Glendora, Mississippi

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Glendora, Mississippi
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Location of Glendora, Mississippi
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Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°49′46″N90°17′36″W / 33.82944°N 90.29333°W / 33.82944; -90.29333
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Tallahatchie
Area
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  Total0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)
  Land0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
148 ft (45 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total154
  Density1,069.44/sq mi (411.86/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38928
Area code 662
FIPS code 28-27660
GNIS feature ID0670435
Website glendorams.com

Glendora is a village in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. The population was 285 at the 2000 census.

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History

Glendora was developed by White Americans as a small sawmill site. Logs were floated down the river from around the vicinity of Webb to be processed here.[ citation needed ]

The first settlement developed two miles south of Glendora at Black Bayou. When the railroad was built through the territory in 1883, a station was located there and called Glendora. The town immediately grew. A post office was established in 1900 and a voting precinct was established.

Cane Lake Lumber Company built a large sawmill here which operated until 1909. It was moved to another site. [2]

In December 1955, Elmer Kimbrell, a white man, shot and killed Clinton Melton, an African-American resident, in front of three witnesses after an argument about how much gas Melton had pumped into Kimbrell's car. Kimbrell was acquitted by an all-white jury after a short trial. [3] [4] Shortly before this murder, he was involved in the Emmett Till murder in Money, Mississippi. [5] At this time, most blacks in Mississippi were still disenfranchised due to state barriers; they were not part of the jury pool because they were not registered voters and they were excluded from the political system.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1910 207
1940 247
1950 178−27.9%
1960 147−17.4%
1970 20136.7%
1980 2209.5%
1990 165−25.0%
2000 28572.7%
2010 151−47.0%
2020 1542.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
Glendora, Mississippi Post Office GlendoraPostOffice.jpg
Glendora, Mississippi Post Office

2020 Census

Glendora, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
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 (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000 [7] Pop 2010 [8] Pop 2020 [9] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)13144.56%0.66%2.60%
Black or African American alone (NH)25414614589.12%96.69%94.16%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)2200.70%1.32%0.00%
Asian alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)7032.46%0.00%1.95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9223.16%1.32%1.30%
Total285151154100.00%100.00%100.00%

2000 census

At the 2000 census, [10] there were 285 people, 69 households and 60 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,011.5 inhabitants per square mile (776.6/km2). There were 73 housing units at an average density of 515.2 per square mile (198.9/km2). The racial makeup was 4.56% White, 92.28% African American, 0.70% Native American, and 2.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.16% of the population.

There were 69 households, of which 55.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.0% were married couples living together, 50.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.6% were non-families. 8.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.13 and the average family size was 4.26.

41.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 15.4% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.

The median household income was $14,375 and the median family income was $11,875. Males had a median income of $17,500 compared with $11,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $7,044. About 68.2% of families and 62.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 83.3% of those under the age of 18 and 40.0% of those 65 or over.

Education

The Village of Glendora is served by the West Tallahatchie School District. R. H. Bearden Elementary School and West Tallahatchie High School are the area schools.

Previously Black Bayou Elementary School served children in Glendora and southern parts of the district. [11] The district decided to close Black Bayou in 1998. [12] Previously West District Middle School (now Bearden) served as a middle school for the area. [11]

Coahoma Community College is the designated community college. [13]

Notable people

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. "Mt. Calvery M.B. Church Cemetery, Tallahatchie County, MSGenWeb Project, A USGenWeb Project Website". www.msgw.org. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  3. "Elmer O. Kimbrell" (PDF).
  4. Tell, Dave. "The Murder of Clinton Melton - Another Murder, Another White Man, Another Acquittal. Or How County Lines Are Shaping Till's Story". Emmett Till Memory Project. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  5. Prosecutive Report if Investigation Concerning [...] Elmer O. Kimbrell (Report). Federal Bureau of Investigation. February 9, 2006. p. 28; 37. Case ID 44A-JN-30112 and 62D-JN-30045. Retrieved March 14, 2021. In December 1955, Kimbrell shot and killed Clinton Melton, a black man. [...] Kimbrell was acquitted when prosecuted for Melton's murder. [...] August 28, 1955 - Time Unknown, Early Morning: Roy Bryant, J.W. Milam and a man named Kimbrell brought [Emmett] Till to [...] Bryant's Grocery & Meat Market
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Glendora village, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau .
  8. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Glendora village, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau .
  9. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Glendora village, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau .
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  11. 1 2 Mikell, Ray S. (August 14, 1988). "West Tallahatchie students face longer classes, new staff". The Greenwood Commonwealth . Greenwood, Mississippi. p. 7A. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  12. "West Tallahatchie schools launch building projects". The Charleston Sun-Sentinel . February 12, 1998. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  13. "Student Residency" (Archive). Coahoma Community College. Retrieved on July 8, 2017. "Out-of-District Resident: A student who does not live within Bolivar, Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie, and Tunica Counties but does live in some other county in Mississippi."