Lumberton, Mississippi
City in Mississippi, United States
Lumberton is a city in Lamar and Pearl River counties, Mississippi , United States. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was 2,086 at the 2010 census .
History
The city was named for the local lumber industry.[ 2]
Geography
Lumberton is located at 31°0′14″N 89°27′13″W / 31.00389°N 89.45361°W / 31.00389; -89.45361 [ 3] Lamar County , with a small portion extending east into adjacent Pearl River County .[ 4] [ 5]
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 7.3 square miles (18.9 km2 ), of which 7.3 square miles (18.8 km2 ) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2 ) (0.27%) is water.
Demographics
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %± 1900 1,509 — 1910 2,122 40.6% 1920 2,192 3.3% 1930 2,374 8.3% 1940 1,485 −37.4% 1950 1,803 21.4% 1960 2,108 16.9% 1970 2,084 −1.1% 1980 2,217 6.4% 1990 2,121 −4.3% 2000 2,228 5.0% 2010 2,086 −6.4% 2020 1,617 −22.5%
As of the 2020 United States census , there were 1,617 people, 725 households, and 435 families residing in the city.
Education
The City of Lumberton is served by the Lamar County School District .[ 8] Lumberton Public School District consolidated into it as of 2019.[ 9] [ 10]
Lumberton includes Lumberton Elementary School, Lumberton Middle School and Lumberton High School .[ 11]
Notable people
Percy Bailey , former Negro league baseball pitcher[ 12] Elizabeth Bass , physician, educator, and suffragist[ 13] Richie Grant , safety for the Atlanta Falcons Terry Grant , former running back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats [ 14] Heber Austin Ladner , former longest serving Secretary of State of Mississippi John Henry Prince , former Negro league third baseman [ 15] James H. Street , journalist , minister , and writer of Southern historical novels .Richard Alvin Tonry , Louisiana politician.Henry Clay Yawn , former member of the Mississippi Senate [ 16]
References
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022 .^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States 192 . ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990" . United States Census Bureau . February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011 .^ American Factfinder Reference Map Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine ^ "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 .^ "Census of Population and Housing" . Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015 .^ "Explore Census Data" . data.census.gov . Retrieved December 16, 2021 .^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lamar County, MS" (PDF) . U.S. Census Bureau . Archived (PDF) from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2024 .Text list ^ Moore, Ryan (May 11, 2016). "Law passes, Lumberton schools to consolidate" . WDAM . Retrieved July 9, 2017 . ^ Ciurzak, Ellen (June 8, 2018). "Lawsuit fails to derail Lumberton schools consolidation" . Hattiesburg American . Retrieved October 19, 2019 . ^ "Home" . Lumberton Schools. Retrieved October 19, 2019 .^ "City Council honors educator, athlete" . Hattiesburg American . Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.^ Sicherman, Barbara; Green, Carol (1980). Notable American Women: The Modern Period ISBN 0-674-62732-6 ^ "Terry Grant" . 247sports.com . Retrieved September 14, 2022 .^ "John Henry Prince Black Baseball League Statistics" . Baseball Reference . Retrieved September 14, 2022 .^ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi
External links
Cities Map of Mississippi highlighting Lamar County Towns CDPs Other Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Cities Map of Mississippi highlighting Pearl River County CDPs Other Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
International National Geographic
