| Gluckstadt, Mississippi | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Gluckstadt |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Madison |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Walter C. Morrison IV |
| Leader Title1: | City Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Lindsay Kellum |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 8.98 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 8.78 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.20 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 3208 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 279 |
| Coordinates: | 32.5167°N -90.1008°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 39110 (Madison) 39046 (Canton) |
| Area Code: | 601, 769 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 691892 |
| Blank1 Name: | FIPS Code |
| Blank1 Info: | 28-27900 |
Gluckstadt is a city in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. It was a census-designated place and unincorporated community until the municipal incorporation of the City of Gluckstadt became effective in June 2021. As of the 2020 census, prior to incorporation, the Gluckstadt CDP had a population of 3,208.[2] The city is located along Interstate 55 in south-central Madison County, between the cities of Madison and Canton. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Gluckstadt was established in June 1905 by several German Catholic families from Klaasville, Lake County, Indiana. The community's name translated into English means "Lucky Town".[3] There is also a town in Germany that has the name Glückstadt.
In 1964 civil rights workers ran a freedom school in the community. It was firebombed and burned, but the school continued to meet in the ashes of its former location.[4] In the fall of 1964 some of the people who had attended the freedom school in Gluckstadt moved to the one in Canton.[5]
In 2021, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that Gluckstadt could incorporate into Mississippi's newest city.[6] The new city is represented by Mayor Walter Morrison IV and Aldermen Jayce Powell, Lisa Williams, John Taylor, Miya Warfield Bates and Wesley Slay.
Each year, a German festival is held in Gluckstadt on the grounds of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Gluckstadt is 8miles south of Canton, 5miles north of Madison, and north of downtown Jackson, the state capital. Interstate 55 passes through the center of Gluckstadt, with access from Exit 112 (Gluckstadt Road). U.S. Route 51 passes through the east side of Gluckstadt, providing a direct route to the centers of Madison and Canton.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city of Gluckstadt has a total area of 9sqmi, of which 8.8sqmi are land and 0.2sqmi, or 2.20%, are water.[1] The city is drained by Bear Creek and its tributaries. Bear Creek flows northeast, then northwest to the Big Black River at the Yazoo County border.
| White | 1,889 | 58.88% | |
| Black or African American | 1,009 | 31.45% | |
| Native American | 4 | 0.12% | |
| Asian | 121 | 3.77% | |
| Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Other/Mixed | 111 | 3.46% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74 | 2.30% |
Public education for most of the city is provided by the Madison County School District.[8]
The city is served by two elementary schools (grades K-5): Madison Crossing and Mannsdale, by Germantown Middle School (grades 6-8), and by Germantown High School (grades 9-12).[9] [10] [11] In 2009, Madison County School District granted Gluckstadt a high school when Madison Central became overcrowded. Before the establishment of Germantown High, Madison Crossing Elementary, Mannsdale Elementary, and Germantown Middle were feeder schools to Madison Central.
A section of the city is part of the Canton School District.[8]
Gluckstadt has 50 subdivisions: 25 for Mannsdale Elementary and 25 for Madison Crossing Elementary.
In 2021, Walter C. Morrison IV became Gluckstadt's first mayor.[12] Lindsay Kellum was hired as City Clerk, the first employee hired for the new municipality.[13]