Stoneville, Mississippi
Stoneville Post Office
Stoneville Post Office
Stoneville is located in Mississippi
Stoneville
Stoneville
Stoneville is located in the United States
Stoneville
Stoneville
Coordinates: 33°25′26″N 90°54′54″W / 33.42389°N 90.91500°W / 33.42389; -90.91500
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyWashington
Area
  Total1.91 sq mi (4.95 km2)
  Land1.91 sq mi (4.95 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
125 ft (38 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total39
  Density20.43/sq mi (7.89/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38776
GNIS feature ID678311[2]

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.[3]

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.[3]

The Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center is located in Stoneville.[4] George B. Vogt was a notable entomologist there.[5]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 39.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202039
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2020[8]

2020 census

Stoneville CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[8] % 2020
White alone (NH) 23 58.97%
Black or African American alone (NH) 13 33.33%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 1 2.56%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2 5.13%
Total 39 100.00%

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.

Notable people

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stoneville, Mississippi
  3. 1 2 Howe, Tony. "Stoneville, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  4. "Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center Stoneville, Mississippi". U.S. Department of Agriculture. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  5. "SIA RU007403, Vogt, G. B (George Britton) 1920-, George B. Vogt Papers, circa 1933-1991". Smithsonian Institution. July 11, 2011.
  6. "Stoneville CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  7. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  8. 1 2 "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Stoneville CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  9. Hammontree, John. “The Muppets trace their roots to this Southern town”. Reckon. Published July 28, 2021. Accessed May 5, 2023.
  10. Eagle, Bob L.; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. ABC-CLIO. p. 197. ISBN 9780313344244.
The Delta Research and Extension Center, now the Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center


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