| Official Name: | Stonewall, 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: | Clarke |
| Government Type: | Mayor/Alderman |
| Leader Name: | Jerry Rich (R) |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.90 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.88 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.66 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.65 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 879 |
| Population Density Km2: | 127.81 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 331.07 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 70 |
| Elevation Ft: | 230 |
| Coordinates: | 32.1339°N -88.7925°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 39363 |
| Area Code: | 601 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 28-70760 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0678313 |
Stonewall is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,088 at the 2010 census.[2]
A cotton mill was established here in 1868. The town was named after Confederate Army General Stonewall Jackson.[3]
Stonewall's major industry from 1868 until 2002 was the cotton mill which operated as Burlington Industries from 1962 onward. In 2002, Burlington announced that it would be closing the Stonewall plant and put 850 people out of work.[4]
The Chickasawhay River forms the western boundary of the town. The town of Enterprise is 3miles to the northwest on Mississippi Highway 513, while Quitman, the county seat, is 9miles to the southeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.9km2, of which 0.02km2, or 0.36%, is water.[2]
| White (NH) | 567 | 64.51% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 289 | 32.88% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 1 | 0.11% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 2 | 0.23% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 15 | 1.71% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 0.57% | |
| Total | 879 |
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 1,149 people, 461 households, and 319 families residing in the town. The population density was 435.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 542 housing units at an average density of 205.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 75.37% White, 23.67% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.09% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population.
There were 461 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $23,125, and the median income for a family was $31,172. Males had a median income of $26,477 versus $22,404 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,930. About 18.3% of families and 23.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.6% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.
Stonewall is served by the Quitman School District.