocque Brandon
Government
  Type Mayor-Council
   Mayor Butch Lee (R)
   Board of Aldermen Alderman at Large- James Morris
Ward 1- Monica Corley
Ward 2- Cris Vinson
Ward 3- Harry Williams
Ward 4- Lu Coker
Ward 5- Dwight Middleton
Ward 6- Tahya Dobbs
Area
[1]
  Total25.75 sq mi (66.70 km2)
  Land25.66 sq mi (66.47 km2)
  Water0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)
Elevation
482 ft (147 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total25,138
  Density979.54/sq mi (378.20/km2)
Demonym Brandonite
Time zone UTC−6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
39042, 39043, 39047
Area code(s) 601, 769
FIPS code 28-08300
GNIS feature ID0667519
Website Official website

Brandon is a city in and the county seat of Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. [2] It was incorporated on December 19, 1831. The population was 25,138 as of the 2020 census. A suburb of Jackson, Brandon is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located east of the state capital.

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History

The city is named for Gerard Brandon, Governor of Mississippi during the early 1800s. A newspaper, The News, was established in 1892. The Brandon Bank was established in 1900, and The Rankin County Bank was established in 1906. In 1900, Brandon had a school, a telephone and telegraph office, a saw mill, two livery stables, two cotton gins, two hotels, six churches, and fifteen or twenty stores. The population was 775. [3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.3 square miles (55.3 km2), of which 21.3 square miles (55.1 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km2) (0.37%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1860 867
1870 756−12.8%
1880 86414.3%
1890 835−3.4%
1900 775−7.2%
1910 720−7.1%
1920 691−4.0%
1930 6920.1%
1940 1,18471.1%
1950 1,82754.3%
1960 2,13917.1%
1970 2,68525.5%
1980 9,626258.5%
1990 11,07715.1%
2000 16,43648.4%
2010 21,70532.1%
2020 25,13815.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

2020 census

Brandon racial composition [5]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)18,55273.8%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)5,03420.03%
Native American 510.2%
Asian 2350.93%
Pacific Islander 20.01%
Other/Mixed 7292.9%
Hispanic or Latino 5352.13%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 25,138 people, 8,780 households, and 6,593 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the census [6] of 2000, there were 16,436 people, 6,295 households, and 4,595 families residing in the city. The population density was 773.2 inhabitants per square mile (298.5/km2). There were 6,540 housing units at an average density of 307.7 per square mile (118.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 86.61% White, 11.89% Black, 0.10% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.30% of the population.

There were 6,295 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $53,246, and the median income for a family was $63,098. Males had a median income of $42,414 versus $28,128 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,020. About 4.1% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

The Mississippi Department of Corrections operates the Brandon Probation & Parole Office in Brandon. [7] The Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, located in unincorporated Rankin County, [8] is in proximity to Brandon. [9]

Arts and culture

The Downtown Brandon Historic District is located within the city. Brandon is the location of the Black Rose Theatre Company.

Buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, including: [10]

Government

The City of Brandon has a city mayor as the chief executive officer and a board of aldermen, with six elected from single-member districts and one elected at-large. [11] The current city officials are Mayor Butch Lee; Alderman, At-Large member Sharon Womack; Alderman, Ward 1 Jarrad Craine; Alderman, Ward 2 Cris Vinson; Alderman, Ward 3 Harry Williams; Alderman, Ward 4 Lu Coker; Alderman, Ward 5 Dwight Middleton; and Alderman, Ward 6 David Farris. The city's attorney is Mark C. Baker.

Education

The City of Brandon is served by the Rankin County School District.

Public schools

Infrastructure

The city of Brandon is served by five fire stations and one administrative central station under the direction of Fire Chief Terry Wages. In 2015, the city established an independent EMS district that provides ambulance services through a private provider, Pafford EMS. The city has one police station under the direction of Police Chief Wayne Dearman. [12] [13]

Notable people

The town was mentioned in the 1986 film Platoon by Chris Taylor, a character played by Charlie Sheen. [16]

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  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 286, 287.
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  8. "MDOC QUICK REFERENCE." Mississippi Department of Corrections. Retrieved on May 21, 2010. "3794 Hwy 468 - Pearl, MS 39208"
  9. "GARRISON COULD BE BACK IN JAIL SOON." Biloxi Sun-Herald . February 15, 1995. C2 Coast and State. Retrieved on September 24, 2011. "[...]days for her return to the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Brandon."
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  12. "Brandon Fire Department Archived October 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine ." Retrieved on October 26, 2010.
  13. "Brandon Police Department Archived October 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine ." Retrieved on October 26, 2010.
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