Magnolia, Mississippi

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Magnolia, Mississippi
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Magnolia, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 31°8′57″N90°27′41″W / 31.14917°N 90.46139°W / 31.14917; -90.46139
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Pike
Government
 • Mayor Tammy Witherspoon (D)
Area
[1]
 • Total6.19 sq mi (16.03 km2)
 • Land6.14 sq mi (15.91 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation
305 ft (93 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,883
 • Density306.53/sq mi (118.36/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39652
Area code 601
FIPS code 28-44680
GNIS feature ID0673065

Magnolia is a city in Pike County, Mississippi and the county seat. [2] The population was 2,420 at the 2010 census. Magnolia is within the McComb, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

Magnolia was founded in 1856 by Ansel H. Prewett, a local civic leader and cotton planter. Knowing that the approaching New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad (now the Illinois Central Railroad) would need a station for water and fuel, Prewett sold a right-of-way to the railroad company – for one dollar, according to legend – and divided a section of his plantation into town lots, which he sold to investors. Prewett, while serving as temporary sheriff of Pike County, was killed by outlaws in the early 1870s escorting a prisoner on the very railroad that made Magnolia a viable community. [3]

Magnolia grew rapidly in the 1860s, and in the late nineteenth century Magnolia served as a popular small-town resort for wealthy New Orleanians, who took trains north from New Orleans to enjoy Magnolia's fresh air and sparkling creeks. At one time early Magnolia boasted an opera house, skating rink, and several hotels that catered largely to these tourists.

In 1860 Magnolia's first newspaper, the Grand Trunk Magnolian , was established by John Waddill. It did not last the war and was succeeded by the establishment of the Magnolia Gazette by J.D. Burke in 1872. The Magnolia Herald was established by Luke W. Conerly in 1875 and he continued as its proprietor and editor until 1878. [4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2), of which 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (1.52%) is water.

Within the city limits there is the confluence of the Minnehaha River and the Little Tangipahoa River.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 567—
1890 67619.2%
1900 1,08860.9%
1910 1,82367.6%
1920 2,01210.4%
1930 1,660−17.5%
1940 2,12528.0%
1950 1,984−6.6%
1960 2,0835.0%
1970 1,970−5.4%
1980 2,46124.9%
1990 2,245−8.8%
2000 2,071−7.8%
2010 2,42016.9%
2020 1,883−22.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]
Child laborers scattered throughout the Magnolia Cotton Mills spinning room, 1911. Photo by Lewis Hine. Workers in Magnolia, Mississippi.jpg
Child laborers scattered throughout the Magnolia Cotton Mills spinning room, 1911. Photo by Lewis Hine.
Magnolia racial composition as of 2020 [6]
RaceNum.Perc.
White 50826.98%
Black or African American 1,27667.76%
Native American 20.11%
Asian 50.27%
Other/Mixed 683.61%
Hispanic or Latino 241.27%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,883 people, 825 households, and 444 families residing in the city.

Notable people

Transportation

Highways

Air

Education

The City of Magnolia is served by the South Pike School District. [8]

The town has one public library.

Pike County is in the district of Southwest Mississippi Community College. [9]

Recreation

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Magnolia has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. [10]

See also

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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. ↑ Martha Lacy Hall, An Historical Sketch of Magnolia, Mississippi: Centennial Celebration, Magnolia, Mississippi, 1856-1956. Magnolia, Mississippi: W. M. Lacy, 1956.
  4. ↑ Pike County Mississippi 1798-1876 Pioneer Families and Confederate Soldiers by Luke W. Conerly 1909
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  7. ↑ Bass, Erin Z. (September 12, 2013). "The World of Michael Farris Smith". Deep South Magazine . Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  8. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pike County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 27, 2024. - Text list
  9. ↑ "Welcome from the President". Southwest Mississippi Community College . Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Magnolia, Mississippi Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
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