Lumberton, Mississippi

Lumberton, Mississippi
City
The U.S. Post Office in Lumberton, Mississippi
Location of Lumberton, Mississippi
Lumberton, Mississippi Location in the United States
Coordinates: 31°0′14″N89°27′13″W / 31.00389°N 89.45361°W / 31.00389; -89.45361
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Counties	Lamar, Pearl River
Government
• Mayor	James Sandifer Jr. (D)
Area [1]
• Total	7.13 sq mi (18.47 km2)
• Land	7.11 sq mi (18.41 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation	295 ft (90 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,617
• Density	227.46/sq mi (87.83/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39455
Area code	601
FIPS code	28-42640
GNIS feature ID	0693845

Lumberton is a city in Lamar and Pearl River counties, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,086 at the 2010 census.

History

The city was named for the local lumber industry. ^[2]

Geography

Lumberton is located at 31°0′14″N89°27′13″W / 31.00389°N 89.45361°W / 31.00389; -89.45361 (31.003888, -89.453544). ^[3] Most of the city is in Lamar County, with a small portion extending east into adjacent Pearl River County. ^[4] In the 2000 census, 2,200 of the city's 2,228 residents (98.7%) lived in Lamar County and 28 (1.3%) in Pearl River County. ^[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.3 square miles (18.9 km²), of which 7.3 square miles (18.8 km²) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km²) (0.27%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,509		—
1910	2,122		40.6%
1920	2,192		3.3%
1930	2,374		8.3%
1940	1,485		−37.4%
1950	1,803		21.4%
1960	2,108		16.9%
1970	2,084		−1.1%
1980	2,217		6.4%
1990	2,121		−4.3%
2000	2,228		5.0%
2010	2,086		−6.4%
2020	1,617		−22.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

Lumberton racial composition as of 2020 ^[7]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	594	36.73%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	894	55.29%
Native American	3	0.19%
Asian	5	0.31%
Other/Mixed	96	5.94%
Hispanic or Latino	25	1.55%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,617 people, 725 households, and 435 families residing in the city.

Government

In 2025, Democrat James H. Sandifer defeated incumbent mayor Quincy Rogers with over 80% of the vote. ^{[8] [9]}

Education

The City of Lumberton is served by the Lamar County School District. ^[10] The Lumberton Public School District consolidated into it as of 2019. ^{[11] [12]}

Lumberton includes Lumberton Elementary School, Lumberton Middle School and Lumberton High School. ^[13]

Notable people

• Percy Bailey, former Negro league baseball pitcher ^[14]
• Elizabeth Bass, physician, educator, and suffragist ^[15]
• Richie Grant, safety for the Atlanta Falcons
• Terry Grant, former running back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats ^[16]
• Heber Austin Ladner, former longest serving Secretary of State of Mississippi
• John Henry Prince, former Negro league third baseman ^[17]
• James H. Street, journalist, minister, and writer of Southern historical novels.
• Richard Alvin Tonry, Louisiana politician.
• Henry Clay Yawn, former member of the Mississippi Senate ^[18]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p.  192.
3. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
4. American Factfinder Reference Map Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
5. "Subcounty population estimates: Mississippi 2000-2006". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. June 28, 2007. Archived from the original (CSV) on November 26, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
7. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
8. Corder, Frank (June 3, 2025). "Democrats have good night in Mississippi mayor elections". Magnolia Tribune. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
9. Raines, Brandon (June 5, 2025). "James Sandifer elected as Lumberton mayor, aims for unity". WJTV. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
10. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lamar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2024. - Text list
11. Moore, Ryan (May 11, 2016). "Law passes, Lumberton schools to consolidate". WDAM . Retrieved July 9, 2017.
12. Ciurzak, Ellen (June 8, 2018). "Lawsuit fails to derail Lumberton schools consolidation". Hattiesburg American . Retrieved October 19, 2019.
13. "Home". Lumberton Schools. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
14. "City Council honors educator, athlete". Hattiesburg American . April 20, 1995. p. 9. Retrieved September 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
15. Sicherman, Barbara; Green, Carol (1980). Notable American Women: The Modern Period. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press. p. 64. ISBN   0-674-62732-6.
16. "Terry Grant". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
17. "John Henry Prince Black Baseball League Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
18. Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 760–761.

External links

• Official City of Lumberton Business Website