Crystal Springs, Mississippi

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Crystal Springs, Mississippi
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Crystal Springs, c. 1900-1940
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Crystal Springs, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 31°59′17″N90°21′24″W / 31.98806°N 90.35667°W / 31.98806; -90.35667
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Copiah
Area
[1]
 • Total
5.48 sq mi (14.20 km2)
 • Land5.43 sq mi (14.06 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
469 ft (143 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,862
 • Density895.56/sq mi (345.76/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39059
Area code 601
FIPS code 28-17060
GNIS feature ID0669000
Website cityofcrystalsprings.com

Crystal Springs is a city in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 5,044 as of the 2010 census, [2] down from 5,873 in 2000. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Geography

U.S. Route 51 runs through the northwest part of Crystal Springs, intersecting Interstate 55 at the latter's Exit 72. I-55 leads north 24 miles (39 km) to Jackson, the state capital, and 29 miles (47 km) south to Brookhaven.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14.2 km2), of which 5.4 square miles (14.1 km2) is land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.96%, is water. [2]

Climate

Climate data for Crystal Springs Experiment Station, Mississippi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1892–1954, 1985–present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)89
(32)		86
(30)		94
(34)		93
(34)		101
(38)		104
(40)		107
(42)		108
(42)		107
(42)		100
(38)		91
(33)		87
(31)		108
(42)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)58.1
(14.5)		62.6
(17.0)		69.5
(20.8)		76.4
(24.7)		83.7
(28.7)		89.9
(32.2)		92.2
(33.4)		92.3
(33.5)		87.8
(31.0)		79.3
(26.3)		68.3
(20.2)		60.8
(16.0)		76.7
(24.8)
Daily mean °F (°C)47.4
(8.6)		51.3
(10.7)		57.9
(14.4)		64.9
(18.3)		72.7
(22.6)		79.3
(26.3)		81.7
(27.6)		81.5
(27.5)		76.8
(24.9)		66.7
(19.3)		56.4
(13.6)		49.9
(9.9)		65.5
(18.6)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)36.7
(2.6)		40.1
(4.5)		46.3
(7.9)		53.4
(11.9)		61.7
(16.5)		68.7
(20.4)		71.3
(21.8)		70.7
(21.5)		65.7
(18.7)		54.1
(12.3)		44.4
(6.9)		39.1
(3.9)		54.4
(12.4)
Record low °F (°C)3
(−16)		−7
(−22)		16
(−9)		27
(−3)		35
(2)		50
(10)		55
(13)		54
(12)		40
(4)		26
(−3)		17
(−8)		2
(−17)		−7
(−22)
Average precipitation inches (mm)6.12
(155)		5.87
(149)		5.79
(147)		5.73
(146)		4.42
(112)		5.57
(141)		5.39
(137)		5.76
(146)		3.93
(100)		3.35
(85)		4.65
(118)		5.93
(151)		62.51
(1,588)
Average snowfall inches (cm)0.1
(0.25)		0.2
(0.51)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.4
(1.0)		0.7
(1.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)8.99.08.67.27.29.49.28.65.95.46.97.894.1
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)0.10.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.10.3
Source: NOAA [3] [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1870 864—
1880 9155.9%
1890 9979.0%
1900 1,0939.6%
1910 1,34322.9%
1920 1,3953.9%
1930 2,25761.8%
1940 2,85526.5%
1950 3,67628.8%
1960 4,49622.3%
1970 4,195−6.7%
1980 4,90216.9%
1990 5,64315.1%
2000 5,8734.1%
2010 5,044−14.1%
2020 4,862−3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]
Crystal Springs racial composition as of 2020 [6]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)1,46430.11%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)3,00761.85%
Native American 10.02%
Asian 160.33%
Pacific Islander 40.08%
Other/Mixed 1082.22%
Hispanic or Latino 2625.39%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,862 people, 1,418 households, and 982 families residing in the city.

Education

Crystal Springs is served by the Copiah County School District. Copiah Academy is a local private school in the area. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is located in Wesson. Crystal Springs was the first school in Mississippi to allow black students to attend.

The Copiah-Jefferson Regional Library operates a branch in Crystal Springs. [7]

Controversies

On February 2, 1922, Will Thrasher was lynched, the first lynching in Copiah County in 20 years. [8]

Civil rights-era violence related to passage of civil rights legislation in 1964 and 1965, led the armed Deacons for Defense and Justice to established centers in both Crystal Springs and nearby Hazlehurst, in 1966 and 1967. They acted to provide physical protection for African-American protesters who were working with the NAACP on a commercial boycott of white merchants to force integration of stores and employment, to gain jobs for African Americans at places where they were patrons. [9] Eventually the protesters won the removal of discriminatory practices at stores and African Americans gained some jobs in these local businesses.

In 2012, the First Baptist Church denied a black couple permission to be married there after objections from church members. The pastor performed the wedding at a different church. [10]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Crystal Springs city, Mississippi". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Homepage". Copiah-Jefferson Regional Library. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  8. ↑ The Semi-Weekly Leader, February 4, 1922, p. 1.
  9. ↑ Ted Ownby, The Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi, Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2013, pp. 221-223
  10. ↑ Harish, Alon (July 28, 2012). "Mississippi Church Refuses to Marry Black Couple". ABC News.
  11. ↑ The American Bar. J.C. Fifield Company. 1919. p. 759.
  12. ↑ "Mayor's Office". City of Meridian. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Tom Funchess". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  14. ↑ "White Graves Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  15. ↑ "ANITA C. HILL: An Inventory of Her Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  16. ↑ Koda, Cub. "Tommy Johnson Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  17. ↑ "George Kinard Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Phil Redding". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  19. ↑ Pete Palmer; Ken Pullis; Sean Lahman (2007). The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing Company. p. 679. ISBN   978-1-4027-5250-6.
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