Sharon, Jones County, Mississippi

Sharon, Jones County, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 31°47′22″N89°5′54″W / 31.78944°N 89.09833°W / 31.78944; -89.09833
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Jones
Area [1]
• Total	8.58 sq mi (22.23 km2)
• Land	8.56 sq mi (22.18 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation	315 ft (96 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,344
• Density	156.94/sq mi (60.59/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	601
FIPS code	28-66840
GNIS feature ID	0677615

Sharon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jones County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,344 at the 2020 census. ^[2] It is part of the Laurel micropolitan statistical area.

Geography

Sharon is in northeastern Jones County and is bordered to the north by Jasper County. It is 7 miles (11 km) north of Laurel, the largest city in Jones County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Sharon CDP has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22.2 km²), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km²), or 0.20%, are water. ^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,344		—
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

Sharon racial composition as of 2020 ^[4]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	1,159	86.24%
Black or African American (NH)	122	9.08%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	1	0.07%
Asian (NH)	1	0.07%
Some Other Race (NH)	1	0.07%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	28	2.08%
Hispanic or Latino	32	2.38%
Total	1,344

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,344 people, 591 households, and 505 families residing in the CDP.

Education

Residents are in the Jones County School District. ^[7]

Jones County is in the zone of Jones College. ^[8]

References

1. 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 can be of any race. ^{[5] [6]}

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Sharon CDP, Mississippi". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
4. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
5. https://www.census.gov/ ^{[ not specific enough to verify ]}
6. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jones County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 13, 2022.
8. "Profile". Jones College . Retrieved September 27, 2024.