Stone County, Mississippi

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Stone County
County
StoneCountyCourthouse 1.JPG
Stone County Courthouse in Wiggins
Map of Mississippi highlighting Stone County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
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Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 30°47′N89°07′W / 30.79°N 89.12°W / 30.79; -89.12
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Mississippi.svg  Mississippi
Founded1916
Named for John M. Stone
Seat Wiggins
Largest cityWiggins
Area
 • Total
448 sq mi (1,160 km2)
 • Land445 sq mi (1,150 km2)
 • Water2.6 sq mi (7 km2)  0.6%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
18,333
 • Density41/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 4th
Website www.stonecountyms.gov

Stone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,333. [1] Its county seat is Wiggins. [2] Stone County was formed from the northern portion of Harrison County on June 5, 1916. [3] The county was named for John M. Stone, who served as Governor of Mississippi from 1876 to 1882 and again from 1890 to 1896.

Contents

Stone County is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1918, the Stone County Courthouse was completed at a cost of $29,515.18, [4] and is still in use today, after several renovations.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 448 square miles (1,160 km2), of which 445 square miles (1,150 km2) is land and 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2) (0.6%) is water. [5]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1920 6,528—
1930 5,704−12.6%
1940 6,1557.9%
1950 6,2641.8%
1960 7,01312.0%
1970 8,10115.5%
1980 9,71619.9%
1990 10,75010.6%
2000 13,62226.7%
2010 17,78630.6%
2020 18,3333.1%
2023 (est.)18,756 [7] 2.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
1790-1960 [9] 1900-1990 [10]
1990-2000 [11] 2010-2013 [12]
Stone County by race as of 2020 [13]
RaceNum.Perc.
White 13,82275.39%
Black or African American 3,23917.67%
Native American 790.43%
Asian 890.49%
Pacific Islander 90.05%
Other/Mixed 6513.55%
Hispanic or Latino 4442.42%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,333 people, 6,334 households, and 4,560 families residing in the county.

StoneCountyCourthouse CaversAve.jpg
circa 1920
S.C.Courthouse.JPG
2010
Stone County Courthouse historical timeline

Arts and culture

On April 25, during the 2012 regular session of the Mississippi Legislature, Concurrent Resolution 643 was adopted by the state Senate and state House of Representatives, stating that Stone County be named and declared the Mural County of Mississippi. [14] During the previous 8 years, a Telling Trees Project was developed in Stone County to document and celebrate Stone County's history and heritage. As part of that project, 23 murals, in the form of paintings and mosaic tiles, were created in cooperation with the Art Department, Perkinston campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and are on public display throughout the county. The murals tell visual stories of Stone County's ecosystems, people, landmarks, and industries. [15]

Communities

Cities

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

Education

Public school districts

Colleges

Politics

United States presidential election results for Stone County, Mississippi [16]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 6,21478.47%1,62020.46%851.07%
2020 5,96475.70%1,80222.87%1121.42%
2016 5,30675.32%1,57322.33%1662.36%
2012 5,42071.96%2,00326.59%1091.45%
2008 5,14971.06%1,99627.55%1011.39%
2004 4,14672.29%1,52826.64%611.06%
2000 3,70267.03%1,67730.36%1442.61%
1996 2,28853.45%1,55136.23%44210.32%
1992 2,29554.53%1,44734.38%46711.10%
1988 3,00766.84%1,45232.27%400.89%
1984 2,98071.07%1,18528.26%280.67%
1980 1,88849.21%1,82147.46%1283.34%
1976 1,57548.05%1,64850.27%551.68%
1972 2,46788.49%29310.51%281.00%
1968 2589.51%31411.58%2,14078.91%
1964 1,77690.84%1799.16%00.00%
1960 27519.15%34323.89%81856.96%
1956 29325.09%76165.15%1149.76%
1952 56937.09%96562.91%00.00%
1948 171.51%504.45%1,05694.03%
1944 434.17%98995.83%00.00%
1940 283.37%80296.63%00.00%
1936 233.29%67596.43%20.29%
1932 326.99%42492.58%20.44%
1928 43662.82%25837.18%00.00%
1924 5611.97%41288.03%00.00%
1920 165.00%29993.44%51.56%
1916 316.37%45192.61%51.03%

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References

  1. ↑ "Census - Geography Profile: Stone County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ A History of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Archived September 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine accessed January 1, 2007.
  4. ↑ Stone County Archived February 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine accessed February 18, 2010.
  5. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sweetbay Bogs Preserve | The Nature Conservancy". www.nature.org. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
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  13. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  14. ↑ Mississippi Senate Concurrent Resolution 643 Retrieved May 3, 2012
  15. ↑ Nicole Dow. 2012. Stone County named state's mural county. Sun Herald (Biloxi, MS), Vol. 128, No, 213, page 2A, May 3, 2012.
  16. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved April 17, 2018.

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