Woodville, Mississippi
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Wilkinson County Courthouse in Woodville
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| Location of Woodville, Mississippi Location of Woodville, Mississippi |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Wilkinson |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Keisha Stewart-Ford |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 1.04 sq mi (2.68 km2) |
| • Land | 1.04 sq mi (2.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 404 ft (123 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 928 |
| • Density | 895.75/sq mi (345.83/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 39669 |
| Area code(s) | 601 |
| FIPS code | 28-81120 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0679870 |
| Website | www |
Woodville is one of the oldest towns in Mississippi and is the county seat of Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States.[2] Its population as of 2020 was 928.[3]
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 965 | — | |
| 1890 | 950 | −1.6% | |
| 1900 | 1,043 | 9.8% | |
| 1910 | 1,233 | 18.2% | |
| 1920 | 1,012 | −17.9% | |
| 1930 | 1,113 | 10.0% | |
| 1940 | 1,433 | 28.8% | |
| 1950 | 1,609 | 12.3% | |
| 1960 | 1,856 | 15.4% | |
| 1970 | 1,734 | −6.6% | |
| 1980 | 1,512 | −12.8% | |
| 1990 | 1,393 | −7.9% | |
| 2000 | 1,192 | −14.4% | |
| 2010 | 1,096 | −8.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| Black or African American | 677 | 72.95% |
| White | 217 | 23.38% |
| Other/Mixed | 26 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 0.54% |
| Native American | 2 | 0.22% |
| Asian | 1 | 0.11% |
Per the 2020 United States census, there were 928 people, 386 households, and 277 families residing in the town; its racial composition was 77.95% black, 22.38% non-Hispanic white, 0.22% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 2.8% other or mixed, and 0.54% Hispanic or Latino of any race.[3]
Education
Wilkinson County School District serves Woodville. There are three education facilities near Woodville: Wilkinson County Elementary School, Wilkinson County High School, and the private school Wilkinson County Christian Academy, which was established in 1969 as a segregation academy.[5]
Wilkinson County is in the district of Southwest Mississippi Community College.[6]
Media
The Woodville Republican, a weekly newspaper founded in 1823, is the oldest surviving business (and thus the oldest newspaper) in Mississippi.[7]
Notable people
- Julia K. Wetherill Baker (1858–1931), writer and poet, was born in Woodville[8]
- Betty Bentley Beaumont (1828–1892), author, merchant, cotton factor, hotel owner
- Henry Cohen (rabbi), served here from 1885 to 1888 before going to Galveston, Texas, where he became a nationally known community leader
- Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America; lived near here for a couple of years as a youth on his parents' plantation and attended Woodville Academy, before going to Kentucky to school.
- Ronnie Edwards, Louisiana politician, born in Woodville[9]
- Henry Herbert Ogden, aviator in 1924 US Army Air Services around the world flight,[10]
- Will E. Keller, businessman
- Rudolph Matthews, handball player
- Edward Grady Partin (1924–1990), born in Woodville, he became a Teamsters Union business agent from Baton Rouge. His testimony sent Jimmy Hoffa to prison.
- Carnot Posey, Civil War Confederate general
- Peter Randolph, early 19th century Federal judge
- Dan Reneau, President of Louisiana Tech University
- William Grant Still, African-American classical composer and Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame inductee was born in Woodville on May 11, 1895.
- Matt Tolbert, professional baseball infielder
- W. P. S. Ventress (1854–1911), Mississippi state legislator
- George W. Wheeler, Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court (1920–30)
- Lester Young, jazz musician and Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame inductee was born in Woodville.[11]
- William Henry Young, Wisconsin politician, born in Woodville
References
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- ↑ Willard, Frances, and Mary Livermore, eds. A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-Seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks Of Life. New York: Moulton, 1893, p. 48.
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External links
- History of Woodville's Jewish community (from the Institute of Southern Jewish Life)
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Municipalities and communities of Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States
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County seat: Woodville
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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