Sharon, Jones County, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Sharon, Jones County,
Mississippi
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:Sharon
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jones
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:22.23
Area Land Km2:22.18
Area Water Km2:0.04
Area Total Sq Mi:8.58
Area Land Sq Mi:8.56
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1344
Population Density Km2:60.59
Population Density Sq Mi:156.94
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:31.7894°N -89.0983°W
Elevation Ft:315
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:601
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:28-66840
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0677615

Sharon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jones County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,344 at the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Laurel micropolitan statistical area.

Geography

Sharon is in northeastern Jones County and is bordered to the north by Jasper County. It is 7miles north of Laurel, the largest city in Jones County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Sharon CDP has a total area of 22.2km2, of which 0.04km2, or 0.20%, are water.[2]

Demographics

Sharon racial composition as of 2020[3]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)!Race!Number!Percentage
White (NH)1,15986.24%
Black or African American (NH)1229.08%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)10.07%
Asian (NH)10.07%
Some Other Race (NH)10.07%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)282.08%
Hispanic or Latino322.38%
Total1,344
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,344 people, 591 households, and 505 families residing in the CDP.

References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 24, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Sharon CDP, Mississippi. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. August 14, 2018. February 13, 2020. https://archive.today/20200213112835/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2866840. dead.
  3. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2022-06-07 . data.census.gov.