Lumberton, Mississippi

Lumberton is a city in Lamar and Pearl River counties, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,086 at the 2010 census.

Lumberton, Mississippi
City
The U.S. Post Office in Lumberton, Mississippi
The U.S. Post Office in Lumberton, Mississippi
Location of Lumberton, Mississippi
Location of Lumberton, Mississippi
Lumberton, Mississippi is located in the United States
Lumberton, Mississippi
Lumberton, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 31°0′14″N 89°27′13″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountiesLamar, Pearl River
Government
 • MayorQuincy Rogers
Area
[1]
 • Total7.13 sq mi (18.47 km2)
 • Land7.11 sq mi (18.41 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
295 ft (90 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,617
 • Density227.46/sq mi (87.83/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39455
Area code601
FIPS code28-42640
GNIS feature ID0693845

History

The city was named for the local lumber industry.[2]

Geography

Lumberton is located at 31°0′14″N 89°27′13″W (31.003888, -89.453544).[3] Most of the city is in Lamar County, with a small portion extending east into adjacent Pearl River County.[4] In the 2000 census, 2,200 of the city's 2,228 residents (98.7%) lived in Lamar County and 28 (1.3%) in Pearl River County.[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.3 square miles (18.9 km2), of which 7.3 square miles (18.8 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.27%) is water.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19001,509—
19102,12240.6%
19202,1923.3%
19302,3748.3%
19401,485−37.4%
19501,80321.4%
19602,10816.9%
19702,084−1.1%
19802,2176.4%
19902,121−4.3%
20002,2285.0%
20102,086−6.4%
20201,617−22.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
Lumberton racial composition as of 2020[7]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 594 36.73%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 894 55.29%
Native American 3 0.19%
Asian 5 0.31%
Other/Mixed 96 5.94%
Hispanic or Latino 25 1.55%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,617 people, 725 households, and 435 families residing in the city.

Education

The City of Lumberton was served by the Lamar County School District. The Lumberton Public School District consolidated into it as of 2019.[8][9]

Lumberton includes Lumberton Elementary School, Lumberton Middle School and Lumberton High School.[10]

Notable people

References
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 192.
  3. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  4. American Factfinder Reference Map Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Subcounty population estimates: Mississippi 2000-2006". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. June 28, 2007. Archived from the original (CSV) on November 26, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  8. Moore, Ryan (May 11, 2016). "Law passes, Lumberton schools to consolidate". WDAM. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  9. Ciurzak, Ellen (June 8, 2018). "Lawsuit fails to derail Lumberton schools consolidation". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  10. "Home". Lumberton Schools. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  11. "City Council honors educator, athlete". Hattiesburg American. April 20, 1995. p. 9. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Sicherman, Barbara; Green, Carol (1980). Notable American Women: The Modern Period. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press. p. 64. ISBN 0-674-62732-6.
  13. "Terry Grant". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  14. "John Henry Prince Black Baseball League Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  15. Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 760–761.
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