Stoneville, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Stoneville, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:Stoneville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Washington
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.95
Area Land Km2:4.95
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.91
Area Land Sq Mi:1.91
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:39
Population Density Km2:7.89
Population Density Sq Mi:20.43
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:38
Elevation Ft:125
Coordinates:33.4239°N -90.915°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:38776
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:678311

Stoneville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in northeastern Washington County, Mississippi. Deer Creek flows through Stoneville.

A post office was established in 1876, and remains open. Stoneville was incorporated in 1882, though it is no longer incorporated.[2]

Stoneville was a stop on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad, established in the 1880s, and a stop on the Columbus and Greenville Railway, established in the 1920s.[2]

The Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center is located in Stoneville.[3] George B. Vogt was a notable entomologist there.[4]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 39.[5]

Demographics

2020 census

Stoneville CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2020[6] !% 2020
White alone (NH)2358.97%
Black or African American alone (NH)1333.33%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%
Asian alone (NH)00.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)00.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)12.56%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)25.13%
Total39100.00%

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 24, 2022.
  2. Web site: Howe . Tony . Stoneville, Mississippi . Mississippi Rails . 1 March 2014.
  3. Web site: Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center Stoneville, Mississippi . U.S. Department of Agriculture . 1 March 2014.
  4. Web site: SIA RU007403, Vogt, G. B (George Britton) 1920-, George B. Vogt Papers, circa 1933-1991 . Smithsonian Institution . July 11, 2011 .
  5. Web site: Stoneville CDP, Mississippi. United States Census Bureau. March 13, 2022.
  6. Web site: P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Stoneville CDP, Mississippi. .
  7. Hammontree, John. “The Muppets trace their roots to this Southern town”. Reckon. Published July 28, 2021. Accessed May 5, 2023.
  8. Book: Eagle . Bob L. . LeBlanc . Eric S. . Blues: A Regional Experience . ABC-CLIO . 2013 . 197. 9780313344244 .