Holly Springs, Mississippi

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Holly Springs, Mississippi
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Holly Springs, Mississippi


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Mississippi
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Marshall
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area_total_km2 = 33.0
area_land_km2 = 32.9
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 12.7
area_land_sq_mi = 12.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 7957
population_density_km2 = 241.8
population_density_sq_mi = 626.3

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 183
elevation_ft = 600
latd = 34 |latm = 46 |lats = 24 |latNS = N
longd = 89 |longm = 26 |longs = 47 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP codes
postal_code = 38634, 38635, 38649
area_code = 662
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 28-33100
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blank1_info = 0693510
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footnotes = is also nearby.

Geography

Holly Springs is located at coor dms|34|46|24|N|89|26|47|W|city (34.773435, -89.446519)GR|1.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.7 square miles (33.0 km²), of which, 12.7 square miles (32.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.16%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 7,957 people, 2,407 households, and 1,699 families residing in the city. The population density was 626.3 people per square mile (241.9/km²). There were 2,582 housing units at an average density of 203.2/sq mi (78.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 22.81% White, 76.18% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.

There were 2,407 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.3% were married couples living together, 31.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 19.1% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,408, and the median income for a family was $25,808. Males had a median income of $29,159 versus $20,777 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,924. About 27.5% of families and 32.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 44.6% of those under age 18 and 21.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The City of Holly Springs is served by the Holly Springs School District.

Rust College - A historically black liberal arts college established in 1866 by the Freedman's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church

Health care

* [http://www.alliancehealth.us/ Alliance Healthcare System]

Notable residents

*Seth Adams, University of Mississippi American football quarterback
*R. L. Burnside (1926-2005), blues musician
*Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), wintered in Holly Springs prior to his attack on Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War
*Syl Johnson (born 1936), blues and soul singer
*Junior Kimbrough (1930-1998), blues musician
*Jeremy LeSueur (born 1980), University of Michigan American football defensive back
*Hiram Rhodes Revels (1822-1901), first African-American to serve in the United States Senate, taught at Shaw University (present-day Rust College), and buried in Holly Springs's Hillcrest Cemetery
*Shepard Smith (born 1964), Fox News Channel anchor born in Holly Springs
*James F. Trotter (1802-1866), judge and U.S. Senator who resided in Holly Springs until his death
*Ida B. Wells (1862-1931), civil rights and anti-lynching activist born in Holly Springs
*Absolom M. West (1818-1894), planter, politician, Civil War general and labor organizer, resided in Holly Springs after the American Civil War until his death
*Mel and Tim (Mel Hardin and Tim McPherson), soul musicians from Holly Springs who recorded at Stax Records

Trivia

* In recent years Holly Springs has been used as a filming location, most notably for Robert Altman's "Cookie's Fortune", which is also set in the town.
* Mississippi's highest temperature ever recorded occurred here on July 29, 1930 reaching 115 degrees Fahrenheit.
*Father Tim Kavanagh, the fictional protagonist of Jan Karon's novels, was born in Holly Springs.

References

External links

* Visiting Holly Springs: [http://www.visithollysprings.org/ The Holly Springs Tourism Bureau]
* [http://www.isjl.org/history/archive/ms/hollysprings.htm History of Holly Springs' Jewish community] (from the Institute of Southern Jewish Life)
* [http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00232/ Holly Springs Ledger, 1837-1904 (MUM00232)] at the University of Mississippi.