Stewart, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Stewart, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:Stewart
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Montgomery
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.92
Area Land Km2:2.92
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.13
Area Land Sq Mi:1.13
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:99
Population Density Km2:33.90
Population Density Sq Mi:87.77
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:351
Coordinates:33.4506°N -89.4361°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:39767
Area Code:662
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:678280
Blank1 Name:FIPS Code
Blank1 Info:28-70640

Stewart is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 99.[3]

The Stewart Volunteer Fire Department is located in Stewart.[4]

History

The Georgia Pacific Railway completed a line through Stewart in late 1880s.[5]

By 1906, Stewart had a post office and a population of 200.[6]

A bed of iron ore located 3miles north of Stewart was mined during the 1950s, and shipped by railway to Birmingham, Alabama for processing.[7]

It was first listed as a census-designated place for the 2020 census.

Geography

Stewart is in eastern Montgomery County and is bordered to the north by Webster County. U.S. Route 82 passes through the community, leading west 8miles to Kilmichael and northeast to Eupora. Winona, the Montgomery county seat, is to the west via US 82.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Stewart CDP has an area of 1.13sqmi, all land.[1] The Big Black River passes to the south of the community.

Demographics

2020 census

Stewart CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2020[8] !% 2020
White alone (NH)9191.92%
Black or African American alone (NH)44.04%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)11.01%
Asian alone (NH)00.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)00.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)33.03%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)00.00%
Total99100.00%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Mississippi . United States Census Bureau . March 13, 2024.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Stewart CDP, Mississippi: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. March 13, 2024.
  3. Web site: Stewart CDP, Mississippi. United States Census Bureau. March 13, 2022.
  4. Web site: Fire Services . Montgomery County Board of Supervisors . October 26, 2018.
  5. Book: Poor's Manual of Railroads . H.V. & H.W. Poor . 1893 . 562.
  6. Book: Rowland, Dunbar . Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form . Southern Historical Publishing Association . 1907 . 2 . 733.
  7. Book: Kern, Marshall K. . An Investigation of Mississippi Iron Ores . Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographical Survey . 1963 . 28, 32.
  8. Web site: P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Stewart CDP, Mississippi. .