Blue Springs, Mississippi

Blue Springs, Mississippi
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Location of Blue Springs, Mississippi
Blue Springs, Mississippi Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°24′11″N88°52′22″W / 34.40306°N 88.87278°W / 34.40306; -88.87278
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Union
Government
• Mayor	Rita Gentry
Area [1]
• Total	4.50 sq mi (11.66 km2)
• Land	4.48 sq mi (11.59 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation	404 ft (123 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	436
• Density	97.41/sq mi (37.61/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38828
Area code	662
FIPS code	28-07100
GNIS feature ID	0667322
Website	http://bluespringsms.com/

Blue Springs is a village in Union County, Mississippi, United States. Located near Tupelo in northeastern Mississippi, the village had a population of 144 at the 2000 census. It is the site of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, Toyota's eighth North American vehicle assembly plant. ^[2]

History

Blue Springs was established in 1888 as a stop along the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad. Many of the first residents were from the older nearby community of Ellistown, which had been bypassed by the railroad. ^[3]

Geography

Blue Springs is located at 34°24′11″N88°52′22″W / 34.402978°N 88.872890°W / 34.402978; -88.872890 . ^[4] The village lies along Mississippi Highway 9 northwest of Tupelo. The town of Sherman lies just to the southeast. Interstate 22 and Mississippi Highway 178 pass southwest of Blue Springs, connecting the area with Tupelo to the southeast and New Albany to the northwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	198		—
1910	167		−15.7%
1920	167		0.0%
1930	171		2.4%
1940	183		7.0%
1950	125		−31.7%
1960	99		−20.8%
1970	125		26.3%
1980	131		4.8%
1990	140		6.9%
2000	144		2.9%
2010	228		58.3%
2020	436		91.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

As of the census ^[6] of 2000, there were 144 people, 53 households, and 34 families residing in the village. The population density was 139.8 inhabitants per square mile (54.0/km²). There were 56 housing units at an average density of 54.4 per square mile (21.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.06% White, 6.25% African American and 0.69% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.08% of the population.

There were 53 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.46.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $52,188. Males had a median income of $30,938 versus $26,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,257. There were none of the families and 4.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 33.3% of those over 64.

Economy

Blue Springs is the site of Toyota's eighth North American vehicle assembly plant, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi. ^[7] The plant was slated to produce the company's Prius hybrid vehicle beginning in 2010. ^[8] Groundbreaking for the facility was held on April 18, 2007. After the economy collapsed the construction of the new plant was put on hold. Construction of the plant restarted in June 2010, with a promise of 2,000 jobs for the economically hard hit area. ^[9] Due to falling gas prices, the Toyota Prius will no longer be produced there, ^[10] but rather the Toyota Corolla which was previously produced at NUMMI.

Education

The Village of Blue Springs is served by the Union County School District. ^[11]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. Edward A. Sanchez, "Toyota Corolla Production Starts in Mississippi," Motor Trend, November 18, 2011.
3. Mississippi Department of History and Archives historical marker near Blue Springs, 2014.
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. Tracy, David. "Toyota Bets Big On Mexico Factory Despite Trump Wall". Jalopnik. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
8. "SunHerald.com : Toyota will start making Prius hybrid in US". Archived from the original on July 11, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
9. Writers, YURI KAGEYAMA and DAN STRUMPF, AP Business. "Toyota decides to restart Mississippi auto plant". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved October 4, 2017.{{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)
10. "Toyota celebrates Corolla production at newest U.S. auto plant". November 18, 2011.
11. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Union County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022. - Text list

External links

• Media related to Blue Springs, Mississippi at Wikimedia Commons