Sharon, Jones County, Mississippi

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.

Sharon, Jones County,
Mississippi
Census-designated place
Water tower in Sharon
Water tower in Sharon
Sharon is located in Mississippi
Sharon
Sharon
Sharon is located in the United States
Sharon
Sharon
Coordinates: 31°47′22″N 89°5′54″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyJones
Area
[1]
 • Total8.58 sq mi (22.23 km2)
 • Land8.56 sq mi (22.18 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
315 ft (96 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,344
 • Density156.94/sq mi (60.59/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code601
FIPS code28-66840
GNIS feature ID0677615

Geography

Sharon is in northeastern Jones County and is bordered to the north by Jasper County. It is 7 miles (11 km) north of Laurel, the largest city in Jones County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Sharon CDP has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22.2 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.20%, are water.[2]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,344—
U.S. Decennial Census[3]
Sharon racial composition as of 2020[4]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[lower-alpha 1]
Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 1,159 86.24%
Black or African American (NH) 122 9.08%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 1 0.07%
Asian (NH) 1 0.07%
Some Other Race (NH) 1 0.07%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 28 2.08%
Hispanic or Latino 32 2.38%
Total 1,344

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,344 people, 591 households, and 505 families residing in the CDP.

References
  1. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.[5][6]
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Sharon CDP, Mississippi". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  5. https://www.census.gov/
  6. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
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