Monticello, Mississippi

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Monticello, Mississippi
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Lawrence County Courthouse in Monticello
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Motto: 
"A river of possibilities" [1]
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Monticello, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 31°33′15″N90°6′36″W / 31.55417°N 90.11000°W / 31.55417; -90.11000
CountryUnited States
State Mississippi
County Lawrence
Area
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 • Total4.26 sq mi (11.04 km2)
 • Land4.17 sq mi (10.80 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation
194 ft (59 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,441
 • Density345.48/sq mi (133.39/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39654
Area code 601
FIPS code 28-48560
GNIS feature ID0673748
Website www.monticello.ms.gov

Monticello is a town in and the county seat of Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States. [3] The population was 1,571 at the 2010 census. [4]

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Geography

Monticello is in central Lawrence County, on the west side of the Pearl River. U.S. Route 84 runs through the north side of the town on a four-lane bypass. US 84 leads east 15 miles (24 km) to Prentiss and west 22 miles (35 km) to Interstate 55 in Brookhaven. Mississippi Highway 27 passes through the west side of Monticello, leading north 37 miles (60 km) to Crystal Springs and south 33 miles (53 km) to Tylertown.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Monticello has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11.0 km2), of which 4.2 square miles (10.8 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 2.17%, are water. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1860 221—
1870 200−9.5%
1910 450—
1920 4643.1%
1930 60630.6%
1940 80232.3%
1950 1,38272.3%
1960 1,4323.6%
1970 1,79025.0%
1980 1,8342.5%
1990 1,755−4.3%
2000 1,726−1.7%
2010 1,571−9.0%
2020 1,441−8.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
Monticello racial composition as of 2020 [7]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)89462.04%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)46832.48%
Asian 100.69%
Pacific Islander 10.07%
Other/Mixed 382.64%
Hispanic or Latino 302.08%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,441 people, 640 households, and 350 families residing in the town.

Education

The town of Monticello is served by the Lawrence County School District. The district is under the supervision of Superintendent Tammy Fairburn, who took office in 2012. [8]

Notable people

See also

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  2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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  8. ↑ Lawrence County District Superintendent Archived December 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 4, 2014
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