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Rankin County, Mississippi

Rankin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The western border of the county is formed by the Pearl River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 157,031, making it the fourth-most populous county in Mississippi. The county seat is Brandon. The county is named in honor of Christopher Rankin, a Mississippi Congressman who served from 1819 to 1826.

Rankin County is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 806 sqmi, of which 775 sqmi is land and 31 sqmi (3.8%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Madison County (north)
 * Scott County (east)
 * Smith County (southeast)
 * Simpson County (south)
 * Hinds County (west)

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 157,031 people, 57,011 households, and 39,676 families residing in the county.

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-20.svg|20px]] Interstate 20
 * [[Image:I-55.svg|20px]] Interstate 55
 * [[Image:US 80.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 80
 * [[Image:US 49.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 49
 * [[Image:Circle sign 13.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 13
 * [[Image:Circle sign 18.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 18
 * [[Image:Circle sign 25.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 25
 * [[Image:Circle sign 43.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 43
 * [[Image:Circle sign 149.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 149
 * [[Image:Circle sign 468.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 468
 * [[Image:Circle sign 469.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 469
 * [[Image:Circle sign 471.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 471
 * [[Image:Circle sign 475.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 475
 * [[Image:Circle sign 477.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 477
 * [[Image:Circle sign 481.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 481

Airport
Jackson Evers International Airport is located in unincorporated Rankin County.

Government
The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) operates the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility (CMCF), located in unincorporated Rankin County. CMCF houses the state's female death row inmates. MDOC also operates the Brandon Probation and Parole Office in Brandon. In 2007 the Mississippi Highway Patrol opened a driver's license facility across the highway from the prison.

The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson, the capital, to its current location.

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality operates the Central Regional Office and the MDEQ Laboratory in unincorporated Rankin County.

Rankin County is one of the most conservative counties in the state, with Republican candidates normally receiving 70% or so of the popular vote. The county last supported the official Democratic candidate for president in 1956, which is also the last time a Democrat got even 40 percent of the county's vote. While conservative Democrats held most local offices well into the 1980s, today there are almost no elected Democrats left above the county level.

Law enforcement
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a 243 acre property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, 10 mi from Jackson.

Department of Justice torture investigation
In February 2023, the Department of Justice opened a civil rights investigation into conduct of the Rankin County Sheriffs department. The investigation is centered on a January 24, 2023, incident where deputies searched the house of Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker. Jenkins and Parker, both African-Americans, experienced six deputies turning-off their body cameras, torturing the men for two hours, shocking them with tasers, repeatedly shouting racial slurs, and shooting one of them in the mouth. All accused officers pled guilty and were convicted.

In June 2023, Jenkins and Parker filed a $400M lawsuit against Sheriff Bryan Bailey and six deputies. In late June, the Sheriff announced that some deputies involved had been terminated or resigned from their jobs, and that the department hired a "compliance officer" to monitor the Sheriff department's daily operations. An investigation by the Associated Press determined that the Sheriff's Special Response Team had been involved in four violent incidents with African-Americans since 2019, resulting in two deaths.

Cities

 * Brandon (county seat)
 * Florence
 * Flowood
 * Jackson (mostly in Hinds County, also in Madison County)
 * Pearl
 * Richland

Towns

 * Pelahatchie

Village

 * Puckett

Census-designated places

 * Cleary
 * Robinhood

Other unincorporated communities

 * Anse
 * Cross Roads
 * Fannin
 * Goshen Springs
 * Greenfield
 * Gulde
 * Johns
 * Langford
 * Leesburg
 * Piney Woods
 * Pisgah
 * Sand Hill
 * Star
 * Whitfield
 * Woodlake

Former communities

 * Cato
 * Comeby
 * Crossgates Farm
 * Dobson
 * Lynwood
 * Value

Education
Pearl Public School District and Rankin County School District are the two public school districts located in the county.

Private schools located in the county are Hartfield Academy in Flowood, Jackson Preparatory School in Flowood, Park Place Christian Academy in Pearl, and East Rankin Academy in Pelahatchie.

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Quitman County, Mississippi

Quitman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,176, making it the third-least populous county in Mississippi. Its county seat is Marks. The county is named after John A. Quitman, Governor of Mississippi from 1835 to 1836 and from 1850 to 1851.

Quitman County is located in the Mississippi Delta region of Mississippi.

History
The county was developed for cotton cultivation. Much of the bottomlands behind the riverfront were not developed until the late 19th century, and population continued to increase as the frontier was cleared and cultivated. The county reached its peak population in 1940. Agricultural mechanization reduced the need for farm labor, and workers were recruited to northern and midwestern industrial cities. Thousands of African Americans left in the Great Migration, many going upriver to St. Louis and Chicago.

Poor People's Campaign
Martin Luther King Jr. originally wanted the Poor People's Campaign to start in Quitman County because of the intense and visible economic disparity there. On March 18, 1968, King visited the town of Marks, Mississippi. He watched a teacher feeding black schoolchildren their lunch, consisting only of a slice of apple and some crackers, and was moved to tears.

After King's death, the Southern part of the Campaign began in Quitman County. Participants rode a train of mules to Washington, D.C. to protest about economic conditions. According to wagonmaster Willie Bolden, white citizens of Marks harassed the mule train on its way out of town. Bolden stated that they "would drive by blowing their horns, purposely trying to spook the mules and us." More recently, Quitman County residents have made an effort to promote tourism based on the county's role in the Poor People's Campaign.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 406 sqmi, of which 405 sqmi is land and 1.4 sqmi (0.3%) is water. It is the fourth-smallest county in Mississippi by land area and third-smallest by total area.

Major highways

 * [[Image:Circle sign 3.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 3
 * [[Image:Circle sign 6.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 6
 * [[Image:US 278.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 278
 * [[Image:Circle sign 315.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 315

Adjacent counties

 * Tunica County (north)
 * Panola County (east)
 * Tallahatchie County (south)
 * Coahoma County (west)

National protected area

 * Coldwater River National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Demographics
Reflecting the decreased need for farm labor after mechanization and the development of industrial farms, the population has declined by more than two thirds since its peak in 1940.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,176 people, 3,027 households, and 1,833 families residing in the county.

2010 census
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 8,223 people living in the county. 69.6% were Black or African American, 29.0% White, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.3% of some other race and 0.8% of two or more races. 0.7% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,117 people, 3,565 households, and 2,506 families living in the county. The population density was 25 /mi2. There were 3,923 housing units at an average density of 10 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 68.62% Black or African American, 30.47% White, 0.13% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. 0.54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In 2000, there were 3,565 households, out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.60% were married couples living together, 26.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.42.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 32.00% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 19.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 86.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $20,636, and the median income for a family was $25,394. Males had a median income of $23,571 versus $16,993 for females. The per capita income for the county was $10,817. About 28.60% of families and 33.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.10% of those under age 18 and 30.60% of those age 65 or over.

Quitman County has the fifth-lowest per capita income in Mississippi and the 51st lowest in the United States.

Government and infrastructure
The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) operates the Quitman County Community Work Center (CWC) in an area near Lambert. In addition MDOC operates the Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman) in an unincorporated area in Sunflower County, in the area. Camp B, an inmate housing unit, was a satellite complex located away from the main Parchman prison property in unincorporated Quitman County, near Lambert. Camp B was one of Parchman's largest African-American housing units. Camp B's buildings have been demolished. The Mississippi Code (§ 47-5-131) gives Quitman County the right to "not over twenty (20) offenders from the Parchman facility for five (5) workdays of each week for the purpose of working the roads of Quitman County", and goes on to state that the "board of supervisors of Quitman County shall lay out and designate roads to be worked by the offenders, and the board of supervisors shall furnish transportation to and from the Parchman facility for offenders."

Education
On July 24, 1969, federal judge William Keady found that Quitman County school officials were maintaining an unconstitutional de jure racially segregated school system, and he placed the school board under the supervision of United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. As of 1993, this order had not been set aside. In March 1991, the school board asked the district court for permission to close Crowder elementary and junior high school, a majority-white school. The court gave permission, and a group of parents sued for an injunction to prevent the closing. The district court denied them an injunction, and this decision was affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

By 1975, the majority of African-American students in Quitman County were attending public schools, which had earlier been segregated. But the majority of white students had been moved into newly established private academies. This situation has continued; in 2007 the Mississippi Department of Education found that the students in the district were 97.92% African American, 1.81% White, and 0.27% Hispanic.

Schools in Quitman County remain effectively segregated by race. White students almost exclusively attend private schools while Black children attend the local public schools.

 * Public School Districts
 * Quitman County School District - The only school district in the county.
 * Private Schools
 * Delta Academy (Marks)

City

 * Marks (county seat)

Towns

 * Crenshaw (mostly in Panola County)
 * Crowder (partly in Panola County)
 * Falcon
 * Lambert
 * Sledge

Census-designated place

 * Darling

Other unincorporated communities

 * Allen
 * Barksdale
 * Belen
 * Birdie
 * Bobo
 * Chancy
 * Denton
 * Essex
 * Hinchcliff
 * Locke Station (partly in Panola County)
 * Longstreet
 * Oliverfried
 * Riverview
 * Sabino
 * Vance (partly in Tallahatchie County)
 * Walnut
 * West Marks
 * Yarbrough

Notable people

 * Earl Hooker (January 15, 1929 — April 21, 1970) — blues guitarist.
 * Charley Pride (March 18, 1934 —December 12, 2020) — country music artist.
 * Snooky Pryor (September 15, 1921 — October 18, 2006) — harmonica player.
 * Sunnyland Slim (September 5, 1907 — March 17, 1995 ) — blues piano player.
 * Fred Smith (August 11, 1944-) Founder, President and CEO FedEx

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Adam Marsh

Adam Marsh (Adam de Marisco; c. 1200 – 18 November 1259) was an English Franciscan, scholar and theologian. Marsh became, after Robert Grosseteste, "...the most eminent master of England."

Biography
He was born about 1200 in the diocese of Bath, and educated at Oxford (Greyfriars) under the famous Robert Grosseteste. Before 1226 Marsh received the benefice of Wearmouth from his uncle, Richard Marsh, Bishop of Durham; but around 1230 he entered the Franciscan order. at the friary in Worcester.

About 1238 he became lector at the Franciscan house at Oxford, and within a few years was regarded by the English province of that order as an intellectual and spiritual leader. Roger Bacon, his pupil, speaks highly of his attainments in theology and mathematics. According to Salimbene, in the 1240s, Marsh attended the lectures of Humilis of Milan on the Book of Isaiah and the Gospel of Mark. A lector named Stephen, in turn, used Marsh's Oxford lectione on Genesis, in his assignments. Marsh was a close acquaintance and correspondent of French theologian Thomas Gallus.

His fame, however, rests upon the influence which he exercised over the statesmen of his day. As Bishop of Lincoln, Grosseteste relied on his friend's opinion regarding ecclesiastical appointments in the diocese, since "Marsh knew everybody". Consulted as a spiritual director by Simon de Montfort, the countess of Leicester and the queen, as an expert lawyer and theologian by the primate, Boniface of Savoy, he did much to guide the policy both of the opposition and of the court party in all matters affecting the interests of the Church. He shrank from office, and never became provincial minister of the English Franciscans, though constantly charged with responsible commissions. Henry III and Archbishop Boniface unsuccessfully endeavoured to secure for him the see of Ely in 1256. In 1257 Marsh's health was failing, and he died 18 November 1259.

To judge from his correspondence he took no interest in secular politics. He sympathized with Montfort as with a friend of the Church and an unjustly treated man; but on the eve of the baronial revolution he was on friendly terms with the king. Faithful to the traditions of his order, he made it his ambition to be a mediator. He rebuked both parties in the state for their shortcomings, but he did not break with either.

Works
None of Adam's theological works survive. His only extant writings are a collection of over 200 of his letters compiled by fellow Franciscans after his death. This collection shows the wide range of his correspondents, including Robert Grosseteste (whose own collection also includes several letters to Adam ), William of Nottingham (minister provincial of England), Simon de Montfort and his wife Eleanor, Bonaventure, and Henry III's wife Queen Eleanor. His letters, written in highly stylized Latin according to the rules of the ars dictaminis, often served to advance his theological vision, particularly with regard to the pastoral work of the Church and his urgent sense of its need for correction and reform. His letters also frequently respond to requests for spiritual counsel, offering both exhortation and admonition.

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Talk:Woodford, London

Famous
I've moved this here until it can be verifired

Famous Woodfordians include:

 * Bob Stingray - Artist and restorer
 * Phil Von Dietz - Wartime double agent
 * Gary Fur - Founder member of the Metropolitan Police's Flying Squad
 * Doug Moug - Bohemian
 * Andy Black - Explorer

MRSC 05:57, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Chavs
I don't think this paragraph about chavs, etc. is particularly relevant to an encyclopaedic article about Woodford:

"In recent months there has been controversy centred around the Woodford Station and Woodford Bridge areas. With the rising popularity of the chav style, young people (mostly male) tend to hang around in gangs and like 'assert their authority' to passing people, which can include verbal and even physical abuse, as an act of 'claiming their territory'. This occurs most common on a stretch of road called Snake's Lane, hillside avenue which joins the two areas. Snakes lane is a long road with alot of kids running around. This road hillside avenue is also a long busy road and has lots of youngsters living there this makes the crime scene worse. These gangs are normally made up of youths under 18 (but sometimes 18 or above) who dress in the chav style. Their usual victims are normally within the same age group as them who aren't many in number, which may depict their antics as bullying behaviour and intimidation. This claim is almost backed up by the fact that many of their victims follow a typical Rock music way of life (Grungers, Goths, Emos etc) who are practically the complete opposite of the chav lifestyle."

I don't doubt that it's true, but unless it can be shown that this is a notable problem peculiar to Woodford, it doesn't really belong here. chrismear 13:13, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

I totally agree. I suspect that "chav activity" in Woodford is less than in other areas of outer East London. Maybe worth a letter to the local paper, but irrelevant to this article. 82.5.126.57 23:07, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Requested move (or lack of)
Woodford in London has a strong claim to primary meaning. If a move of this page to Woodford, London is requested, use the WP:RM mechanism to allow a discussion. MRSC (talk) 12:14, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Requested move to Woodford, London

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was page moved. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 23:23, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Woodford → Woodford, London — because there are many other places called Woodford listed at Woodford (disambiguation). Although the London suburb appears to be by some way the biggest, I don't think that it can reasonably be argued to be more significant than all the other Woodfords put together, and unless it is more significant than all the others then the greatest number of readers will be facilitated by having the disambiguation page at Woodford. Having the dab page at the undisambiguated title also assists in ensuring that all links points to the correct article, because there should then be no links to Woodford, and any which are created can be easily disambiguated using WP:POPUPS. This helps both readers and editors. -- Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 14:31, 24 December 2009 (UTC) There are 31 articles on places called "Abcxmyz". 30 of them get ten hits each, but one "Abcxmyz, Ruritania" gets get 100 hits. So we have a total of  hits, of which one gets ten times as many hits as any other single article, but still only 25% of the total. By selecting "Abcxmyz, Ruritania" as the primary topic, we inconvenience 75% of the readers searching by name, and screw up disambiguation of internal links. That's why it makes much more sense to compare one topic with "all the others put together", rather than a single other. -- Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 17:55, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Note In case editors are concerned about the work involved in fixing incoming links after the move, I undertake to do the disambiguation myself. -- Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 14:33, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose. The policy benchmark is much more used than any other topic (WP:D) not much more used than all the others put together. Because of its age (by far the oldest) and size, it is the primary topic. MRSC (talk) 14:56, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Reply. This does indeed appear to be the current wording of WP:DAB (which by the way is a guideline, not a policy; note the distinction at Policies and guidelines).  However, it's a perverse and silly wording, as this following example illustrates.
 * This should be taken up at Wikipedia talk:Disambiguation, because such a change would have a strong impact on UK geography articles. The current set up often favours the "original"/older UK placename with all the alternatives occupying disambiguation. If we want to move to a model where every alternative is automatically disambiguated, the guideline needs to be agreed and updated first. MRSC (talk) 18:14, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, it may be time to rewrite that guideline. Wikipedia guidelines are descriptive, not prescriptive, meaning they describe what we generally do, not tell us what to do.  BrownHairedGirl is correct that we generally do compare the purported primary topic to all other contenders collectively. --Una Smith (talk) 18:21, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Clearly they do both. From what I've seen of similar discussions involving UK place moves there has been a strong preference among editors for keeping an article in the primary slot where one already exists and our policies and guidelines (as far as I can see) support this. MRSC (talk) 18:35, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Inertia seems to me to be a very bad principle for any such decision. The notion that there are some cases where a primary slot "already exists" is bizarre", because there is always a primary slot. -- Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 20:03, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, there appears to be a strong preference by editors of UK articles to equate oldest to be primary. That does not carry over to other countries or other types of articles.  So past decisions are not setting a precedent. If everyone agreed, then maybe there would be an exception, but clearly the proposals in this area have been more of a no consensus rather then support for the oldest is primary. Vegaswikian (talk) 03:50, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

 * Oppose. I'm sometimes persuaded by these arguments, but in this case, it does seem to be the primary usage; indeed having more "potential readers to be facilitated than all the other uses put together" (Woodford Reserve notwithstanding ...). I'm not convinced that small villages and rural areas should trump suburbs of mega-conurbations just because they exist. Essentially, that's what hatnotes are for. The dab itself should probably be split into places and names. Kbthompson (talk) 15:19, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Support the whole world doesn't revolve around London. When a topic has many disambigs, it's only reasonable to put every topic under the same standard. FWIW, when I look for Woodford, Greater Manchester, I expected it at this page. Why should this get priority?  Majorly  talk  15:36, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Support The London location isn't particuarly more notable than the other places known by that name on the disambiguation place. 84.92.117.93 (talk) 16:17, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

 * Support — The question at issue here is this: is Woodford, London the primary topic of "Woodford"?  I think not.  --Una Smith (talk) 16:28, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * When an article occupies the ambiguous base name, as is the case here, a fraction of that article's page views necessarily are in error; the magnitude of this error can be seen by comparing page views on the dab page.  For example, Michael Jackson (disambiguation) had 157173 page views in 2009, and Michael Jackson had 29288614:  the dab page got 1 view for every 200 views of the primary topic.  (This ratio was pretty much constant, which suggests that 1 in 200 people reading about Michael Jackson the singer want to know about other people named Michael Jackson.)  Now, Woodford (disambiguation) gets about 1 view for every 9 views of Woodford.  It would appear that Woodford, London is not the primary topic.  Furthermore, Woodford, London is one of a cluster of related articles, so it is even more likely that many of its page views are in error, the reader actually wanting another article in the cluster. Page views in 2009:

 * 16879 Woodford
 * 12510 South Woodford
 * 11694 Woodford Green
 * 5916 Woodford tube station
 * 5146 South Woodford tube station
 * 1183 Woodford Bridge

 * 31234 Woodford Reserve

 * 1970 Woodford (disambiguation)

 * One common rule of thumb is that to qualify as the primary topic the most viewed article should have 10x the page views of the next most viewed article. The most viewed article above is Woodford Reserve, but it is not 10x more viewed than others.  It is not much more used than any other topic.  No primary topic here.  --Una Smith (talk) 16:28, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Woodford Reserve isn't actually known as Woodford. It it were, the links to Woodford and Woodford (disambiguation) would be much higher because of misdirected readers. It is listed as a "see also" purely because the name starts with Woodford. MRSC (talk) 16:57, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Quite right. On the other hand, from my experience fixing links to dab pages I would expect a substantial fraction of links to Woodford actually intend Woodford Reserve.  I note also that Woodford Bridge is a redirect and Woodford Wells is a redlink.  --Una Smith (talk) 17:15, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

 * Comment [conflicted] let me get this clear, the dab page is referred to once for every nine views of Woodford? Demonstrating that readers have reached their primary objective on the first hit, so why are you supporting changing the status quo? Qualified Woodfords are not a reason for disambiguation; only places named "Woodford". None of those are as significant as this place. As to comparing with a whiskey, its proper name is "Woodford Reserve"; not any of its constituent parts. Qualified names should be mentioned on a dab page, but are not a reason for dab. The London location is notable for being the birthplace of William Morris and James Hilton; it is also notable for being the residence of Sylvia Pankhurst and two prime ministers: Churchill and Atlee ....; and a leader of the opposition - Lansbury. Kbthompson (talk) 17:37, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * It demonstrates the opposite: that in all likelihood many (perhaps even most) readers coming to Woodford are not looking for the article about Woodford, London. --Una Smith (talk) 17:48, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree that the stats you have presented do not support your argument. MRSC (talk) 18:04, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

 * [conflicted] Obviously, if they find the article they want - about the one in London (at Woodford, as they have previously), they have no incentive to go to the dab page; or are you arguing they give up? Woodford, London was only created when Majorly moved this article there. Kbthompson (talk) 18:25, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I disagree with its significance compared to other articles on the disambiguation page. For example, Woodford, Greater Manchester may be a lot smaller, but it has still been noted for its high house prices and wealthy residents, including notable people such as George Best and Cristiano Ronaldo.  Majorly  talk  17:55, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * None of the other Woodfords has the length or richness of history, going right back to Domesday. Had Woodford emerged merely as an interwar suburb I might have been swayed, but it experienced growth much earlier and as such has a significant history and connection to notable figures. Of the list of Woodfords it is, by far, the most notable on this basis. MRSC (talk) 18:19, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * . Have you researched all the different Woodfords on the list, or are you just saying what you believe?  Majorly  talk  18:22, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * If you can find one in that list, of larger or even comparable size that dates back to 1086 I will give you a piece of Xmas candy. MRSC (talk) 18:26, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Re None of the other Woodfords has the length or richness of history, going right back to Domesday. — the Woodford in existence then appears to have been a manor house, not the modern informal district called Woodford that is the topic of the article now at the page name Woodford. Both Woodford Green and Woodford Bridge predate this "Woodford". The name Woodford may be ancient, but it seems the Wikipedia article now claims the name, unqualified, has a relatively weak claim to it.  --Una Smith (talk) 22:12, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

 * [conflicted] You mistake transient celebrity for notability; and none of that seems to have been considered notable by prior editors of the article - so, not even mentioned. The article on the place in Manchester doesn't even indicate a post code! I think the estate agent blurb (on prices) would be grossly unencyclopaedic in any article. If the 'significance' of the other places on the dab page were greater, then I would presume their articles would make the case - well, any case at all for their significance ... improvement of all these articles would be good! Kbthompson (talk) 18:29, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * All this is irrelevant really - the question is whether or not a primary topic exists, which is where there is disagreement. It's not about the size or age of the place, but how often the page is used (views, links etc).  Majorly  talk  18:34, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * A misunderstanding of disambiguation. If a place is older and has been the most sizeable for some time it has more interconnectivity with history and historical figures. This is shown in the wealth of source material that refers to Woodford and its inhabitants throughout history. MRSC (talk) 18:37, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Just disambiguate them, and let the reader decide according to their own interests. -- Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 18:50, 24 December 2009 (UTC) Where I differ from some interpretations of the guideline is that I think many of these discussions could be avoided by stating a clear principle of taking disambiguation as the default position. -- Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 20:00, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment The silliness of the my-Woodford's-better-than-your-Woodford-so-there discussion above brilliantly illustrates the folly of the quest for a "primary" topic. Amongst some editors in these discussions there seems to be some sort of a status issue attached to have "their" article in pole position, and that's as futile an argument as which TV game show is nicer to watch. (So gimme the remote now, or I'll hit myself and tell mummy you did it).
 * You appear to be highlighting a divergence of views I did not realise existed. "disambiguate everything automatically" vs. "disambiguate only where absolutely necessary". I've always been of the view that our policies and guidelines tend towards the latter. I haven't seen anything to convince me to the contrary. Perhaps it comes down to personal preference. MRSC (talk) 19:10, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * You are setting up two false extremes. I do not advocate "disambiguate everything", and am quite happy that (for example) John Major is a primary topic. I'm also reasonably happy with the compromise contained in the general thrust of the guidelines, which is to disambiguate where there is no clear primary topic (not, as you falsely claim "only where absolutely necessary"). But arguing about the relative merits of one suburb versus another suburb and a long list of villages is a futile exercise which brings us back to the guidance at WP:DAB that "If there is extended discussion about which article truly is the primary topic, that may be a sign that there is in fact no primary topic".

 * Support per nom. The above discussion indicates that the primary meaning of "Woodford" is a matter of debate, and therefore Woodford should be a dab page.  I personally would consider the primary meaning of "Woodford" to be BAE Woodford, but I freely admit that's due to geographical and career biases; it just illustrates that the London suburb is not the obvious primary topic. Tevildo (talk) 20:12, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Support. Given the amount of discussion and the number of uses, I fail to see how there is a possibility of any of these being the primary topic.  First or oldest is not by policy or guideline primary. Vegaswikian (talk) 03:44, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Orphaned references in Woodford, London
I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Woodford, London's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "vision_parish": From Camberwell: Vision of Britain - Camberwell parish (historic map) From Bromley:

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 09:24, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

Woodford is not in Essex
As you know, Woodford is not in Essex, WP:UKTOWNS says that historical counties go under the historical section and WP:UKCOUNTIES says that we speak about these in past tense. Please explain why you think this page should not follow the guidelines. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 21:11, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

 * I don't "think this page should not follow the guidelines". Woodford is in the historic county of Essex, as well as east London and the ceremonial county/administrative area of Greater London. As I said when reverting you, WP:UKTOWNS does not state that "historical county belongs with history" just because it is a bullet point under a subheading of things to include called "History". Your edit also misleadingly implied historic/ancient counties were distinguished from other definitions of the counties in the time of the Becontree hundred. As I have explained to you on the Romford talk page, WP:UKCOUNTIES is guidance for county articles. At the moment, across talk pages, it seems you are more interested attacking me (and going through pages I have contributed to) than discussing the content. PlatinumClipper96 (talk) 21:30, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
 * per WP:UKCOUNTIES, all mention must be in past tense. I quote from there: Editors must be mindful of fostering and/or introducing anachronism into former county articles. Use language that asserts past tense - We do not take the minority view that the historic counties still exist with the former boundaries. Continued use of the name of the county can be explained in the "Legacy" section. And also: fundamental part of this guide is to reaffirm the long established position that we do not take the view that the historic/ancient/traditional counties still exist with the former boundaries.
 * You know it says this, because we have had this discussion elsewhere. You will also want to say that this guideline is about counties, so I will pre-empt that to say the guideline is actually about how to write about counties, and when we describe a town's historic relationship with its former county, we are, clearly, writing about counties. The guidelines are clear and your edit is in opposition to them. In wikivoice we use past tense to talk about the historic counties because, again, we do not take the view that the historic/ancient/traditional counties still exist with the former boundaries. Why shouldn't this page follow the guidelines? Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 21:45, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
 * As we have discussed enough times elsewhere (with no response to my counterargument about this from you), WP:UKCOUNTIES is for county articles. Not sure why you have added "until 1865 it was in the historic county of Essex" - this is incorrect. It was in Essex by all means, including for administrative purposes, until 1965. Your new wording also fails to include the fact Essex is the historic county, in contrast to WP:UKTOWNS. I have reverted your bold edits per WP:BRD. PlatinumClipper96 (talk) 19:26, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Rather clearly, I would have thought, 1865 was a typo for 1965 (the lead being a summary of information on the page). Correcting it would have been more productive than reverting. Still, I have corrected it now as that was the reason for your revert. I have indeed answered your point about counties 2 or 3 times now. WP:UKCOUNTIES is a guideline about talking about counties. It is clear that We do not take the minority view that the historic counties still exist with the former boundaries.. This is true in articles about the counties (e,g. Middlesex where you have reverted in defiance of that guideline) and it is true when talking about counties in other articles. There is no world of reason and common sense where one would say that what we don't say in wikivoice on one article can be said in wikivoice on another. If you disagree with the guidelines, your recourse is to an RFC on the guidelines themselves. Do not attempt to prosecute the case sporadically across article space. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 20:01, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Just to add, in your edit summary you said: "Restored wording includes historic county per WP:UKTOWNS." but actually you removed that wording, which I introduced. You replaced it with "ancient county" which is not the suggestion in WP:UKTOWNS. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 20:12, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
 * @Sirfurboy - you are reverting reverts to your bold edits, in defiance of WP:BRD. You know the incorrect year was not the sole reason for this revert. This was made clear both here and in the edit summary. You are WP:EDITWARRING. As for the Middlesex article, I have only reverted two edits from one user. For pretty much all of that article's existence, wording has been "is a historic county", and therefore I would argue that the WP:COUNTIES line about tense does not reflect consensus. As I said on the Romford talk page, whether your view is, or consensus is, that the historic counties were abolished (I would argue they were not), the wording "is in the historic county of", in the present tense, would not be incorrect or misleading, as "historic county" refers to the definition of the counties according to historical traditions (i.e. the areas which served as lieutenancy areas and the sole definition of "the counties" before the Local Government Act 1888). Even if changes to local government areas did did abolish the traditional/historic counties, the meaning of "historic county" would remain the same. The past-tense wording "was in the historic county of", which you have previously proposed, would imply that the traditional counties were distinguished from other definitions of the counties as being the "historic" ones before there were any other types of county from which to distinguish them. The Government itself, and plenty of reliable sources, many of which originate from Government webpages and documents, use the present tense to refer to historic counties. PlatinumClipper96 (talk) 20:13, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
 * @Sirfurboy, it's the same thing. You have made edits that defy this suggestion altogether, removing any mention of historic county. PlatinumClipper96 (talk) 20:14, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
 * My edit reads: "Until 1965 it was in the historic county of Essex." Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 20:17, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
 * The reason for your revert was that I had typed 1865 instead of 1965. I thus edited in 1965, the correct information. It was not a revert, it was a correction based on what you stated in your edsum. My edit earlier today was also not a revert - it was a reformulation based on your stated objections to my previous edit. That is also what I have attempted elsewhere and other editors have attempted with you, and yet in every case you just revert. That approach is not very collegiate. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 20:19, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I also mentioned inclusion of the historic county in my edit summary as a reason for the revert, which I mistakenly thought you omitted. You have made edits across articles that remove mention of historic county altogether in defiance of WP:UKTOWNS guidelines. Your edit was a revert, as it reinstated your proposed wording in relation to the issue at hand. PlatinumClipper96 (talk) 20:41, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

Geographical and social high point of East London
This will need to go in the main body of the piece somewhere. Either repeated from intro, or instead of. No strong views either way. MRSC (talk) 13:02, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

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Prentiss County, Mississippi

Prentiss County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,008. Its county seat is Booneville. The county is named for Seargent Smith Prentiss, a noted speaker and US Congressman from Natchez.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 418 sqmi, of which 415 sqmi is land and 3.2 sqmi (0.8%) is water.

Major highways

 * US 45.svg U.S. Highway 45
 * Circle sign 4.svg Mississippi Highway 4
 * Circle sign 30.svg Mississippi Highway 30
 * Circle sign 145.svg Mississippi Highway 145

Adjacent counties

 * Alcorn County (north)
 * Tishomingo County (east)
 * Itawamba County (southeast)
 * Lee County (southwest)
 * Union County (west)
 * Tippah County (northwest)

National protected area

 * Natchez Trace Parkway (part)

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 25,008 people, 9,145 households, and 6,092 families residing in the county.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 25,556 people, 9,821 households, and 7,169 families living in the county. The population density was 62 /mi2. There were 10,681 housing units at an average density of 26 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 85.85% White, 12.94% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In 2000 there were 9,821 households, out of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.30% were married couples living together, 12.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.00% under the age of 18, 11.60% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,446, and the median income for a family was $35,125. Males had a median income of $26,862 versus $19,766 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,131. About 13.10% of families and 16.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.60% of those under age 18 and 22.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * Baldwyn (partly in Lee County)
 * Booneville (county seat)

Towns

 * Jumpertown
 * Marietta

Census-designated places

 * New Site
 * Wheeler

Unincorporated communities

 * Altitude
 * Blackland
 * Cairo
 * Hills Chapel
 * Hobo Station
 * Osborne Creek
 * Thrasher

Education
School districts include:
 * Baldwyn School District
 * Booneville School District
 * Prentiss County School District

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Talk:Woolwich

'Redevelopment'
The tone of this article towards the 'redevelopment' does not feel genuine. No mention of any controversy, lack of social housing, displacement and rising rents hurting locals and feels like it was written entirely by property developers wanting to market their flats. Terms like 'enjoying a renaissance', 'a more desirable place to live', 'turned its fortunes around' along with the juxtaposition with 'decline' (in itself questionable in that it includes the presence of 'Sikhs and black Africans' as symptoms) creating a narrative of decay to serve as a counterpoint to. It reads like a marketing brochure, not a neutral factual page. This comment was written by User:2001:630:e4:4220::3ff:985f, 19:06, 3 May 2017

 * You may have a point. I have recently been adding a lot to the article (which was quite outdated) and may be responsible for some of the quoted phrases. Some of that might need modification indeed. The 'decline' of the town has been described in Saint & Guillery's Volume 48 of the Survey of London, using exactly that term. The arrival of Sikhs and Africans happened more or less simultaneously and can be described as a result of economic and population decline (availability of social housing) but should in no way be described as an example of decline.
 * I'd like to think I write from a relatively neutral perspective as I look at the area as an outsider (I mainly live in the Netherlands). However, neutrality is an illusion. I do follow developments in Woolwich closely and I have come across very little opposition to what's happening in Woolwich. Maybe you know more than I do, so please add and let's make the article better! Kleon3 (talk) 09:21, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

Population
The population figures include Glyndon and Plumstead, both of which are not in Woolwich proper. It's probably worth either removing these or, if we're going by postal district, adding Shooters Hill ward. This comment was written by User:2001:630:e4:4220::3ff:985f, 19:06, 3 May 2017
 * We could do both indeed. The history of Plumstead and Shooters Hill is closely connected to the growth of Woolwich as a military town. There is no such thing as Woolwich proper. Like most areas in London there are no defined borders. Volume 48 of the Survey of London describes the area within the Medieval parish borders, which includes areas near the Thames Barrier but excludes most of Spray Street Quarter and other town centre areas. Population figures are given by ward but those do not always correspond with what people 'feel' like a certain area comprises. An example is Herbert Road, generally considered part of 'Woolwich'. Yet there is a 'Plumstead' dental clinic and a 'Shooters Hill' RC Church. Perhaps the 'decline' of Woolwich in the 80s and 90s has made people want to disassociate with that name? Kleon3 (talk) 09:21, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

Citing Local Bloggers
Is that ok? As far as I know the blog I've cited is a genuine local commentator. I will try and find more such opinion and remove my edit for now, I think. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.35.91.110 (talk) 12:48, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Trams
Re the text
 * Woolwich was the start of the route of the last London tram, in July 1952 (see http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/6/newsid_2963000/2963092.stm). However this is in dispute as the greenwich guide states. certainly there were no tram lines to be seen in abbey wood by 54 whilst there were in woolwich, The Woolwich area trams were the last to be scrapped, being finally abandoned on the night of 5 July when a special tram was driven through enormous crowds from Abbey Wood to New Cross, finally arriving at its destination in the early hours of 6 July.

I think the confusion arises because, according to my research, tram route 46 ran from Beresford Square in Woolwich towards Lewisham and beyond, but trams were housed in a depot in Abbey Wood. Accordingly, the tram may have started from Abbey Wood but would only have taken on passengers once it reached Woolwich. Paul W 13:53, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Distance to North Greenwich tube station
How far from Woolwich is North Greenwich tube station? (miles/km/walking time) Dubidub 10:02, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

No mention of riots?
I don't have time atm to edit the article, but I was very surprised to find no mention of the rioting/looting/arson in the article. References are on the main riots article iirc. Thryduulf (talk) 09:05, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

 * I've put in a short bit about the riots today, and also added a little bit to the main Riots page. I will add more photos etc. once I get home from work this evening. I am sorely disappointed there was no mention of Woolwich prior to this! Jinnythesquinny (talk) 13:08, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

2013 Woolwich attack
Please could someone take a photograph of the general area of the attack in Wellington Street, and upload it to Commons.-- ♦Ian Ma c M♦  (talk to me) 07:27, 31 May 2013 (UTC)

Crossrail
Transport section needs updating with information on forthcoming crossrail connection

 * http://www.crossrail.co.uk/benefits/changing-spaces-building-communities/enhancing-the-space-in-which-our-stations-will-sit/woolwich

 * http://www.crossrail.co.uk/route/stations/woolwich-station
 * http://www.crossrail.co.uk/route/stations/woolwich-station

 * http://www.crossrail.co.uk/news/articles/balfour-beatty-wins-contract-to-fit-out-crossrail-woolwich-station
 * http://www.crossrail.co.uk/news/articles/balfour-beatty-wins-contract-to-fit-out-crossrail-woolwich-station

 * http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/info/200078/public_transport/666/crossrail
 * http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/info/200078/public_transport/666/crossrail

 * http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/28/property-4680671/
 * http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/28/property-4680671/

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Abugintheground (talk • contribs) 00:19, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
 * http://www.nce.co.uk/news/transport/balfour-beatty-bags-70m-woolwich-crossrail-station-job/8669422.article
 * http://www.nce.co.uk/news/transport/balfour-beatty-bags-70m-woolwich-crossrail-station-job/8669422.article

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Pontotoc County, Mississippi

Pontotoc County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,184. Its county seat is Pontotoc. It was created on February 9, 1836, from lands ceded to the United States under the Chickasaw Cession. Pontotoc is a Chickasaw word meaning "land of hanging grapes". The original Natchez Trace and the current-day Natchez Trace Parkway both pass through the southeast corner of Pontotoc County.

Pontotoc County is part of the Tupelo, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 501 sqmi, of which 498 sqmi is land and 3.3 sqmi (0.7%) is water.

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-22.svg|20px]] Interstate 22
 * [[Image:US 78.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 78
 * [[Image:US 278.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 278
 * [[Image:Circle sign 6.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 6
 * [[Image:Circle sign 9.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 9
 * [[Image:Circle sign 15.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 15
 * [[Image:Circle sign 41.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 41
 * Natchez Trace Parkway

Adjacent counties

 * Union County (north)
 * Lee County (east)
 * Chickasaw County (south)
 * Calhoun County (southwest)
 * Lafayette County (west)

National protected area

 * Natchez Trace Parkway (part)
 * Tombigbee National Forest (part)

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 31,184 people, 10,783 households, and 7,943 families residing in the county.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 26,726 people, 10,097 households, and 7,562 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 PD/sqmi. There were 10,816 housing units at an average density of 22 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 84.40% White, 13.98% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.71% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. 1.80% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

According to the census of 2000, the largest ancestry groups in Pontotoc County were English 61.92%, Scots-Irish 15.1%, African 13.98% and Scottish 3%

There were 10,097 households, out of which 37.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were married couples living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.10% were non-families. 22.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.60% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 29.50% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,055, and the median income for a family was $39,845. Males had a median income of $29,074 versus $21,350 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,658. About 10.20% of families and 13.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.00% of those under age 18 and 23.30% of those age 65 or over.

City

 * Pontotoc (county seat)

Towns

 * Algoma
 * Ecru
 * Sherman (partly in Union County and Lee County)
 * Thaxton
 * Toccopola

Census-designated place

 * Randolph

Unincorporated communities

 * Endville
 * Esperanza
 * Furrs
 * Hurricane
 * Rough Edge
 * Springville
 * Troy

Education
There are two school districts: Pontotoc County Schools and Pontotoc City Schools.

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Pike County, Mississippi

Pike County is a county located on the southwestern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,324. The county seat is Magnolia. Pike County is named for explorer Zebulon Pike. Pike County is part of the McComb, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History
Pike County was formed from Marion County by an act of the Territorial General Assembly on December 9, 1815. Holmesville was selected as the county seat on December 11, 1816; it was named in honor of Major Andrew Hunter Holmes, an army officer killed in the War of 1812. In 1873 Magnolia was voted in as the new county seat. The county was devoted to agriculture and is still mostly rural.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 411 sqmi, of which 409 sqmi is land and 1.7 sqmi (0.4%) is water.

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-55.svg|20px]] Interstate 55
 * [[Image:US 51.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 51
 * [[Image:US 98.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 98
 * [[Image:Circle sign 24.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 24
 * [[Image:Circle sign 44.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 44
 * [[Image:Circle sign 48.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 48
 * [[Image:Circle sign 570.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 570
 * [[Image:Circle sign 584.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 584

Adjacent counties

 * Lincoln County (north)
 * Walthall County (east)
 * Washington Parish, Louisiana (southeast)
 * Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana (south)
 * Amite County (west)

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 40,324 people, 14,404 households, and 8,528 families residing in the county.

Cities

 * Magnolia (county seat)
 * McComb

Towns

 * Osyka
 * Summit

Census-designated place

 * Fernwood

Unincorporated communities

 * Chatawa
 * Holmesville
 * Kirkville
 * Pricedale
 * Progress
 * Sherman

Politics
Pike County is a swing county in presidential elections; since 2000 it has voted Democratic four times and Republican twice.

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Perry County, Mississippi

Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,511. The county seat is New Augusta. The county is named after the War of 1812 naval hero, Oliver Hazard Perry.

Perry County is part of the Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Until 1906, the county seat was the old town of Augusta, near the center of the county on the east bank of the Leaf River. At Old Augusta, the outlaw James Copeland was executed by hanging on October 30, 1857. Old Augusta remains a small village today. New Augusta, two miles south of Old Augusta, was made the county seat of Perry County, because it was situated on the Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 650 sqmi, of which 647 sqmi is land and 3.0 sqmi (0.5%) is water.

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 98.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 98
 * [[Image:Circle sign 15.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 15
 * [[Image:Circle sign 29.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 29
 * [[Image:Circle sign 42.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 42

Adjacent counties

 * Wayne County (northeast)
 * Greene County (east)
 * George County (southeast)
 * Stone County (south)
 * Forrest County (west)
 * Jones County (northwest)

National protected area

 * De Soto National Forest (part)
 * Black Creek Wilderness
 * Leaf River Wildlife Management Area

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 11,511 people, 4,623 households, and 3,347 families residing in the county.

Towns

 * Beaumont
 * New Augusta (county seat)
 * Richton

Census-designated place

 * Runnelstown

Unincorporated communities

 * Corinth
 * Good Hope
 * Hintonville
 * Janice
 * Mahned
 * Tallahala
 * Wingate

Notable people

 * John Prentiss Carter, American politician
 * Dale Goodin, American politician
 * Tristan Jackson, American football player
 * Brandon Sumrall, American football player
 * De'Lance Turner, American football player

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Talk:Wormwood Scrubs

Comments
I just thought someone might add a bit about Wormwood Scrubs. There's a reference to it in the song, Down in the Tube Station at Midnight by the Jiz. And maybe someone could explain the significance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kenneth3 (talk • contribs) 04:32, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Wormwood Scrubs isn't a neighbourhood, but some kind of park adjacent to a notorious prison of the same name - I think.
 * Not sure who wrote the above, but the website here makes quite clear what it is. This is a typical "cobbled-together" article, which doesn't look at basics first, so this is the result! Peter Shearan 10:47, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

I think this is quite a fascinating article (at least it is now after revisions). I live nearby and would also like to see pie. something added about the biodiversity of the area (the rare common lizard resides in the Scrubs as do parakeets, woodpeckers and many other species of birds).

Could someone add a note about the annual Tent City, if this institution (?) still exists?Britmax 09:28, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Tent City no longer exists. It is now just a concrete area with some picnic benches.  The frame of one building still stands.  It was torn down when Tent City's lease ran out and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham were worried about the structural soundness of the building Chrisfow 02:20, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Big clean up
Added subsections to make article structured. Added entire history section. Cleaned up original spelling and grammar. Removed dropped links or irrelevant external links and added more relevant ones Chrisfow 15:55, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Little Wormwood Scrubs
The article mentions the bomb found on Little Wormwood Scrubs. The little and the big scrubs were physically separated when the railway embankment was build. Should these now be two separate places. They are also now in two separate boroughs. Sciencefish 11:21, 24 December 2006 (UTC) 8====D--- —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.116.236.2 (talk) 17:31, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

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Pearl River County, Mississippi

Pearl River County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The population was 56,145 at the 2020 census. Its county seat is Poplarville.

Pearl River County comprises the Picayune, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area.

Pearl River County is a dry county, and as such, the sale, transportation, and even private possession of beverage alcohol is prohibited by law, except within Picayune and Poplarville.

History
Pearl River County was originally formed as Pearl County in 1872 from portions of Hancock and Marion Counties. Because of low population density and a small tax base, Pearl County dissolved in 1878. Present-day Pearl River County was organized in 1890 by an act of the Mississippi Legislature utilizing the same land area as its predecessor Pearl County.

On the night of April 24, 1959, Mack Charles Parker, an African-American accused of rape, was abducted from the Pearl River County jail in Poplarville by a mob and shot to death. His body was found in the Pearl River 10 days later. The FBI investigated and even obtained confessions from some of the eight suspects. However, the county prosecutor refused to present evidence to a state grand jury and a federal grand jury refused to indict. The case focused national attention on the persistence of lynching in the South and helped accelerate the American Civil Rights Movement.

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina inflicted heavy damage on the small town of Poplarville. The storm's most powerful, unofficially recorded gust of wind was reported at Pearl River Community College, at 135 mi/h. On September 2, 2005, the 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery (Ohio Army National Guard) arrived at the National Guard armory in Poplarville to assist the community and Pearl River County in recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Initial efforts were the security of banks, pharmacies and gas stations as well as initial responses to rural emergencies. The unit stayed for three weeks ultimately checking on every family and structure in the county. On September 5, 2005, Poplarville played host to a visit by George W. Bush, Laura Bush, and Governor Haley Barbour to Pearl River Community College in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 819 sqmi, of which 811 sqmi is land and 8.0 sqmi (1.0%) is water. It is the fourth-largest county in Mississippi by land area.

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-59.svg|20px]] Interstate 59
 * [[Image:US 11.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 11
 * [[Image:Circle sign 13.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 13
 * [[Image:Circle sign 26.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 26
 * [[Image:Circle sign 43.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 43
 * [[Image:Circle sign 53.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 53

Adjacent counties and parishes

 * Lamar County (north)
 * Forrest County (northeast)
 * Stone County (east)
 * Hancock County (south)
 * St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana (southwest)
 * Washington Parish, Louisiana (west)
 * Marion County (northwest)

National protected areas

 * Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge (part)
 * De Soto National Forest (part)

Newspaper
Picayune's local newspaper is the Picayune Item.

Radio
The local radio station is WRJW 1320-AM.

Television and Radio stations of New Orleans and Biloxi/Gulfport listening areas are part of Picayune area.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 56,145 people, 21,020 households, and 15,078 families residing in the county.

2010 census
As of the 2010 census Pearl River County had a population of 55,834. The ethnic and racial make-up of the population was 82.2% non-Hispanic white, 12.3% African-American, 0.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% non-Hispanic from some other race, 1.7% from two or more races (0.5% reporting being white and black) and 2.9% Hispanic or Latino.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 48,621 people, 18,078 households, and 13,576 families residing in the county. The population density was 60 /mi2. There were 20,610 housing units at an average density of 25 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 85.55% White, 12.18% Black or African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. 1.41% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 18,078 households, out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% were married couples living together, 12.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.90% were non-families. 21.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.00% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,912, and the median income for a family was $35,924. Males had a median income of $30,370 versus $21,519 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,160. About 15.50% of families and 18.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.60% of those under age 18 and 12.50% of those age 65 or over.

Government

 * Supervisors
 * District 1: Donald Hart
 * District 2: Malcolm Perry
 * District 3: Hudson Holliday
 * District 4: Jason Spence
 * District 5: Sandy Kane Smith

 * Countywide Elected Officials
 * Sheriff - David Allison
 * Circuit Clerk - Nance Fitzpatrick Stokes
 * Chancery Clerk - Melinda Smith Bowman
 * Tax Assessor/Collector - Gary Beech
 * County Prosecutor - Michael E. Patten
 * Coroner - Derek Turnage
 * County Court Judge - Richelle Lumpkin
 * State Legislature
 * Senator Angela Burks-Hill - District 40
 * Senator Joseph "Mike" Seymour - District 47
 * Rep. Jansen Owen - District 106
 * Rep. Stacey Wilkes - District 108
 * Rep. Timmy Ladner - District 93

Cities

 * Lumberton (mostly in Lamar County)
 * Picayune
 * Poplarville (county seat)

Census-designated places

 * Hide-A-Way Lake
 * Nicholson

Other unincorporated communities

 * Caesar
 * Carriere
 * Crossroads
 * Henleyfield
 * McNeill
 * Ozona

Education
School districts include:
 * Lamar County School District
 * Pearl River County School District
 * Picayune School District
 * Poplarville Separate School District

Former school districts:
 * Lumberton Public School District - Merged into the Lamar County district in 2018.

The county is in the service area of Pearl River Community College.

title: Pearl River County, Mississippi


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Panola County, Mississippi

Panola County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,208. Its county seats are Sardis and Batesville. The county is located just east of the Mississippi Delta in the northern part of the state. It is bisected by the Tallahatchie River flowing to the southwest; travel difficulties because of the river resulted in two county seats being established.

Panola is the anglicization of ponolo, a word meaning "thread" in both old Choctaw and Chickasaw and "cotton" in modern Choctaw. This was one of twelve large counties organized from the Chickasaw Cession of 1832.

History
Following forced removal of most of the historic Chickasaw tribe to territory west of the Mississippi River, Panola County was established February 9, 1836, by the state legislature. It is one of the twelve large northern Mississippi counties created that year from the territory of the Chickasaw Cession of 1832. The original act defined its limits as follows: "Beginning at the point where the line between ranges 9 and 10 strikes the center of section 6, and running thence south with the said range line, and from its termination in a direct line to the northern boundary of Tallahatchie County and thence along the northern boundary of Tallahatchie and Yalobusha counties, to the center of range 5 west; thence north through the center of range 5 west, according to the sectional lines, to the center of township six; thence west through the center of township six, according to the sectional lines, to the beginning."

On February 1, 1877, when Quitman County was organized by the legislature, it took a small fraction of Panola's southwestern area, reducing Panola from an area of 756 sqmi to its present land surface of 705 sqmi. By 1920 the county had a population of 27,845. Its inhabitants gradually increased in numbers from 1850 to 1910, from 11,444 to 31,274, reaching a peak of population in 1940. Through this period the area was based on agriculture. From then until 1980, population declined markedly, as many African Americans moved west and north in the second wave of the Great Migration, to take jobs on the West Coast in the burgeoning defense industry. Whites also left the rural area. In 2020, the county was 48.3% African American and 47.1% white.

Starting in 1803, sixteenth sections in each township in Mississippi were established for school purposes. These sections of land were to be used exclusively for school projects. In essence, schools were later founded on land that had been Chickasaw territory.

Two of the oldest settlements in Panola County were at Belmont and Panola, which were a few miles apart and located on opposite sides of the Tallahatchie River. For several years there was a spirited contest between these two towns to gain the county court of Panola County.

With the advent of the Mississippi and Tennessee (now the Illinois Central railroad), Belmont was absorbed by Sardis, and Panola was absorbed by Batesville. The legislature authorized two judicial districts for the county, with Sardis designated as the seat of justice for the first judicial district, and Batesville for the second judicial district.

Early education
During the early period of county formation, most education was done at home. There was no public education, and only wealthier families hired tutors or sent their sons to seminaries or academies. The informal education consisted of basic math, basic reading, and study of biblical concepts. Through the antebellum period, the state generally forbade education of slaves and free people of color.

By 1840 four small private schools with a combined student population of 92 pupils were operating in the county. Documentation has not survived about these schools. During the early 1840s, the first school‑related advertisements were published r in the county newspapers. The ads attempted to present the virtues of these early schools.

During this period, Judge James S.B. Thacher, a highly educated Bostonian, devised a popular educational program for the state of Mississippi. The proposed scheme received considerable discussion and was finally incorporated by the state legislature (March 4, 1846) into "An Act to establish a System of Common Schools."

The act "provided for a board of five school commissioners in each county, to license teachers and have charge of schools, lease the school lands and have charge of the school funds in each county." To a large degree, this act was passed because A.G. Brown, a candidate for Mississippi governor, decided to make the establishment of a general school system a campaign issue. By 1846, Governor Brown (1844‑48), succeeded in getting the Act passed.

Schools established under this rule "had no uniformity since they differed as the counties differed in wealth and efficiency of management."

Although the Act had proved to be of little assistance in Panola County, progress was being made for wealthier white students. By 1850, the seventh census in Panola County listed 18 schools and a total student population of 439 pupils (approximately four times that of the 1840 census). This census (unpublished returns) recorded that 18 individuals stated their occupation as educators or teachers. By the spring of 1854, several members of the local Shiloh community (Capt Thomas F. Wilson, Dr H. Moseley, and Jesse Smith) constructed a small log cabin to be used as the community's school house.

This school, known as the Jones' School, at first employed only one teacher. It slowly grew in size and popularity. Several years later, the facility was moved to Peach Creek, where the school was informally known as the "Greasy Smith Schoolhouse," being named for the local village blacksmith. In 1882, the facility was moved to Pleasant Grove.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 705 sqmi, of which 685 sqmi is land and 20 sqmi (2.8%) is water.

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-55.svg|20px]] Interstate 55
 * [[Image:US 51.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 51
 * [[Image:Circle sign 3.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 3
 * [[Image:Circle sign 6.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 6
 * [[Image:Circle sign 35.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 35
 * [[Image:US 278.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 278
 * [[Image:Circle sign 315.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 315

Adjacent counties

 * Tunica County (northwest)
 * Tate County (north)
 * Lafayette County (east)
 * Yalobusha County (southeast)
 * Tallahatchie County (southwest)
 * Quitman County (west)

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 33,208 people, 12,488 households, and 8,512 families residing in the county.

2010 census
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 34,707 people living in the county. 49.4% were White, 48.6% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.6% of some other race and 0.9% of two or more races. 1.4% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 34,274 people, 12,232 households, and 9,014 families living in the county. The population density was 50 /mi2. There were 13,736 housing units at an average density of 20 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 50.48% White, 48.36% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. 1.12% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 12,232 households, out of which 36.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.90% were married couples living together, 19.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.40% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 20.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 91.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,785, and the median income for a family was $32,675. Males had a median income of $27,359 versus $19,088 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,075. About 21.20% of families and 25.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.30% of those under age 18 and 25.20% of those age 65 or over.

Government
In presidential elections, Panola County is a swing county. Donald Trump won the county in 2020, with 51.6 percent to Joe Biden's 47.4 percent.

The county's Board of Supervisors are elected from five districts. They hire a county administrator to manage daily affairs.

Education
The elected school board selects the school superintendent. School districts include:
 * North Panola School District
 * South Panola School District

City

 * Batesville (county seat)

Towns

 * Como
 * Courtland
 * Crenshaw (partly in Quitman County)
 * Crowder (mostly in Quitman County)
 * Sardis (county seat)

Village

 * Pope

Unincorporated communities

 * Askew
 * Ballentine
 * Buxton
 * Curtis Station
 * Glenville
 * Horatio
 * Locke Station‡
 * Longtown
 * Pleasant Grove
 * Terza

Ghost town

 * Tocowa

title: Panola County, Mississippi


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Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

Oktibbeha County is a county in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census the population was 51,788. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meaning either "bloody water" or "icy creek". The Choctaw had long occupied much of this territory prior to European exploration and United States acquisition.

Mississippi State University, a public research university and land-grant institution, is in Oktibbeha County.

Oktibbeha County is conterminous with the Starkville, MS Micropolitian Statistical Area. The county is part of the Golden Triangle region of Mississippi, designated for joint regional development strategies.

History
The name Oktibbeha is a Native American word meaning either "bloody water" (because of a battle fought on the banks) or possibly "icy creek". Indian artifacts more than 2,000 years old have been found near ancient earthwork mounds located just east of Starkville, showing the area has been inhabited at least this long. The artifacts have been used to date the construction of the mounds to the Woodland period, ending about 1000 A.D. The Choctaw people, one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast, occupied extensive territory in this area for centuries prior to European encounter. European-American settlers named the Indian Mound Campground nearby for the earthwork monuments.

Artifacts in the form of clay pot fragments and artwork dating from that period have been found at the Herman Mound and Village site, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It can be accessed from the Indian Mound Campground.

Shortly before the American Revolutionary War period, the area was inhabited by the Choccuma (or Chakchiuma) tribe. They were destroyed at a settlement known as Lyon's Bluff by a rare alliance between the Choctaw and Chickasaw, who were traditional rivals.

The modern early European-American settlement of the area was started formally in the 1830s during the period of Indian Removal initiated by President Andrew Jackson. The Choctaw of Oktibbeha County ceded their claims to land in the area to the United States in the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek in 1830. They were removed to other lands west of the Mississippi River, in Indian Territory, part of what became the state of Oklahoma.

Like the indigenous peoples before them, European Americans were drawn to the Starkville area because of two large natural springs. The Choctaw Agency was set up near what is now Sturgis, first to trade and manage relations with the Choctaw. What was originally a trading post was located on Old Robinson Road, about 1.5 mi east of the Noxubee River. Later the Choctaw Agency organized the sale of the former Choctaw lands to migrants arriving from other areas of the United States.

A lumber mill was established southwest of town; it produced clapboards, from which the settlement took its original name of Boardtown. In 1835, Boardtown was established as the county seat of Oktibbeha County. Its name was changed to Starkville in honor of Revolutionary War hero General John Stark.

After the Civil War, three groups of the Ku Klux Klan arose in the county: in Starkville, at Choctaw Agency (Sturgis), and in Double Springs. They used violence against blacks to try to suppress their vote and maintain white supremacy. Freedmen had largely joined the Republican Party, headed by President Abraham Lincoln, who had gained their emancipation and supported constitutional amendments to grant them citizenship and the franchise. Every election cycle was accompanied by violence of white Democrats against the mostly black Republicans.

In 1876, for example, a group of 18 white men known as White-Liners, led by Dorsey Outlaw, surrounded the Republican Club in Chapel Hill near Choctaw Agency. They fired upon the black members from ambush, shooting several in the back. Charles Curry was killed instantly, and 36 blacks were wounded, four of them possibly mortally. Jeff Gregory died the following day. The same group of White-Liners traveled to Artesia the next day to intimidate black voters there, and on to Columbus the next day.

Following Reconstruction, white conservative Democrats dominated the state legislature. Mississippi State University (originally known as Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi ) was founded near Starkville in 1878 as a land-grant university. It has become a major research university.

20th century to present
In 1912 Mann Hamilton, a black man, was accused of assaulting June Bell, a white woman, at Bell's school house near Maben. Although Sheriff Nickles tried to gain custody of the suspect, he was directed to the wrong location. Hamilton was captured, lynched, and hanged by a white mob without any trial. This was one of six lynchings of African Americans committed by whites in the county in the post-Reconstruction period and extending into the early 20th century.

In 1960, seven black men from Little Rock, Arkansas used the only restroom at Weaver's Amoco in Osborn; it was designated for whites only. They were arrested at Mayhew Junction in Lowndes County, and required to pay a $200 per person bond. According to the law, they faced a maximum penalty of six months in jail and fines of $500 each. The case was widely anticipated as the first test of the state's sit-in law, but was settled when the defendants unexpectedly pleaded guilty and paid small fines at the county court in Starkville the next day.

Since the late 20th century, Oktibbeha, along with Clay and Lowndes counties, has been designated as the Golden Triangle in Mississippi. The three counties share a goal of collaborative economic development; they have had a history of rural and agricultural development.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 462 sqmi, of which 458 sqmi is land and 3.7 sqmi (0.8%) is water. The majority of the county lies within the Black Belt geological formation of fertile uplands, which had supported extensive cotton plantations, while portions of the county are in the Flatwoods region.

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 82.svg|21px]] U.S. Highway 82
 * [[Image:Circle sign 12.svg|21px]] Mississippi Highway 12
 * [[Image:Circle sign 25.svg|21px]] Mississippi Highway 25

Adjacent counties

 * Noxubee County (southeast)
 * Winston County (south)
 * Choctaw County (west)
 * Webster County (northwest)
 * Clay County (north)
 * Lowndes County (east)

National protected areas

 * Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (part)
 * Tombigbee National Forest (part)

Demographics
There was a marked decline from 1910 to 1920, a period when the Great Migration (African American) of African Americans out of the rural South began. Before 1940 a total of 1.5 million African Americans went to northern and Midwestern industrial cities to find work.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 51,788 people, 17,798 households, and 9,263 families residing in the county.

2010 census
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 47,671 people living in the county. 59.2% were White, 36.6% Black or African American, 2.4% Asian, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% of some other race and 1.2% of two or more races. 1.4% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 42,902 people, 15,945 households, and 9,264 families living in the county. The population density was 94 /mi2. There were 17,344 housing units at an average density of 38 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 58.66% White, 37.43% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 2.53% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. 1.07% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 15,945 households, out of which 28.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.90% were married couples living together, 14.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.90% were non-families. 27.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.00% under the age of 18, 29.60% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 16.00% from 45 to 64, and 8.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 99.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,899, and the median income for a family was $36,914. Males had a median income of $32,162 versus $20,622 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,998. About 18.00% of families and 28.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.30% of those under age 18 and 17.80% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics
For much of the second half of the 20th century, Oktibbeha County was rather conservative for a county influenced by a college town. While most such counties trended Democratic in the 1990s, Oktibbeha County did not support the official Democratic candidate for president from 1956 to 2004. As in most of Mississippi, conservative white voters began moving away from their Solid South roots in the 1950s, when they started splitting their tickets at the national level and voting Republican.

In 2008, Democrat Barack Obama defeated Republican John McCain by 6 votes, becoming the first official Democratic candidate to win the county since 1956. By comparison, in 2004 Republican George Bush won Oktibbeha County over Democrat John Kerry 55% to 43%, as most of the majority whites still support Republicans at the national level. Obama carried the county again with an increased margin in 2012.

Two small portions of the county are included within the 1st congressional district. Most of the county, including the city of Starkville and the campus of Mississippi State University, are included in the 3rd district.

Education
The county has one school district: Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District since 2013.

At one time, the county was served by a number of single-teacher schools. Gradually these were consolidated into larger schools, including Starkville High School, Longview High School, the Self Creek Consolidated School district, and many others.

By 1922, there were about twenty small public schools for African-American children across the rural county. The county maintained a segregated public school system until 1970, although the US Supreme Court had ruled in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) that such arrangements were unconstitutional. Schools for African-American students were historically underfunded.

In 1922, community groups arranged to match funds from the Rosenwald Foundation in order to build and operate improved rural schools for these children; the first two were erected in the communities of Trim Cane and in Turnpike. A total of eight Rosenwald Schools were built in the county between 1922 and 1927. The largest of these, Oktibbeha County Training School, was opened in 1926 at a cost of $127,000. Other schools included a three-teacher school in Longview, Maben Colored School with two teachers; Pleasant Grove, which had four teachers; True Vine school (3 teachers), and Rock Hill School, which also had four teachers.

Until 2013, Oktibbeha County was served by both the Oktibbeha County School District and the Starkville Public School District. Until 1970, the schools were segregated. From 1923 until 1970, African Americans attended schools that were located on US Highway 82, which is now known as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. These schools, originally built with Rosenwald funds, were variously known as the Oktibbeha County Training School, Rosenwald School, and Henderson High School. In 1970 the schools were integrated. Henderson was designated as the junior high school. The Rosenwald School was destroyed in a fire. This site now hosts Henderson-Ward Stewart Elementary, which was built on the site of Ward Elementary in 2010 for a cost of $4.8 million.

In 2013, the Mississippi Legislature passed a bill requiring that all Oktibbeha County schools be merged into the Starkville School District, in order to consolidate administration.

The county has two private schools: Starkville Academy was founded in 1969 as a segregation academy to avoid integration, and Starkville Christian School, which was founded in 1995.

Higher education
In terms of higher education, Oktibbeha County is within the service area of the East Mississippi Community College system. The campus of Mississippi State University is located in Oktibbeha County, partially in Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area. Its growth has led the Starkville to become the largest city by population in the Golden Triangle.

Public libraries
The county also runs the Starkville-Oktibbeha County Public Library System.

City

 * Starkville (county seat)

Towns

 * Maben (partly in Webster County)
 * Sturgis

Census-designated places

 * Longview
 * Mississippi State

Other unincorporated communities

 * Adaton
 * Bradley
 * Clayton Village
 * Hickory Grove
 * Hickory Grove Estates
 * Morgantown
 * Muldrow
 * Oktoc
 * Osborn
 * Self Creek
 * Sessums

Historical/ghost towns

 * Agency

title: Oktibbeha County, Mississippi


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Noxubee County, Mississippi

Noxubee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, its population was 10,285. Its county seat is Macon. The name is derived from the Choctaw word nakshobi meaning "to stink".

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 700 sqmi, of which 4.8 sqmi (0.7%) is covered by water.

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 45.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 45
 * [[Image:Circle sign 14.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 14
 * [[Image:Circle sign 21.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 21
 * [[Image:Circle sign 39.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 39

Adjacent counties

 * Lowndes County (north)
 * Pickens County, Alabama (east)
 * Sumter County, Alabama (southeast)
 * Kemper County (south)
 * Winston County (west)
 * Oktibbeha County (northwest)

National protected area

 * Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (part)

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States Census, 10,285 people, 3,986 households, and 2,592 families were residing in the county.

2010 census
As of the 2010 United States Census, 11,545 people lived in the county; 71.6% were African American, 27.1% White, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% of some other race, and 0.5% of two or more races, and 0.8% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, 12,548 people, 4,470 households, and 3,222 families were living in the county. The population density was 18 /mi2. The 5,228 housing units had an average density of 8 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 69.30% Black, 29.49% White, 0.15% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. About 1.12% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

Of the 4,470 households, 35.8% had children under 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 24.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were not families. About 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.77, and the average family size was 3.36.

In the county, the age distribution was 30.7% under 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.50 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 84.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $22,330, and for a family was $27,312. Males had a median income of $25,008 versus $17,636 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,018. About 29.20% of families and 32.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.60% of those under age 18 and 25.30% of those age 65 or over.

Politics
Noxubee County is solidly Democratic in modern presidential elections, having last voted for the Republican nominee in 1972. This is the result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which returned the vote to the African-American majority after nearly a century of whites-only elections.

In the final presidential contest before the act's passage, the 1964 election, anti-civil rights whites in Noxubee gave 96.6% of the county's vote to Republican Barry Goldwater — a margin no candidate of either party has surpassed in any county in any subsequent presidential election. Goldwater received 1,980 votes to incumbent Lyndon B. Johnson's 70.

Law enforcement
The Noxubee County Sheriff's Department has been embroiled in controversies related to covering up rape and abuse at its facilities. In 2023, former sheriff Terry Grassaree faced criminal charges for his involvement in rape cases.

In 2023, The New York Times and the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting at Mississippi Today uncovered gross mismanagement at the Noxubee County jail, enabling male inmates to rape and abuse female inmates.

Education
Public elementary and secondary education is administered by the Noxubee County School District, which includes the entire county.

Noxubee County is within the service area of the East Mississippi Community College system. The system offers classes in the Macon Extension at Noxubee County High School in Macon.

At one time, many more schools existed within the county. In the early 20th century, 19 of these were consolidated into two districts consisting of six schools, which were Salem, Lynn Creek, Center Point, Cliftonville, Cooksville-Paulette, Mashulaville, and Brooksville. The old Salem School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The Noxubee County Agricultural School at Mashulaville opened in 1910 and included a 40-acre farm and provided living arrangements for up to 40 boarding students.

The public school population is 1% White, compared to 27% of the county population. Central Academy in Macon, which was founded in 1968 as a segregation academy, closed in 2017. In 1982, private deals that had been made between board members to use public funds to aid Central Academy became public. As a result, the NAACP called for the resignation of all Noxubee county school board members who had knowledge of the board's aid to Central Academy, which at the time did not enroll any black students.

United States v. Ike Brown
In 2005, the U.S. Department of Justice began an investigation and the following year filed suit under the Voting Rights Act alleging that the chairman of the Noxubee County Democratic Party, Ike Brown, had conspired to orchestrate "relentless racial discrimination" against White voters.

The court ruled that Brown, in conjunction with the Noxubee Democratic Executive Committee, had "manipulated the political process in ways specifically intended and designed to impair and impede participation of White voters and to dilute their votes". This was the first time the Voting Rights Act of 1965 had been used to allege discrimination against Whites.

City

 * Macon

Towns

 * Brooksville
 * Shuqualak

Unincorporated communities

 * Bigbee Valley
 * Deerbrook
 * Gholson
 * Mashulaville

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Thanks for your comments in the edit history. I'm not a local so forgive me if I missed the significance of the signpost! As a reader I didn't feel like it was telling me anything that the text didn't say already, just that three particular walking routes all pass through the village. That the photo is cropped with only trees behind it doesn't show me anything about Yiewsley.

The war memorial didn't seem like it was adding an awful lot either, balanced against image space being at a premium. Many towns and villages have a memorial, and they all look much the same. But I'll add it back now that there's more room for images in the article. --Lord Belbury (talk) 08:35, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

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