Crosby, Mississippi

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Crosby
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Wilkinson County Mississippi Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Crosby Highlighted.svg
Location of Crosby, Mississippi
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Crosby
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Crosby
Crosby (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°16′44″N91°3′41″W / 31.27889°N 91.06139°W / 31.27889; -91.06139
Country United States
State Mississippi
Counties Wilkinson, Amite
Area
[1]
 • Total2.13 sq mi (5.51 km2)
 • Land2.12 sq mi (5.49 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
171 ft (52 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total242
 • Density114.20/sq mi (44.08/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39633
Area code 601
FIPS code 28-16620
GNIS feature ID0693015
Website townofcrosby.com

Crosby is a town in Amite and Wilkinson counties, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the McComb, Mississippi micropolitan statistical area. Its population was 242 at the 2020 census. [2]

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Geography

Crosby straddles the boundary between Amite County on the north and east and Wilkinson County on the west. In the 2000 census, 258 of the town's 360 residents (71.7%) lived in Wilkinson County and 102 (28.3%) in Amite County. [3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.5 km2), of which 2.1 square miles (5.5 km2) is land and 0.47% is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1940 1,489—
1950 1,152−22.6%
1960 705−38.8%
1970 491−30.4%
1980 349−28.9%
1990 46533.2%
2000 360−22.6%
2010 318−11.7%
2020 242−23.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]
Crosby racial composition as of 2020 [2]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)5522.73%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)17572.31%
Other/Mixed 104.13%
Hispanic or Latino 20.83%

According to the 2020 United States census, there were 242 people, 99 households, and 59 families residing in the town; its racial and ethnic makeup in 2020 was 72.31% Black or African American, 22.73% non-Hispanic white, 4.13% other or mixed, and 0.83% Hispanic or Latino of any race. [2]

Education

The town of Crosby is served by two public school districts: Amite County and Wilkinson County (for the Wilkinson County portion). [5] [6]

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "2020 Race and Population Totals". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Subcounty population estimates: Mississippi 2000-2006". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. June 28, 2007. Archived from the original (CSV) on November 26, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Amite County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Wilkinson County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  7. ↑ Reed, Carlee (December 26, 2014). "Boyd Brown Jr". The Natchez Democrat. Retrieved May 18, 2020.


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