Gluckstadt, Mississippi
City
City of Gluckstadt
Gluckstadt, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Gluckstadt, Mississippi
Gluckstadt, Mississippi
Gluckstadt, Mississippi is located in the United States
Gluckstadt, Mississippi
Gluckstadt, Mississippi
Coordinates: 32°31′00″N 90°06′03″W / 32.51667°N 90.10083°W / 32.51667; -90.10083
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMadison
Government
 • MayorWalter C. Morrison IV
 • City ClerkLindsay Kellum
Area
 • Land11.0 sq mi (28 km2)
Elevation
279 ft (85 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,208
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
39110, 39046
Area code601
GNIS feature ID691892[1]
Websitehttps://www.gluckstadtms.org/

Gluckstadt is a city in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. It was a census-designated place and unincorporated community until the municipal incorporation of the City of Gluckstadt became effective in June 2021.[1] The city is located along Interstate 55 in south central Madison County, between the cities of Madison and Canton. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Gluckstadt was established in June 1905 by several German Catholic families from Klaasville, Lake County, Indiana. The community's name translated into English means "Lucky Town."[2] There is also a town in Germany that has the name Glückstadt.

Each year, a German Festival is held in Gluckstadt on the grounds of St. Joseph Catholic Church. In 1964 civil rights workers ran a freedom school in Gluckstadt. It was firebombed and burned but the school continued to meet in the ashes of its former location.[3] In the Fall of 1964 some of the people who had attended the freedom school in Gluckstadt moved to the one in Canton.[4]

In 2021, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that Gluckstadt may incorporate into Mississippi's newest city. [5] The new city is represented by Mayor Walter Morrison IV and Aldermen Jayce Powell, Lisa Williams, John Taylor, Miya Warfield Bates and Wesley Slay.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20203,208—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

2020 census

Gluckstadt Racial Composition[7]
Race Num. Perc.
White 1,889 58.88%
Black or African American 1,009 31.45%
Native American 4 0.12%
Asian 121 3.77%
Pacific Islander 0 0.00%
Other/Mixed 111 3.46%
Hispanic or Latino 74 2.30%

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 3,208 people.

Education

Public education for most of the city is provided by the Madison County School District.[8]

The city is served by two elementary schools (grades K-5), Madison Crossing and Mannsdale, by Germantown Middle School (grades 6-8), and by Germantown High School (grades 9-12).[9][10][11] In 2009, Madison County School District granted Gluckstadt a high school when Madison Central became overcrowded. Before the establishment of Germantown High, Madison Crossing Elementary, Mannsdale Elementary, and Germantown Middle were feeder schools to Madison Central.

A section of the city is part of the Canton School District.[8]

Subdivisions

Gluckstadt has 50 subdivisions: 25 for Mannsdale Elementary and 25 for Madison Crossing Elementary.

Government

In 2021, Walter C. Morrison IV became Gluckstadt's first mayor.[12] Lindsay Kellum was hired as City Clerk, the first employee hired for the new municipality.[13]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Gluckstadt, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ History - St. Joseph Catholic Church. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
  3. ↑ John Pilger (1 September 2002). Heroes. South End Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-89608-666-1. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  4. ↑ Staughton Lynd; Andrej Grubačić (1 April 2010). From Here to There: The Staughton Lynd Reader. PM Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-60486-215-7. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "It's official: Supreme Court upholds Gluckstadt incorporation".
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  8. 1 2 "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Madison County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  9. ↑ "County Wide Map" (PDF). Attendance Zones, 2009-10 School Year. Madison County Schools. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  10. ↑ "Madison Zone – Madison Crossing". Attendance Zones, 2009-10 School Year. Madison County Schools. Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  11. ↑ "Madison Zone – Mannsdale". Attendance Zones, 2009-10 School Year. Madison County Schools. Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  12. ↑ "Mayor's Office". City of Gluckstadt, Mississippi. Retrieved January 17, 2023. Walter became Mayor of Gluckstadt in June of 2021, appointed by the Citizens for Gluckstadt, the petitioning group responsible for the successful incorporation of the city.
  13. ↑ Mars, Olivia (October 14, 2021). "Gluckstadt hires Kellum as city clerk; first employee for newly incorporated area". The Northside Sun. Jackson, Mississippi. p. B15. Retrieved January 17, 2023 – via newspapers.com. Lindsay Kellum is Gluckstadt's city clerk.
  14. ↑ Sentell, Jeff (October 28, 2021). "Branson Robinson: Anchor RB commit talks up his love for UGA and high hopes for 5-star Kamari Wilson". WGAU. Retrieved May 20, 2023.


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