- Stonewall, Mississippi
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Stonewall, Mississippi
settlement_type =Town
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map_caption = Location of Stonewall, Mississippi
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Mississippi
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Clarke
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area_total_km2 = 6.9
area_land_km2 = 6.8
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 2.7
area_land_sq_mi = 2.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1149
population_density_km2 = 168.1
population_density_sq_mi = 435.4timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 70
elevation_ft = 230
latd = 32 |latm = 8 |lats = 2 |latNS = N
longd = 88 |longm = 47 |longs = 33 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
ZIP code
postal_code = 39363
area_code = 601
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 28-70760
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blank1_info = 0678313
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footnotes =Stonewall is a town in Clarke County,
Mississippi ,United States . The population was 1,149 at the 2000 census.The lifeblood of the town from 1868 until 2002 was the cotton mill which operated as Burlington Industries from 1962 onward. In 2002, Burlington announced that it would be closing the Stonewall plant and put 850 people out of work [http://www.stonewallcottonmill.com/history/times.html] .
Geography
Stonewall is located at coor dms|32|8|2|N|88|47|33|W|city (32.133872, -88.792363)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 2.7square mile s (6.9km² ), of which, 2.6 square miles (6.8 km²) of it is land and 0.38% is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 1,149 people, 461 households, and 319 families residing in the town. Thepopulation density was 435.4 people per square mile (168.0/km²). There were 542 housing units at an average density of 205.4/sq mi (79.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 75.37% White, 23.67% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.09% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population.There were 461 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $23,125, and the median income for a family was $31,172. Males had a median income of $26,477 versus $22,404 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $12,930. About 18.3% of families and 23.8% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 34.6% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.Education
The Town of Stonewall is served by the
Quitman School District .References
External links
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