Lucedale, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Lucedale, Mississippi
Settlement Type:City
Motto:"Where People & Progress Meet"[1]
Image Blank Emblem:Logo of Lucedale, Mississippi.png
Blank Emblem Type:Logo
Mapsize:250px
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:George
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Doug Lee
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:16.55
Area Land Km2:16.55
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:6.39
Area Land Sq Mi:6.39
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2869
Population Density Km2:173.33
Population Density Sq Mi:448.91
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:281
Coordinates:30.9247°N -88.5906°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:39452
Area Code:601, 769
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:28-42440
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0672944

Lucedale is a city in George County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,923 at the 2010 census,[3] up from 2,458 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of George County.[4]

History

Lucedale was one of several settlements created after the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad penetrated northern Jackson County (now George County) in the late 1890s.[5] [6]

Lucedale was founded in 1901, and was named after Gregory Marston Luce, who operated a lumber business there.[7] [8]

In 1906, a black man was hanged from a telegraph pole near the Lucedale railroad depot by a crowd of 300, after allegedly assaulting a white woman.[9]

Mississippi's first execution by electrocution was administered to a convicted wife-killer in Lucedale in 1940, using the only portable electric chair ever employed in the United States.[10] [11] The "death wagon" and chair had been on display outside the Mississippi capitol prior to arriving in Lucedale, and photos of the execution were published in state newspapers, the executioner commenting: "he died with tears in his eyes for the efficient care I took to give him a good clean burning".[10]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Lucedale has a total area of 16.6km2, all land.[3]

Demographics

Lucedale racial composition as of 2020[12] !Race!Num.!Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)1,85864.76%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)75326.25%
Native American120.42%
Asian301.05%
Pacific Islander10.03%
Other/Mixed1194.15%
Hispanic or Latino963.35%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,869 people, 975 households, and 504 families residing in the city.

Arts and culture

Lucedale Public Library is part of the Jackson-George Regional Library System.[13]

Education

Lucedale is served by the George County School District. As of 2010, the district spends US$6,732 per pupil—63% on instruction, 30% on support services, and 7% on other elementary and secondary expenditures—and 15 students existed for every full-time equivalent teacher.[14]

Infrastructure

Highways

Public safety

Lucedale Police Department consists of a police chief, 11 patrolmen, and one investigator.[15] Lucedale Fire Department was established in 1901, and consists of a fire chief, three firemen, and four volunteer firemen.[16]

Healthcare

George Regional Hospital in Lucedale is a 50-bed, non-profit, community owned hospital serving George County, Greene County, Stone County, and northern Jackson County.[17]

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: City of Lucedale, Mississippi. City of Lucedale. December 20, 2016.
  2. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 24, 2022.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lucedale city, Mississippi. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. December 20, 2016.
  4. Web site: Find a County. 2011-06-07. National Association of Counties.
  5. Web site: Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad . Mississippi Rails . April 27, 2024.
  6. Book: Deese, Wynelle Scott . Musing Through Towns in Mississippi . Arcadia . 1999 . 105.
  7. Web site: About George County, Mississippi. George County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network. December 20, 2016.
  8. Web site: About Us. City of Lucedale. December 20, 2016.
  9. News: October 24, 1906 . Negro was lynched as guards sleped . The Troy Messenger.
  10. News: Perry . Brian . March 2, 2017 . Execution Options . Columbian-Progress.
  11. Web site: Cabana . Donald A. . The History of Capital Punishment in Mississippi: An Overview . Mississippi Historical Society . October 2004 .
  12. Web site: Explore Census Data. 2021-12-16. data.census.gov.
  13. Web site: Locations . Jackson-George Regional Library System . April 27, 2024.
  14. Web site: George County School District. Education.com. Education.com, Inc. 11 August 2013. 2006–2013.
  15. Web site: Police Department . City of Lucedale . April 27, 2024.
  16. Web site: Fire Department . City of Lucedale . April 27, 2024.
  17. Web site: George Regional Hospital . George Regional Health System . April 27, 2024.
  18. Web site: About Ruthie Bolton-Holifield Memorabilia. SportsMemorabilia.com. SportsMemorabilia.com, LLC. 11 August 2013. 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131102121718/http://www.sportsmemorabilia.com/player/Ruthie_Bolton-Holifield. 2 November 2013.
  19. Web site: Voepel . Mechelle . Hall Trio Leaves Lasting Legacy . ESPN . April 28, 2006 .
  20. Web site: Ty Fryfogle . iuhoosiers.com . 10 December 2020.
  21. Web site: MISSISSIPPI WRITERS: Carolyn Haines. Mississippi Writers & Musicians. Nancy Jacobs. 11 August 2013. Nancy Jacobs. 20 January 2010.
  22. News: Rogers . Justin . Rookie safety Alonzo Lawrence signed with Detroit Lions looking for a fresh start . 10 December 2020 . MLive . 17 May 2012.
  23. Web site: World War II, Medal of Honor, Recipients G-L . U.S. Army Center of Military History . July 15, 2013 .
  24. Web site: Dee McCann . WVU Stats . February 11, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222101337/http://wvustats.com/football/player/2200 . February 22, 2014 .
  25. Web site: Doug McLeod . state.ms.us . State of Mississippi . 10 December 2020.
  26. News: Lucedale's Moulds named SEC football "legend". 11 August 2013. The Mississippi Times. 15 October 2010. Creg Stephenson.
  27. Web site: John Nix . Pro-Football . February 11, 2014.
  28. News: Claude Passeau, 94, A Standout Pitcher For the 1945 Cubs. 11 August 2013. The New York Times. 2 September 2003. Richard Goldstein.

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