Sturgis, Mississippi

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Sturgis, Mississippi
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Sturgis, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°20′38″N89°2′48″W / 33.34389°N 89.04667°W / 33.34389; -89.04667
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Oktibbeha
Government
 • MayorLeah Brown
 • Police ChiefDoug Hamilton
Area
[1]
 • Total1.29 sq mi (3.34 km2)
 • Land1.29 sq mi (3.34 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
338 ft (103 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total207
 • Density160.47/sq mi (61.95/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39769
Area code 662
FIPS code 28-71320
GNIS feature ID0694900

Sturgis is a town in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. The population was 207 at the 2020 census.

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Sturgis annually hosts "The Rally", an all-bike motorcycle rally, also known as the Little Sturgis Rally. [2] According to Scott Smith, former mayor of Sturgis, in 2005 around 20,000 visitors attended that year's rally. The most recent was in August 2024, there was a 2 year hiatus in 2020-2021 due to COVID-19 concerns. [2] [3]

Geography

Sturgis is located at 33°20′38″N89°2′48″W / 33.34389°N 89.04667°W / 33.34389; -89.04667 (33.344027, -89.046618). [4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.29 square miles (3.3 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 321—
1920 35410.3%
1930 47734.7%
1940 4851.7%
1950 402−17.1%
1960 358−10.9%
1970 321−10.3%
1980 269−16.2%
1990 198−26.4%
2000 2064.0%
2010 25423.3%
2020 207−18.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

As of the census [6] of 2020, there were 207 people, 108 households, and 46 families residing in the town. The population density was 160.47 inhabitants per square mile (61.96/km2). There were 109 housing units at an average density of 84.49 per square mile (32.62/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 85.02% White, 11.11% African American, 1.93% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.93% of the population.

There were 108 households, out of which 14.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.3% were married couples living together, 25% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% had a male householder with no wife present. 40.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.02% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.64 and the average family size was 2.42.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 7.9% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,167 and the median income for a family was $56,250. Males had a median income of $63,571 versus $35,625 for females. 26.6% of the population were living below the poverty line, 14.3% of under eighteens and 19% of those over 64.

Education

The Town of Sturgis is served by the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District. West Oktibbeha County Elementary School (formerly Sturgis Elementary School) is in Sturgis. All residents are zoned to Armstrong Middle School and Starkville High School in Starkville. [7]

It was previously in the Oktibbeha County School District, and Sturgis had its own schools, including Sturgis High School, which was merged with Maben High School to form West Oktibbeha County High School.[ citation needed ] In 2013, the Mississippi Legislature passed a bill requiring that all Oktibbeha County schools be merged into the Starkville School District. [8]

In 2015 the West Oktibbeha County High School in Maben, which served Sturgis, consolidated into Starkville High. [7]

Sturgis is served by the Starkville-Oktibbeha County Public Library System which operateas the Sturgis Public Library. [9]

Sturgis South Bike Rally

For fourteen straight years, taking advantage of the built-in name recognition of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, Sturgis was home to the annual Sturgis South Bike Rally, which drew crowds of as many as 20,000 people. [10] After being discontinued due to a funding conflict between rally organizers and local government from 2011-2013, the rally resumed in 2014. [11]

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 McRae, Emma (August 14, 2024). "Annual Little Sturgis bike rally returns Thursday". The Commercial Dispatch. Sturgis, Mississippi. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  3. ↑ Scott, Robert (August 21, 2022). "Sturgis South Bike Rally rumbles back". The Commercial Dispatch. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  4. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. 1 2 "The Plan for Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Archived 2017-05-26 at the Wayback Machine ." Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District. January 20, 2015. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.
  8. ↑ "COMMISSION RELEASES PROPOSED PLAN FOR CONSOLIDATION STRUCTURE". Starkville, MS. Archived from the original on February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Sturgis Public Library". Starkville-Oktibbeha County Public Library System . Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  10. ↑ Pratt, Tim; Mamrack, Kristin (August 15, 2009). "Heaven on wheels: Thousands rumble through Oktibbeha County for annual festival". The Commercial Dispatch. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
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