| Official Name: | Noxapater, Mississippi |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| 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: | Winston |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.61 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.61 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.01 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.01 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 390 |
| Population Density Km2: | 149.47 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 387.29 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 167 |
| Elevation Ft: | 548 |
| Coordinates: | 32.9922°N -89.0639°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 39346 |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 28-52880 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0674982 |
Noxapater is a town in Winston County, Mississippi. The population was 472 at the 2010 census.
The community takes its name from Noxapater Creek, which flows near the site.[2] A post office was established in 1846, and the town was incorporated in 1906. Noxapater was a stop on the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad, built in 1890.[3]
In 1927, a mob of 1,000 white men, mostly from Louisville, lynched two African-Americans, Jim and Mark Fox. The Foxes were accused of killing a white man who started a fight with them.[4] [5]
Noxapater is located at 32.9922°N -89.0639°W (32.992208, -89.063796).[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1sqmi, all land.
At the 2000 census,[7] there were 419 people, 171 households and 121 families residing in the town. The population density was 417.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 191 housing units at an average density of 190.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 64.44% White and 35.56% African American.
There were 171 households, of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 18.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.96.
Age distribution was 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.7 males.
The median household income was $27,917, and the median family income was $28,750. Males had a median income of $25,500 versus $18,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,658. About 16.9% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.7% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.
The Town of Noxapater is served by the Louisville Municipal School District. Its school is Noxapater Attendance Center.