- Drew, Mississippi
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Drew, Mississippi — City — The Drew Town Square
Location of Drew, Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°48′36″N 90°31′50″W / 33.81°N 90.53056°WCoordinates: 33°48′36″N 90°31′50″W / 33.81°N 90.53056°W Country United States State Mississippi County Sunflower Area – Total 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) – Land 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation 135 ft (41 m) Population (2000) – Total 2,434 – Density 2,172.6/sq mi (838.8/km2) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP codes 38737-38738 Area code(s) 662 FIPS code 28-20020 GNIS feature ID 0669383 Drew is a city in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,434 at the 2000 census. Drew, a rural community, is in the vicinity of several plantations and the Mississippi State Penitentiary, a Mississippi Department of Corrections prison for men.[1]
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Geography
Drew is located at 33°48′36″N 90°31′50″W / 33.81°N 90.53056°W (33.809923, -90.530530)[2]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all of it land.
Drew is located on U.S. Route 49 West, on the route between Jackson and Clarksdale.[3] Drew is 8 miles (13 km) south of the Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman).[4]
Demographics
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 2,434 people, 811 households, and 606 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,172.6 people per square mile (839.1/km²). There were 922 housing units at an average density of 823.0 per square mile (317.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 25.27% White, 73.58% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.56% of the population.
There were 811 households out of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.3% were married couples living together, 35.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.51.
In the city the population was spread out with 36.6% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $19,167, and the median income for a family was $20,469. Males had a median income of $22,351 versus $18,693 for females. The per capita income for the city was $8,569. About 36.1% of families and 40.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 54.6% of those under age 18 and 23.0% of those age 65 or over.
Government and infrastructure
The United States Postal Service operates the Drew Post Office.[6]
Education
The City of Drew is served by the Drew School District.[7][8] The district's schools are Drew Hunter High School and A.W. James Elementary School.[9] Prior to the 2010-2011 school year the school district had three school buildings, including A.W. James Elementary School, Hunter Middle School, and Drew High School.[7] Dorothea Collier was the first African-American to attend Drew High School. She was shot to death in 1971 at age 18.[10] Prior to desegregation, the Lil’ Red Rosenwald School served as the school for African-Americans. It now houses a community center.[11]
The North Sunflower Academy is in an unincorporated area of Sunflower County,[12] about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Drew.[13] The school originated as a segregation academy.[14]
Mississippi Delta Community College has the Drew Center in Drew.[15]
Transportation
Ruleville-Drew Airport is in unincorporated Sunflower County, between Drew and Ruleville.[16] The airport is jointly operated by the cities of Drew and Ruleville.[17]
Notable residents (past and present)
- Archie Manning, former NFL quarterback[18]
- William Eggleston, internationally famous groundbreaking photographer, grew up in Drew
- Booboo Davis, blues singer, released an album entitled Drew, Mississippi[citation needed]
- Rob Dixon and Jason King, members of rock band Quintaine Americana, both grew up in Drew
- Pops Staples and Cleotha Staples, members of The Staple Singers[19]
References
- ^ Wallace, Belinda Deneen. "Intolerable Burden, The." The Journal of Negro Education. Winter (northern hemisphere) 2005. 1. Retrieved on July 22, 2010.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ McGill, Ralph. "The Valid Voice." The Toledo Blade. Saturday June 15, 1963. Page 6. Retrieved from Google News (4 of 16) on March 4, 2011.
- ^ Buntin, John. "Down on Parchman Farm." Governing Magazine. July 27, 2010. Retrieved on August 13, 2010.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Post Office™ Location - DREW." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on February 27, 2011.
- ^ a b "Drew School District Audited Financial Statements For the Year Ended June 30, 2005." Office of the State Auditor, State of Mississippi. 12 (18/82). Retrieved on July 20, 2010.
- ^ "Schools in Drew School District." Greatschools.net. Retrieved on July 20, 2010.
- ^ "Schools." Drew School District. Retrieved on August 16, 2010.
- ^ "3 Whites Held in Slaying of Mississippi Black Girl." United Press International at the Palm Beach Post. May 26, 1971. A1. Retrieved from Google Books (74 of 190) on March 1, 2011.
- ^ "A Rosenwald School." Little Red Schoolhouse (William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, University of Mississippi). Retrieved on September 11, 2011.
- ^ "Home." North Sunflower Academy. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.
- ^ "Driving directions." North Sunflower Academy. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.
- ^ Moye, J. Todd. Let the People Decide: Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County, Mississippi, 1945-1986. UNC Press Books, 2004. 243. Retrieved from Google Books on March 2, 2011. "Sunflower County's two other segregation academies— North Sunflower Academy, between Drew and Ruleville, and Central Delta Academy in Inverness— both sprouted in a similar fashion." ISBN 0807855618, 9780807855614.
- ^ "Off Campus Centers." Mississippi Delta Community College. Retrieved on July 20, 2010.
- ^ FAA Airport Master Record for M37 - Retrieved on September 23, 2010.
- ^ "Poplarville, Hattiesburg among airports receiving grants." WDAM. March 12, 2010. Retrieved on September 23, 2010.
- ^ Didinger, Ray. "NFL Notebook: Archie Manning earns Bagnell award." Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia. Sunday August 14, 2011. Retrieved on September 2, 2011. "He thought it was good fortune to be drafted by a team so close to home (Drew, Miss.)[...]"
- ^ Jon Pareles (December 22, 2000). "Pops Staples, Patriach of the Staple Singers, Dies at 85". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DE0DC1638F931A15751C1A9669C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Sunflower County, Mississippi Cities 
Towns Unincorporated
communitiesBaird | Baltzer | Blaine | Boyer | Caile | Dockery | Dwyer | Fairview | Heathman | Holly Ridge | Kinlock | Linn | Parchman | Rome | Roundaway | Steiner | Stephensville
Ghost towns Cottondale | Inwood
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Cities in Mississippi
- Populated places in Sunflower County, Mississippi
- Populated places in Mississippi with African American majority populations
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