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Groton, New Hampshire

Groton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 569 at the 2020 census.

History
It was originally named "Cockermouth" in honor of Charles Wyndham, Baron Cockermouth and Earl of Egremont, who was Great Britain's Secretary of State for the Southern Department from 1761 to 1763. Due to non-settlement the land was regranted in 1766, then renewed in 1772. In 1796, one of the later grantees, Samuel Blood, succeeded in renaming the town after his hometown, Groton, Massachusetts.

Groton's surface is uneven, although farmers found the soil arable for growing corn and potatoes. A branch of the Baker River in the north, together with several small streams feeding Newfound Lake in the south, provided water power for mills. By 1859, when the population was 776, there were ten sawmills, two gristmills, and a shingle and clapboard manufacturer. Although not open to the public, the Palermo Mine in North Groton is noted for its minerals.

On August 4, 2009, Groton approved siting a wind farm in the town. The wind farm was built by Iberdrola Renewables.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 105.6 km2, of which approximately 105.4 km2 are land and 0.2 km2 are water, comprising 0.16% of the town. The highest point in Groton is the summit of Tenney Mountain, at 2350 ft above sea level. The Cockermouth River, a tributary of Newfound Lake, flows from west to east across the center of the town. Groton lies fully within the Merrimack River watershed.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 456 people, 175 households, and 127 families residing in the town. The population density was 11.2 PD/sqmi. There were 342 housing units at an average density of 8.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.81% White, 0.22% Native American, 0.88% Asian, and 1.10% from two or more races.

There were 175 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a single female head of household, and 27.4% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,083, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $28,906 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,680. About 6.7% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 22.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Groton is within the Newfound Area School District. The district's secondary schools are Newfound Memorial Middle School, and Newfound Regional High School in Bristol.

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Haverhill, New Hampshire

Haverhill is a town and the seat of Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,585 at the 2020 census. Haverhill includes the villages of Woodsville, Pike, and North Haverhill, the historic town center at Haverhill Corner, and the district of Mountain Lakes. Located here are Bedell Bridge State Park, Black Mountain State Forest, Kinder Memorial Forest, and Oliverian Valley Wildlife Preserve. It is home to the annual North Haverhill Fair, and to a branch of the New Hampshire Community Technical Colleges.

History
Settled by citizens from Haverhill, Massachusetts, the town was first known as "Lower Cohos". This Lower Cohos name is derived from the original Abenaki people who had a base for agriculture here. It was incorporated in 1763 by colonial Governor Benning Wentworth, and in 1773 became the county seat of Grafton County. Haverhill was the terminus of the old Province Road, which connected the northern and western settlements with the seacoast. By 1859, when the town had 2,405 inhabitants, industries included three gristmills, twelve sawmills, a paper mill, a large tannery, a carriage manufacturer, an iron foundry, seven shoe factories, a printing office, and several mechanic shops. The town is home to the oldest documented covered bridge in the country still standing—the Haverhill–Bath Bridge, built in 1829.

The village of Woodsville, named for John L. Woods of Wells River, Vermont, was once an important railroad center. Woods operated a sawmill on the Ammonoosuc River, and developed a railroad supply enterprise following the establishment of the Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad. The village of Pike was settled by future employees of the Pike Manufacturing Company, which was once the world's leading manufacturer of whetstones.

While the village of Haverhill Corner was historically considered to be the primary settlement in town, the town's municipal offices are currently located in the village of North Haverhill, with Grafton County's offices and courthouse located just two miles farther north along Route 10. The county seat offices were located in Woodsville until 1972, when the administrative offices relocated to rural land halfway between Woodsville and North Haverhill.

The village of Woodsville is now the commercial center of Haverhill and its smaller surrounding towns, including several in Vermont. Woodsville is home to the town's supermarkets, pharmacies, banks (including the headquarters of the regional Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank), state liquor store, and most of its restaurants and chain stores, although a few are located in North Haverhill. The town's elementary and high schools, along with Cottage Hospital, a critical-access hospital serving the area, are all located in Woodsville.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 135.6 sqkm, of which 132.1 sqkm are land and 3.5 sqkm are water, comprising 2.62% of the town. Bounded on the west by the Connecticut River, which forms the state border with Vermont, Haverhill is drained by the Ammonoosuc River, in addition to Oliverian Brook and Clark Brook. Haverhill lies fully within the Connecticut River watershed.

The highest point in Haverhill, at 2320 ft above sea level, is on the western slope of Black Mountain, whose 2830 ft summit is in the neighboring town of Benton.

The town is served by six state-maintained routes. New Hampshire Route 10 is the main north–south highway through Haverhill, paralleling the Connecticut River. U.S. Route 302 enters from Vermont and passes east–west through Woodsville in the northern part of town, joining with Route 10 to head northeast to Bath and Littleton. New Hampshire Route 25 enters Haverhill from Piermont while co-signed with Route 10, splitting off by itself to the southeast in Haverhill Corner. New Hampshire Route 116 has its southern terminus at Route 10 in North Haverhill, and New Hampshire Route 135 has its southern terminus at Route 10 just south of Woodsville. A very short section of New Hampshire Route 112 passes through the northeastern part of town. Haverhill also has easy access to U.S. Route 5 via bridges in North Haverhill and Woodsville.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,697 people, 1,928 households, and 1,208 families residing in the town. There were 2,379 housing units, of which 451, or 19.0%, were vacant. 294 of the vacant units were for seasonal or recreational use. The racial makeup of the town was 96.7% white, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.3% some other race, and 1.2% from two or more races. 1.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,928 households, 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were headed by married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29, and the average family size was 2.80.

In the town, 19.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.4% were from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

For the period 2011–2015, the estimated median annual income for a household was $48,405, and the median income for a family was $56,100. Male full-time workers had a median income of $42,363 versus $33,150 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,493. 15.1% of the population and 9.9% of families were below the poverty line. 26.7% of the population under the age of 18 and 5.3% of those 65 or older were living in poverty.

Sites of interest

 * Bedell Bridge State Park
 * Haverhill-Bath Covered Bridge (1829)
 * Haverhill Historical Society & Museum
 * Museum of American Weather
 * Oliverian School
 * Clement Farm Disc Golf Course

Notable people

 * George Barstow (1824–1883), California politician
 * Samuel Brooks (c. 1793–1849), merchant, politician in Lower Canada
 * Noah Davis (1818–1902), U.S. congressman
 * Henry W. Keyes (1863–1938), 56th governor of New Hampshire
 * Ebenezer Mackintosh (1737–1816), leader in Boston Stamp Act riots
 * Thomas Leverett Nelson (1827–1897), judge
 * John Page (1787–1865), governor of New Hampshire, U.S. senator
 * John A. Page (1814–1891), son of Governor and Senator John Page, Vermont State Treasurer
 * Chad Paronto (born 1975), relief pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, and Houston Astros
 * Jonathan H. Rowell (1833–1908), U.S. congressman from Illinois
 * Bob Smith (1931–2013), pitcher with the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Detroit Tigers
 * Mark Steyn (born 1959), writer, political commentator
 * Frank Stoddard, crew chief with NASCAR

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Mantachie, Mississippi

Mantachie is a town in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,121 in the 2020 census. It is located 14 mi northeast of Tupelo at the intersection of Mississippi Highways 363 and 371 and 5 mi north of Interstate 22.

History
The town began as a crossroads store owned and operated by Woods Pearce. Near Mantachie on the old Jacinto Road was the largest Chickasaw village in this section of the state. Mantachie was named for one of the Chickasaw chiefs, Man-ta-chee. Most of the Chickasaws left the village after the Treaty of Pontotoc Creek was signed in 1832.

Geography
Mantachie is located in western Itawamba County. Mantachie Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Tombigbee River, runs past the west side of the town.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mantachie has a total area of 10.2 km2, of which 0.03 sqkm, or 0.29%, are water.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,121 people, 652 households, and 345 families residing in the town.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,144 people, 511 households, and 319 families residing in the town. The population density was 290 PD/sqmi. There were 564 housing units at an average density of 120 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 96.6% White, 2.2% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.0 from other races, and 0.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population.

There were 321 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals which were 31.1% under 18 and 12.7% 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 23.9% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.8 years. Male Population: 536 (46.9%) Female Population: 608 (53.1%) The median income for a household in the town was $41,994, and the median income for a family was $50,046. about 11.6% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line

Education
Mantachie is served by the Itawamba County School District. Mantachie Elementary School serves grades K-6, Mantachie Junior High serves grades 7 and 8, and Mantachie High School serves grades 9-12. The Mantachie Schools are rated as "B" schools by the Mississippi Department of Education.

The Mantachie Schools' nickname is the mustang. Its logo is similar to that of the SMU mascot. The school colors are royal blue and gold. The Mustangs field athletic teams in football, cross country, slow pitch and fast pitch softball, basketball, baseball, track, bowling, and archery (the last of which has won state championships from 2014–17).

Notable people

 * Randy Boyd, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
 * Jerry Wilburn, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1964 to 1980

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Hebron, New Hampshire

Hebron is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 632 at the 2020 census. Settlements include the town center and the village of East Hebron.

History
First settled in 1765, Hebron was incorporated in 1792 from a portion of the extinct township of Cockermouth (now Groton), combined with a portion of what was then called West Plymouth. Most early settlers arrived from New England towns, with no known first-generation emigrants from Europe. The surface was rough, the soil rather stubborn; nevertheless, farming was the primary occupation. Other industries developed after the Mayhew Turnpike was built in 1803, connecting northern towns and lumber harvesting with southern cities and mills. In 1859 the population was 565, when Hebron contained one store and a tannery. By the 1920s, tourism developed into a major occupation, including summer lodges and winter skiing.

Geography
Hebron sits at the north end of Newfound Lake, the fourth-largest lake in New Hampshire. The Cockermouth River, the primary feeder to the lake, enters the town from Groton to the west and passes the town center before entering the lake. Hebron lies fully within the Merrimack River watershed. The highest point in Hebron is a knob with an elevation of 2240 ft above sea level just south of the summit of Tenney Mountain, near the town's northernmost point.

The town center, Hebron village, is located near the northwestern corner of Newfound Lake, at the intersection of North Shore Road, West Shore Road, and Groton Road. New Hampshire Route 3A passes through the eastern part of town, following the east shore of Newfound Lake. The village of East Hebron is located near the northeastern end of the lake, close to the intersection of Route 3A with North Shore Road.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 49.9 sqkm, of which 44.0 sqkm are land and 5.8 sqkm are water, comprising 11.70% of the town.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 459 people, 206 households, and 146 families residing in the town. The population density was 27.3 PD/sqmi. There were 517 housing units at an average density of 30.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 95.86% White, 0.44% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 1.74% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races.

There were 206 households, out of which 20.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.60.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 16.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 18.7% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 28.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,639, and the median income for a family was $54,688. Males had a median income of $37,857 versus $30,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $30,196. About 2.6% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education
The town is within the Newfound Area School District. Bridgewater-Hebron Village School is in Bridgewater. The district's secondary schools are Newfound Memorial Middle School, and Newfound Regional High School in Bristol.

Notable people

 * John Ball (1794–1884), teacher, attorney, politician
 * Nathaniel S. Berry (1796–1894), governor of New Hampshire during the Civil War
 * John Ordway (1775–1817), sergeant in the Corps of Discovery, helped lead the Lewis and Clark Expedition
 * Austin F. Pike (1819–1886), congressman, senator

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Pascagoula, Mississippi

Pascagoula is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is the principal city of the Pascagoula metropolitan area, and is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi–Pascagoula Combined Statistical Area and the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area. The population was 22,392 at the 2010 census, down from 26,200 at the 2000 census. In 2019 the population was 21,699. It is the county seat of Jackson County.

The city is served by three airports: Mobile Regional Airport, 34 mi to the northeast in Alabama; Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, about 40 mi west of Pascagoula; and the Trent Lott International Airport, 9 mi to the north in Jackson County.

Early history

The name Pascagoula, which means "bread eater", is taken from the Pascagoula, a group of Native Americans found in villages along the Pascagoula River some distance above its mouth. Hernando de Soto seems to have made the first contact with them in the 1540s, though little is known of that encounter. Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, founder of the colony of Louisiana, left a more detailed account from an expedition of this region in 1700.

The first detailed account comes from Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, younger brother of Iberville, whom the Pascagoula visited at Fort Maurepas in present-day Ocean Springs, shortly after it was settled and while the older brother was away in France. There are few details that are certain about these people, except that their language seemed not to have shared an etymological root with the larger native groups to the north, the Choctaw particularly, who speak a Muskogean language. There has been speculation that their language may be related to Biloxi. The Biloxi people spoke a now extinct Siouan language, which is related to the languages spoken by the Sioux, Crow, and Ho-Chunk.

The territory of the Biloxi people seems to have ranged from the areas of what are now called Biloxi Bay to Bayou La Batre (Alabama) and 25 mi up the Pascagoula River, and the Pascagoula people's territory seems to have ranged between some distance north of there to the confluence of the Leaf and Chickasawhay rivers. However, the Pascagoula language is completely undocumented – thus, genealogical affiliations from other authors are speculation.

The first European settlers of Pascagoula were Jean Baptiste Baudreau Dit Graveline, Joseph Simon De La Pointe and his aunt, Madame Chaumont.

Modern history
The region changed hands over the next century, being occupied variously by the English, French, and Spanish until well after the American Revolutionary War. It came into the permanent possession of the United States in 1812 when it was added to the Mississippi Territory. At one point, for 74 days in 1810, Pascagoula was a part of what was known as the Republic of West Florida. Pascagoula was incorporated as a village in 1892. It obtained city status in 1901. Today's downtown Pascagoula used to be the town of Scranton, Mississippi, incorporated in 1870. The two towns merged in 1904 by Governor's proclamation and in 1912 by Mississippi legislative act.

In October 1973, an alleged unidentified flying object sighting and alien abduction is said to have occurred when co-workers Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker claimed they were abducted by aliens while fishing near Pascagoula. The incident, Pascagoula Abduction, earned substantial mass media attention. In June 2019, Pascagoula placed a historical marker near the alleged abduction site.

Hurricane Katrina

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's 20 ft storm surge devastated Pascagoula, much like Biloxi and Gulfport and the rest of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Katrina came ashore during the high tide of 6:12 AM, 2.1 ft more. Nearly 92% of Pascagoula was flooded. Most homes along Beach Boulevard were destroyed, and FEMA trailers became an omnipresent sight.

Due to the media focus on the plight of New Orleans and Biloxi-Gulfport in the aftermath of Katrina, many Pascagoula citizens have expressed feeling neglected or even forgotten following the storm. Most Pascagoula residents did not possess flood insurance, and many were required to put their homes on pilings before being given a permit to rebuild. TITANTubes, sometimes referred to as geotubes, were installed under the beach to serve as low-profile dune cores to protect the evacuation route.

United States Navy officials announced that two Arleigh Burke-class destroyer guided missile destroyers that were under construction at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems in Pascagoula had been damaged by the storm, as well as the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD-8).

Hurricane Katrina damaged over forty Mississippi libraries, flooding the Pascagoula Public Library's first floor and causing mold in the building.

Points of interest
The United States post office in Pascagoula contains a mural, Legend of the Singing River, painted in 1939 by Lorin Thompson. Murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the Section of Painting and Sculpture, later called the Section of Fine Arts, of the Treasury Department. The mural was restored in the 1960s as the building became the Pascagoula Public Library. The building was damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the mural was placed in storage. In 2010, it was re-installed at the new Pascagoula post office on Jackson Avenue.

Pascagoula is the home of the Old Spanish Fort, the oldest building in the Mississippi Valley. It was built sometime in the 1750s.

Geography
Pascagoula is located along Mississippi Sound, on the east side of the mouth of the Pascagoula River. It is bordered to the north by Moss Point and to the west, across the Pascagoula River, by Gautier. The city has a total area of 63.4 km2, of which 39.8 km2 are land and 23.6 km2, or 37.25%, are water.

U.S. Route 90 (Denny Avenue) passes through the city, leading northeast 16 mi to Grand Bay, Alabama, and west 21 mi to Biloxi. Mississippi Highway 613 (Telephone Road) leads north from US-90 into Moss Point and 5 mi to Interstate 10.

Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Pascagoula has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Pascagoula was 106 F on August 26, 2023, while the coldest temperature recorded was 16 F on January 30, 2014.

2020 census
In the 2020 United States census, there were 22,010 people, 8,415 households, and 4,865 families residing in the city.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 26,200 people, 9,878 households, and 6,726 families living in the city. The population density was 1,726.4 PD/sqmi. There were 10,931 housing units at an average density of 720.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 67.15% White, 28.97% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.67% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.89% of the population.

There were 9,878 households, of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 18.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% 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 3.05.

In the city, the population was 26.9% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $32,042, and the median income for a family was $39,044. Males had a median income of $30,313 versus $22,594 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,891. About 18.1% of families and 20.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.4% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.

According to census 2010, Pascagoula has the highest percentage of Puerto Ricans in Mississippi. Puerto Ricans make up nearly 5% of the city.

Economy
Pascagoula is a major industrial city of Mississippi, on the Gulf Coast. Prior to World War II, the town was a sleepy fishing village of about 5,000. The population skyrocketed with the war-driven shipbuilding industry. The city's population seemed to peak in the late 1970s and early 1980s as Cold War defense spending was at its height. Pascagoula experienced some new growth and development in the years before Hurricane Katrina.

Today, Pascagoula is home to the state's largest private, single-site employer, Ingalls Shipbuilding, owned by Huntington Ingalls Industries. Other major industries include the largest Chevron refinery in the world; Rolls-Royce Naval Marine, specializing in U.S. Navy ship propulsion; and First Chemical/Chemours.

Naval Station Pascagoula was located on Singing River Island and was homeport to several Navy warships, as well as a large Coast Guard contingent. Naval Station Pascagoula was decommissioned as part of the 2005 BRAC recommendations and ceased operations in 2006.

Education
The Pascagoula-Gautier School District serves Pascagoula. Resurrection Catholic School is a parochial school for grades PK3-12, established in 1882.

Notable people

 * Brent Anderson, country music singer
 * Vick Ballard, NFL player
 * Earl Blair, Canadian Football League player
 * George Blair, NFL player
 * Steve Bowman, NFL player
 * Isaac Brown, Wichita State University Basketball Coach
 * Terrell Buckley, NFL player
 * Jimmy Buffett, musician, songwriter, author, actor, and businessman; born here
 * Joey Butler, MLB player
 * William Colmer, US Congressman
 * Chuck Commiskey, NFL player
 * Fred Cook, professional football player
 * Tony Dees, Olympic silver medalist in 1992 olympics
 * Uncle Elmer (real name: Stan Frazier), former professional wrestler
 * Senquez Golson, NFL player
 * Litterial Green, NBA player
 * Ira B. Harkey Jr., editor and publisher of Pascagoula Chronicle; won Pulitzer Prize for courageous editorials devoted to processes of law and reason during integration crisis in Mississippi in 1962
 * Antonio Harvey, NBA forward
 * Richard Harvey, NFL player
 * Dr. Calvin Huey, Chemist, businessman, first African-American football player at Navy.
 * Sam Leslie, former Major League Baseball player (New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers) and Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame member
 * Trent Lott, US Senator
 * Aubrey Matthews, NFL player
 * Shane Matthews, NFL player
 * Fishbait Miller, Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives
 * Jennifer Palmieri, Politician
 * Clyde Powers, NFL player
 * Carl Tart, comedian/podcaster
 * Channing Tatum, Actor
 * Kim Seaman, former professional baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals)
 * Toni Seawright, first African American Miss Mississippi
 * Charles Sellier Jr., television and film producer, including The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
 * Tony Sipp, Major League Baseball player
 * Judson Spence, musician, singer, songwriter
 * Diron Talbert, NFL player
 * Lynn Thomas, NFL player for San Francisco 49ers
 * Sarah Thomas, first female NFL official
 * Harry "The Hat" Walker, Major League Baseball player
 * Otis Wonsley, NFL player

Sister city

 * 🇺🇸 – Chico, California (U.S.) 2005

In popular culture

 * Pascagoula is the setting for Ray Stevens's novelty song "Mississippi Squirrel Revival".
 * Jimmy Buffett wrote a song called "The Pascagoula Run".
 * Pascagoula is also home to the Mississippi's "Phantom Barber" where a man would run around cutting women's lock of hair at night.
 * There have been several free concerts held in Pascagoula by famous musicians including Charlie Daniels Band (2006), Blake Shelton (2007), and Jimmy Buffett (2015)
 * Pascagoula, along with several other Mississippi gulf coast cities, participates in hosting the "Crusin' The Coast" car show every year which was named America's best car show in 2020 by USA Today.

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Vancleave, Mississippi

Vancleave is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,886 at the 2010 census, up from 4,910 at the 2000 census.

Geography
Vancleave occupies a large portion of central Jackson County; according to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 114.3 km2, of which 111.8 km2 are land and 2.5 km2, or 2.21%, are water. The original hamlet of Vancleave is along Mississippi Highway 57 on high ground north of the valley of Bluff Creek. The CDP limits extend north as far as Mississippi Highway 614 (Wade–Vancleave Road), east to the Pascagoula River and Ward Bayou, and south to the Gautier city line at the mouth of Bluff Creek. The western boundary is formed mainly by Bluff Creek and Highway 57. Vancleave is 18 mi northwest of Pascagoula, the Jackson county seat, and 19 mi northeast of Biloxi.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,592 people, 1,785 households, and 1,224 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,910 people, 1,624 households, and 1,354 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 113.1 PD/sqmi. There were 1,764 housing units at an average density of 40.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.20% White, 6.74% African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population.

There were 1,624 households, out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $39,034, and the median income for a family was $41,426. Males had a median income of $36,135 versus $21,078 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,349. About 9.6% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.8% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

Fire department
The Central Jackson County Fire Department provides fire protection for the community.

Law enforcement
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement services for the community.

Education
Vancleave is served by the Jackson County School District. It includes two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Vancleave is also home to a branch of the Jackson-George Regional Library, located at 12604 Highway 57.

Elementary schools

 * Vancleave Lower Elementary School
 * Vancleave Upper Elementary School

Middle school

 * Vancleave Middle School

High school

 * Vancleave High School

Notable people

 * Elley Duhé, pop music singer-songwriter.
 * Paul Overstreet, Nashville singer-songwriter (of such songs as "Diggin' Up Bones")
 * Jacob L. Reddix (1897–1973), educator, university president
 * Mike Seymour, member of the Mississippi State Senate
 * Chris White, football linebacker with the New England Patriots.

title: Vancleave, Mississippi


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Wade, Mississippi

Wade is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,074 at the 2010 census, up from 491 at the 2000 census.

Geography
Wade is located in northeastern Jackson County at 30.64194°N, -88.55111°W (30.641942, -88.551069), around the intersection of Mississippi Highway 63 and Mississippi Highway 614. Highway 63 leads north 21 mi to Lucedale and south 22 mi to Pascagoula, the Jackson county seat. Highway 614 leads east 5 mi to Hurley and west 10 mi to Mississippi Highway 57 north of Vancleave.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Wade CDP has a total area of 16.0 km2, of which 0.07 km2, or 0.44%, are water.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 996 people, 483 households, and 288 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census
At the 2000 census, there were 491 people, 169 households and 147 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 112.6 PD/sqmi. There were 174 housing units at an average density of 39.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.95% White, 1.02% African American, 0.20% Asian, 0.81% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.

There were 169 households, of which 45.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.3% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.0% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.15.

29.3% of the populationwere under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males.

The median household income was $50,972 and the median family income was $60,982. Males had a median income of $45,673 compared with $23,000 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,993. About 4.5% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Wade is served by the Jackson County School District. It includes two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Students in Wade attend schools in Hurley, Mississippi.

Elementary schools

 * East Central Lower Elementary School
 * East Central Upper Elementary School

Middle school

 * East Central Middle School

High school

 * East Central High School

Notable people

 * The band Taylor Red, formerly known as the Red Roots, was formed here consisting of sisters Nika, Natalie, and Nicole Taylor
 * Terry Wells, former National Football League running back

title: Wade, Mississippi


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Heidelberg, Mississippi

Heidelberg is a town in Jasper County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 718 at the 2010 census, down from 840 at the 2000 census.

Geography
Heidelberg is located in southeastern Jasper County at 31.89111°N, -88.99083°W (31.891249, -88.990952). The town limits extend northwest to encompass Exit 113 on Interstate 59. U.S. Route 11, running parallel to I-59, crosses the southeastern corner of the town. Both highways lead northeast 40 mi to Meridian and southwest 16 mi to Laurel.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Heidelberg has a total area of 13.3 km2, of which 0.05 sqkm, or 0.38%, are water. Beaver Creek, a tributary of Bogue Homo, runs through the town. Via Bogue Homo, the town is part of the Leaf River and thence the Pascagoula River watershed.

The area around Heidelberg has abundant natural resources, including nearby oil and gas reserves. Jasper County is the highest producer of oil in Mississippi.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 637 people, 269 households, and 220 families residing in the town.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 840 people, 320 households, and 224 families residing in the town. The population density was 164.3 PD/sqmi. There were 359 housing units at an average density of 70.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 73.33% African American, 26.31% White and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.

There were 320 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were married couples living together, 25.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $21,063, and the median income for a family was $27,768. Males had a median income of $25,982 versus $16,667 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,555. About 23.0% of families and 25.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.9% of those under age 18 and 25.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Heidelberg is served by the East Jasper School District.

 * Heidelberg High School
 * Heidelberg Junior High School
 * The New William J. Berry Elementary School

Defunct school

 * Heidelberg Academy (1971–2016). It closed its doors after the 2015-2016 year due to financial difficulties. Former students' school records are stored at Sylva-Bay Academy, 24 mi to the west in Bay Springs.

Notable people

 * Hamp King, State Auditor of Mississippi from 1964 to 1984
 * E. Wilson Lyon, sixth president of Pomona College
 * Freddie Parker, former running back in the National Football League
 * Dennis Thomas, inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame, former college football head coach (South Carolina State), and former MEAC commissioner

title: Heidelberg, Mississippi


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Holderness, New Hampshire

Holderness is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,004 at the 2020 census. An agricultural and resort area, Holderness is home to the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center and is located on Squam Lake. Holderness is also home to Holderness School, a co-educational college-preparatory boarding school.

History
The Squam Lakes were a trade route for Abenaki Indians and early European settlers, who traveled the Squam River to the Pemigewasset River, then to the Merrimack River and seacoast. In 1751, Thomas Shepard submitted a petition on behalf of 64 grantees to colonial Governor Benning Wentworth for 6 miles square on the Pemigewasset River. The governing council accepted, and the town was named after Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness. The French and Indian War, however, prevented settlement until after the 1759 Fall of Quebec. The land was regranted as "New Holderness" in 1761 to a group of New England families, and first settled in 1763. As proprietor of half the town, Samuel Livermore intended to create at New Holderness a great estate patterned after those of the English countryside. By 1790, the town had 329 residents, and in 1816, "New" was dropped from its name.

Holderness became a farming and fishing community, except for the "business or flat iron area" located on the Squam River, which has falls that drop about 112 ft before meeting the Pemigewasset River. With water power to operate mills, the southwestern corner of town developed into an industrial center, to which the Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad entered in 1849. But the mill village would be at odds with the agricultural community, especially when denied civic amenities including gaslights and sidewalks. Consequently, in 1868, it was set off as Ashland.

Tourists in the 19th century discovered the region's scenic mountains and lakes. Before the age of automobiles, they would depart the train in Ashland and board a steamer, which traveled up the Squam River to rustic fishing camps or hillside hotels beside Squam Lake. Today, Holderness remains a popular resort area, where in 1981 the movie On Golden Pond was filmed.

In 1924, pioneer ornithologist Katharine (Clark) Harding Day studied a breeding population of the veery (Catharus fuscescens) in Holderness.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 92.5 km2, of which 78.6 km2 are land and 13.9 km2 are water, comprising 15.05% of the town. Bounded on the northwest by the Pemigewasset River, Holderness is drained by Owl Brook and the Squam River. Part of Squam Lake is in the east, and Little Squam Lake is in the center. Mount Prospect, with an elevation of 2064 ft above sea level, is in the north. The highest point in Holderness is Mount Webster in the northeast part of the town, elevation 2076 ft and part of the Squam Range. Via the Pemigewasset River, Holderness lies fully within the Merrimack River watershed.

The town is served by U.S. Route 3 and state routes 25, 113 and 175.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,930 people, 768 households, and 546 families residing in the town. The population density was 63.5 PD/sqmi. There were 1,208 housing units at an average density of 39.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.88% White, 0.47% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.

There were 768 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 31.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,895, and the median income for a family was $55,526. Males had a median income of $36,500 versus $26,116 for females. The per capita income for the town was $27,825. About 2.8% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

Town government
Holderness is governed in the traditional New England style, with a five-member board of selectmen as its executive branch, and the traditional town meeting as its legislative branch. Municipal elections and town meetings are customarily held in March.

Notable people

 * George Butler (1943–2021), documentary filmmaker (Pumping Iron, The Endurance)
 * Moses Cheney (1793–1875), abolitionist, conductor on Underground Railroad
 * Oren B. Cheney (1816–1903), founder of Bates College
 * Arthur Livermore (1766–1853), US congressman
 * Samuel Livermore (1732–1803), US senator
 * Hercules Mooney (1715–1800), officer in the Continental Army
 * Lorenzo L. Shaw (1828–1907), mill owner
 * May Rogers Webster (1873–1938), naturalist, founded Lost River Conservation Camp near her summer home in Holderness

Sites of interest
The town has multiple properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

 * Boulderwood, a private summer camp
 * Burleigh Brae and Webster Boathouse
 * Camp Carnes, a private summer camp
 * Camp Ossipee, a private summer camp
 * Chapel of the Holy Cross
 * Chocorua Island Chapel
 * Holderness Free Library
 * Holderness Inn
 * North Holderness Freewill Baptist Church–Holderness Historical Society Building
 * Rockywold–Deephaven Camps
 * Shepard Hill Historic District
 * Trinity Church
 * True Farm
 * Watch Rock Camp, a private summer camp
 * Webster Estate

title: Holderness, New Hampshire


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Abbeville, Mississippi

Abbeville is a town in Lafayette County, Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 372.

History
Abbeville was originally settled by pioneers from Abbeville, South Carolina in the 1830s. They lived in apparent peace with the local Chickasaw Indians, whose Chief Toby owned and operated a ferry along the Memphis-Oxford trade route.

During the American Civil War, Abbeville was almost destroyed in the Vicksburg Campaign.

Abbeville post office was established on September 28, 1843, with John B. Davis as the first postmaster.

In 1950 Abbeville had a population of 275.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.5 sqmi, all land.

Highways

 * [[Image:Circle sign 7.svg|20px]] Mississippi Highway 7

Railroads

 * Mississippi Central Railroad

Demographics
As of the 2020 census, the population is 372 people and 170 housing units, which is down from 2010 with 419 people.

The racial and ethnic makeup of the town was 85.2% non-Hispanic White, 10.4% African American, 3.4% reporting from two or more races with 1.8% of the population Hispanic or Latino.

Education
The Town of Abbeville is served by the Lafayette County School District.

The University of Mississippi also owns and operates the University of Mississippi Field Station, which is located in Abbeville. It is a natural laboratory used to study, research and teach about sustainable freshwater ecosystems.

Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Abbeville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Notable people

 * Carl Craig, state auditor of Mississippi from 1936 to 1940 and from 1948 to 1952 and Mississippi state tax collector from 1940 to 1948
 * Jennifer Gillom, former WNBA player
 * Peggie Gillom-Granderson, former player in the Women's Professional Basketball League
 * L. C. Gordon, first African-American basketball player for the Oklahoma State Cowboys
 * Stan Kesler, musician, songwriter, producer
 * Shelby McEwen, track and field athlete who competed in the high jump in the 2020 Summer Olympics
 * Alexander Preston Shaw, bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Church
 * Gerald Vaughn, former Canadian Football League defensive back
 * Henry Woods, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas from 1980 to 2002

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West Hattiesburg, Mississippi

West Hattiesburg is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Lamar County, Mississippi, west of the city of Hattiesburg and east of the community of Oak Grove. It is part of the Hattiesburg metropolitan area. It had a decline in population from 6,305 at the 2000 census to 5,909 at the 2010 census.

Geography
West Hattiesburg is in northeastern Lamar County and is bordered to the north, east, and south by the city of Hattiesburg. The area of West Hattiesburg dropped from 7.2 sqmi at the 2000 census to 6.45 sqkm as of 2019, primarily due to annexation of land by the city of Hattiesburg. Of the CDP's area in 2019, 0.2 sqkm, or 0.31%, are water. Lairds Lake is the main water body in the community.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,006 people, 2,387 households, and 1,478 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,305 people, 4,464 households, and 2,601 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 892.0 PD/sqmi. There were 2,633 housing units at an average density of 372.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 74.88% White, 22.11% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.63% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.38% of the population.

There were 2,464 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 15.7% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,663, and the median income for a family was $68,287. Males had a median income of $49,552 versus $43,873 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $38,988. None of the families and none of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Incorporation
A movement for incorporation has been attempted repeatedly over the years, but the courts have never ruled on the substance of it. The issues involve getting articles of incorporation which all would agree to, as well as who wants incorporation (who will profit, who will end up paying more in taxes).

Proponents say incorporation will benefit all residents, but the opposition says it will only benefit the persons who hold that property which is yet to be fully developed within the real estate market over the next few years. Another argument against incorporation is that the proposal and its budget outline didn't fully account for the additional expenditures and costs of running the new city. Proponents counter that the overall cost will be lower, because of a more distributed risk amongst homeowners, who would essentially bear about 80% of the additional taxes to support this city.

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com has extensive archives about this issue, including opinion columns authored by the actual people engaged in the debate both pro and con. It is a good case study in local politics.

Origins of "West Hattiesburg"
West Hattiesburg was a rarely used term by residents, and was first popularized by out of towners who saw the area listed on Google Maps with that name, with the original source of the name from the U.S. Census Bureau. Residents of the area are gradually picking up the term.

West Hattiesburg should not be confused with Oak Grove, which is directly to the west but considered its own area. This can be complicated because public school students in West Hattiesburg are still enrolled in Oak Grove’s school system.

Roads
Two major highways pass near West Hattiesburg. Interstate 59 forms the eastern border of the community, and U.S. Highway 98 passes just north of the current CDP, through land annexed by the city of Hattiesburg. Due to recent population growth and migration the area (and Lamar County) the traffic has gotten worse on Highway 98, which has led to Highway 98 being widened from 4 to 6 lanes and recently 4 to 8 lanes (only near Interstate 59) in the area. Three major roads parallel U.S. Highway 98 (4th Street, Oak Grove Road, and Lincoln Road) have also been victim to large inflows of traffic due to the large amount of motorists trying to avoid major traffic on 98.

Education
The Lamar County School District serves West Hattiesburg via neighboring Oak Grove's school system. There have been calls, however, for the district to build West Hattiesburg its own schools due to overpopulation.

High school

 * Oak Grove High School (Grades 9-12)

Middle school

 * Oak Grove Middle School (Grades 6-8)

Elementary schools

 * Oak Grove Upper Elementary School (Grades 4-5)
 * Oak Grove Lower Elementary School (Grades 2-3)
 * Long Leaf Elementary School (Grades K-5)
 * Oak Grove Primary School (Grades K-1)

title: West Hattiesburg, Mississippi


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Landaff, New Hampshire

Landaff is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 446.

History
The name on the town charter is "Llandaff", after the Bishop of Llandaff, chaplain to England's King George III. Originally, however, the land was granted as "Whitcherville" to James Avery and 60 others on January 31, 1764. But those settlers forfeited their grant by failure to comply with the requirements of the charter, so the territory was re-granted to Dartmouth College on January 19, 1770.

Settlements were made under the Dartmouth grant. Roads and a mill were built at the expense of the college, and on November 11, 1774, the town was incorporated. After the Revolutionary War, however, the first grantees successfully claimed that their forfeiture was illegal, so the college had to abandon its title and lose what it had expended in making the settlements.

Landaff was originally much larger than today. It was changed by legislative actions over the years:

 * On July 2, 1845, it gained a small tract from the then-adjoining town of Lincoln.
 * On June 23, 1859, all of Landaff lying northwest of the Ammonoosuc River was annexed to the town of Lisbon.
 * On July 20, 1876, the town was divided, with the eastern half becoming the town of Easton.

The Lisbon Area Historical Society promotes the public's interest in and appreciation for the towns of Lisbon, Landaff and Lyman, and maintains the collection, preservation and cataloging of materials which establish or illustrate the history of the three towns, their indigenous history and heritage, their exploration, settlement and development, as well as their cultural and artistic heritage.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Landaff has a total area of 73.8 km2, of which 73.4 sqkm are land and 0.4 sqkm are water, comprising 0.48% of the town. The highest point in Landaff is the summit of Moody Ledge in the south-central part of town, at 2326 ft above sea level. The Ammonoosuc River defines part of the northwestern boundary of the town, and the Wild Ammonoosuc River flows through the southern part of the town. Landaff lies fully within the Connecticut River watershed.

The southern half of the town is in the White Mountain National Forest, accessible via Cobble Hill Trail and Ore Hill Trail from the north. Natural features of Landaff include many viewsheds, mountain summits, wetlands, undeveloped woodland and farm land. The main bodies of water in town are Chandler Pond, Jericho Pond and Gordon Pond.

Wildlife
Landaff is home to numerous species of wildlife. Black bear, moose, white-tail deer, beaver, eastern turkey, and coyote are among the animals living in the thousands of open acres, as well as ruffed grouse and other upland birds.

Recreation
Outdoor recreational opportunities abound for hunting, fishing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, nature observation and snowmobiling.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 378 people, 154 households, and 107 families residing in the town. The population density was 13.3 PD/sqmi. There were 214 housing units at an average density of 7.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 96.56% White, 0.26% Native American, and 3.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.

There were 154 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $41,964, and the median income for a family was $48,500. Males had a median income of $35,156 versus $23,438 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,033. About 6.9% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

 * Abigail Abbot Bailey (1746–1815), memoirist
 * Harry Chandler (1864–1944), newspaper publisher, real estate investor
 * Mary Noyes Farr (1853–1938), physician, educator, later based South Dakota
 * Samuel H. Roys (1821–1857), Wisconsin politician

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Collinsville, Mississippi

Collinsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,984 at the 2020 census.

Geography
Collinsville is located in northwestern Lauderdale County at 32.48778°N, -88.84417°W (32.487906, -88.844205). Mississippi Highway 19 passes through the community, leading southeast 13 mi to Meridian, the county seat, and northwest 26 mi to Philadelphia.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 37.0 km2, of which 0.07 km2, or 0.18%, are water. The town and Highway 19 lie on a low ridge separating Suqualena Creek to the west and Twitley Branch to the east, both of which are tributaries of Okatibbee Creek and part of the Chickasawhay/Pascagoula River watershed. Okatibbee Dam, forming 5.9 sqmi Okatibbee Lake, is at the eastern edge of the Collinsville CDP.

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,984 people, 724 households, and 503 families residing in the CDP.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,823 people, 701 households, and 541 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 115.7 PD/sqmi. There were 739 housing units at an average density of 46.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.56% White, 12.51% African American, 0.38% Asian, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population.

There were 701 households, out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,476, and the median income for a family was $41,714. Males had a median income of $31,779 versus $21,957 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,184. About 5.4% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 20.5% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

 * Lane Burroughs, college baseball coach
 * Ross A. Collins, congressman from Mississippi
 * Austin Davis, former NFL quarterback
 * Winifred Hamrick Farrar, Mississippi's poet laureate from 1978 to 2010
 * Jennifer Gambatese, actress and singer
 * Jimmy Ruffin, soul and R&B singer

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Nellieburg, Mississippi

Nellieburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,316 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Meridian.

Geography
Nellieburg is bordered to the east by Okatibbee Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Chickasawhay River and part of the Pascagoula River watershed. It is 6 mi northwest of the center of Meridian, the county seat, via Mississippi Highway 19. The highway continues northwest 33 mi to Philadelphia.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Nellieburg CDP has a total area of 18.5 km2, of which 0.1 km2, or 0.53%, are water.

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,316 people, 425 households, and 347 families residing in the CDP.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,354 people, 561 households, and 407 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 103.9 PD/sqmi. There were 580 housing units at an average density of 44.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.19% White, 13.74% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.96% Asian, 0.74% from other races, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population.

There were 561 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,553, and the median income for a family was $48,816. Males had a median income of $35,479 versus $30,972 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,266. About 11.4% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.4% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

title: Nellieburg, Mississippi


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New Hebron, Mississippi

New Hebron is a town in Lawrence County, Mississippi. The population was 447 at the 2010 census.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
At the 2000 census, there were 447 people, 179 households and 124 families residing in the town. The population density was 668.1 PD/sqmi. There were 205 housing units at an average density of 306.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 93.96% White, 5.59% African American, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.34% of the population.

There were 179 households, of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.09.

26.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

The median household income was $32,500 and the median family income was $37,679. Males had a median income of $31,094 and females $24,167. The per capita income was $15,495. About 9.8% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education
The Town of New Hebron is served by the Lawrence County School District.

Religion
New Hebron has three churches: New Hebron Pentecostal Church, New Hebron Baptist Church and New Hebron United Methodist Church.

Notable people

 * Erick Dampier - NBA player for the Dallas Mavericks; played at Lawrence County High School in Monticello and for Mississippi State University.
 * Major Everett - running back in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns and the Atlanta Falcons; played high school American football at New Hebron High School and at Mississippi College.
 * John M. Perkins, Christian minister and civil rights activist

title: New Hebron, Mississippi


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Silver Creek, Mississippi

Silver Creek is a town in Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 210 at the 2010 census. Silver Creek is accessed from U.S. Route 84 and Mississippi Highway 43. The film Jesse James' Women (1954) was filmed in Silver Creek.

History
The area was settled around 1820 by the Kirby, Neal, Longino, Price and Williams families. Originally named "The Hall", it was changed in 1893 to Silver Creek for a nearby stream.

A depot was established in Silver Creek when the Pearl & Leaf Rivers Railroad (later Illinois Central Railroad) was completed in 1903.

In 1993, the Illinois Central Railroad abandoned the former Illinois Central line. The Columbia and Silver Creek Railroad was a shortline railroad that operated between Silver Creek and Columbia until 1992. The Rogers House, south of Silver Creek, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography
Silver Creek is located in eastern Lawrence County at 31.60472°N, -90.00167°W (31.604656, -90.001588). U.S. Route 84 runs along the southern edge of the town, leading southwest 7 mi to Monticello, the county seat, and east 8 mi to Prentiss. Mississippi Highway 43 runs through the center of Silver Creek as Front Street, leading north 9 mi to New Hebron. Highway 43A leads south from Silver Creek 8 mi to Arm.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Silver Creek has a total area of 3.9 km2, all land. The eastern border of the town is a waterway called Silver Creek; it is a south-flowing tributary of the Pearl River.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 209 people, 81 households, and 60 families residing in the town. The population density was 197.0 PD/sqmi. There were 96 housing units at an average density of 90.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 93.30% White, 1.91% African American, 2.87% Asian, and 1.91% from two or more races.

There were 81 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,656, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $29,063 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,507. About 6.2% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 17.1% of those 65 or over.

Education
The town of Silver Creek is served by the Lawrence County School District.

Notable people

 * I.V. Barnes, baseball player with the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro leagues during the 1930s
 * Alice Rose George, writer, poet, curator, photography editor
 * Virgil A. Griffith, justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1928 to 1949
 * Curtis L. Waller, lawyer, politician, and judge

title: Silver Creek, Mississippi


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Lena, Mississippi

Lena is a town in Leake County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 148 at the 2010 census. The center of population of Mississippi is located in Lena.

Geography
Lena is located in southwestern Leake County at 32.58944°N, -89.59472°W (32.589445, -89.594788). It is 10 mi southwest of Carthage, the county seat, and 40 mi northeast from Jackson (straight line).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.3 km2, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 167 people, 77 households, and 48 families residing in the town. The population density was 99.3 PD/sqmi. There were 96 housing units at an average density of 57.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 90.42% White, 8.98% African American, and 0.60% from two or more races.

There were 77 households, out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $45,313. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,197. About 8.9% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

Education
The town is served by the Leake County School District.

Notable people

 * Joseph H. Beeman, member of the United States House of Representatives from 1891 to 1893

title: Lena, Mississippi


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Lebanon, New Hampshire

Lebanon is the only city in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 14,282 at the 2020 census, up from 13,151 at the 2010 census. Lebanon is in western New Hampshire, south of Hanover, near the Connecticut River. It is the home to Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth College's Geisel School of Medicine, together comprising the largest medical facility between Boston, Massachusetts, and Burlington, Vermont.

Lebanon is a core city of the Lebanon–Claremont micropolitan area, comprising four counties in the upper Connecticut River valley, two in New Hampshire and two in Vermont.

History
Lebanon was chartered as a town by colonial governor Benning Wentworth on July 4, 1761, one of 16 along the Connecticut River. It was named for Lebanon, Connecticut, from where many early settlers had come or would come, including the Rev. Eleazar Wheelock, who arrived in 1770 and founded Dartmouth College. Lebanon, Connecticut, was the original home of Moor's Charity School, the antecedent of Dartmouth College.

Early settlement concentrated along the Connecticut River in what is now West Lebanon, and in the Mascoma Lake region near Enfield. In the mid-19th century, a mill district developed at falls on the Mascoma River. Industries included, at various times, furniture mills, a tannery, several machine shops, a woolen textile mill, and a clothing factory. In the mid-19th century, this district attracted many French workers from Canada's Quebec province. This became the center of town, although West Lebanon grew into a railroad hub with a separate identity after lines entered from Boston. This rail center would become known as "Westboro" after two trains collided when West Lebanon was mistaken for Lebanon.

The mill district, like the railroad, declined into the 1950s and 1960s. The town suffered two major fires; the second, in 1964, destroyed a large portion of the old mill district. Reconstruction resulted in a controversial urban renewal project featuring a closed-off district, called The Mall, built to replace the destroyed Hanover Street area. Partly in defiance of economic decline, and partly to counter a movement by West Lebanon to declare itself an independent town, Lebanon re-incorporated as a city in 1958.

The routing of Interstates 89 and 91 through Lebanon and nearby White River Junction, Vermont, in addition to the growth of Dartmouth College, led to the area's economic revival. The former mill town now has a mixed economy based on education, medical services, high-technology and retail. Just south of the village of West Lebanon, a major shopping district has sprung up at the intersection of Route 12A and I-89. Lebanon has undertaken improvements to its recreational facilities, including miles of hiking trails, a municipal ski area, a swimming pool and several sports fields.

In 1991, the Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center, along with most departments of Dartmouth Medical School, moved from Hanover to a new campus just south of the Lebanon-Hanover town line. A number of medical and high-tech firms have located facilities near the medical center campus. TomTom, a leading worldwide developer of mapping databases, has its North American headquarters in Lebanon. Novo Nordisk and Microsoft also have major facilities here.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 106.9 km2, of which 104.4 km2 are land and 2.5 sqkm are water, comprising 2.35% of the city. The western boundary of Lebanon is the Connecticut River, which is also the state boundary with Vermont. The village of West Lebanon occupies the western part of the city, along the Connecticut River. Downtown Lebanon is 3 mi to the east, along the Mascoma River, a tributary of the Connecticut. The city is fully within the Connecticut River watershed. The southern end of Moose Mountain is in the northeast. The highest point in Lebanon is the northern end of Shaker Mountain, at 1657 ft above sea level, on the eastern border of the city.

Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Lebanon has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Lebanon was 99 F on June 18, 1957 and July 20, 1977, while the coldest temperature recorded was -34 F on January 14, 1957.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 13,151 people, 6,186 households, and 3,269 families residing in the city. The population density was 326.2 PD/sqmi. There were 6,649 housing units at an average density of 164.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 88.4% White, 1.6% African American, 0.30% Native American, 6.8% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.80% some other race, and 2.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.9% of the population.

There were 6,186 households, out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.2% were non-families. 36.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10, and the average family size was 2.76.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.5% from age 0-19, 6.3% from 20 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.4 years. The male population was 47.4% of the total, while the female population was 52.6%.

For the period 2011–2015, the estimated median annual income for a household in the city was $53,004, and the median income for a family was $75,511. Male full-time workers had a median income of $51,735 versus $48,836 for females. The per capita income for the city was $36,370. About 8.7% of families and 12.3% of the entire population were below the poverty line, including 22.6% of those under 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 and over.

Government and politics
The city government consists of a council–manager system. The city council consists of nine members elected to two-year terms. Six members are elected from three wards, each electing two members, and the other two are elected at large.

Politically the city is strongly Democratic. Joe Biden received 74% of the vote to Donald Trump's 25% in the 2020 United States presidential election.

Education
Lebanon has its own elementary schools, middle school, and high school. Students from neighboring towns (Grantham and Plainfield ) attend high school in Lebanon. On October 15, 2010, the city broke ground on a new middle school for grades 5–8 to replace an aging junior high facility and overcrowded elementary school facilities. Lebanon Middle School was completed in 2012.

Located on the downtown pedestrian mall is the Lebanon campus of Claremont-based River Valley Community College. Also downtown, the Alliance for the Visual Arts (AVA) offers classes in arts and crafts in a LEED-certified former factory building, which houses a ground floor gallery space. Many departments of Dartmouth College's Geisel School of Medicine are additionally located just north of downtown at Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center.

Roads and highways
Lebanon is served by Interstate 89, which meets Interstate 91 just across the Connecticut River in White River Junction. It is 58 mi southeast along I-89 to Concord, the state capital, and 60 mi northwest along I-89 to Montpelier, the capital of Vermont. U.S. Route 4 passes east–west through the centers of Lebanon and West Lebanon, leading east to Enfield and eventually Concord, and west towards Rutland, Vermont. New Hampshire Route 10 leads south from Lebanon along Interstate 89, eventually diverging to go to Newport. Route 10 leads north from West Lebanon into Hanover and points north along the Connecticut River. New Hampshire Route 120 passes north–south through downtown Lebanon, leading north into Hanover and south to Claremont. New Hampshire Route 12A begins in West Lebanon and heads south along the Connecticut River to Claremont. Near the eastern border of the city, New Hampshire Route 4A leaves US 4 to travel southeast towards Wilmot and central New Hampshire.

Public transportation
Lebanon Airport, adjacent to West Lebanon, has passenger service to Boston and New York City provided by Cape Air. Free public bus service for the major towns in the area including Lebanon is provided by Advance Transit, with weekday service to destinations such as Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center, shopping plazas in West Lebanon, the villages of Lebanon and West Lebanon, as well as Hanover and White River Junction. Southeast Vermont Transit also provides a peak direction commuter bus route between DHMC to Bellows Falls, Vermont that also runs on weekdays.

The closest Greyhound bus terminal and Amtrak train station are both located in White River Junction, Vermont. Dartmouth Coach offers daily express bus service to Boston's Logan Airport and to New York City.

Culture
Downtown Lebanon is a cultural hub with attractions such as the Lebanon Opera House (in City Hall), the AVA Gallery, seasonal Farmers' Market and summer concerts on the green. Opera North, based in the city, is the region's oldest professional opera company.

Lebanon Public Library, located downtown on East Park Street, is the primary library in the city, and the Kilton Public Library branch serves West Lebanon. Kilton was the first library in the U.S. to host a node of the Tor anonymity network.

The Carter Community Building Association (CCBA) operates an after-school activity center for primary school children and a fitness center for teens and adults. Salt Hill Pub frequently features live musical performances.

Colburn Park
The Colburn Park Historic District is at the heart of Lebanon, consisting of Colburn Park and buildings around it—and many 19th-century buildings immediately adjacent to these. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The land that later developed into the park was donated in 1792 by Robert Colburn as the site for the community's meeting house, serving the purposes of church and town hall. Arterial roads were built to the area, and it began to develop as a commercial and civic center in the early 19th century. A weekly farmers' market is held there between June and September along with many community activities throughout the year.

Notable people

 * Nick Alexander (born 1988), 2010 and 2014 US Olympic Team ski jumper
 * Aaron Baddeley (born 1981), golfer with the PGA Tour; born in Lebanon
 * Minnie Willis Baines Miller (1845–1923), author
 * William Wallace Smith Bliss (1815–1853), army officer and mathematician
 * Duane R. Bushey (born 1944), naval officer
 * Thomas C. Chalmers (1917–1995), physician, researcher
 * Benjamin Champney (1817–1907), landscape painter
 * Harry Morrison Cheney (1860–1937), Speaker of New Hampshire House of Representatives
 * Buff Cobb (1927–2010), actress and talk-show host
 * Norris Cotton (1900–1989), US senator
 * Aaron H. Cragin (1821–1898), politician
 * Lane Dwinell (1906–1997), manufacturer
 * Experience Estabrook (1813–1894), lawyer, politician
 * Jeff Friedman (born 1950), poet
 * Phineas Gage (1823–1860), railroad foreman, massive brain-injury survivor
 * Arlie Latham (1860–1952), professional baseball player
 * Jedediah Hyde Lathrop (1806–1889), merchant
 * Charley Parkhurst (1812–1879), stagecoach driver
 * Elisha Payne (1731–1807), businessman and politician
 * George Halsey Perley (1857–1938), politician, diplomat
 * Phineas Quimby (1802–1866), philosopher
 * Colleen Randall (born 1952), artist
 * Hezekiah Bradley Smith (1816–1887), inventor
 * Joseph Smith (1805–1844), religious leader, founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement
 * George Storrs (1796–1879), writer who influenced many Christian denominations, including Seventh-day Adventists and Bible Students (later Jehovah's Witnesses)
 * Sarah Strohmeyer (born 1962), author
 * William Ticknor (1810–1864), publisher
 * Mia Tyler (born 1978), model, actress
 * Rob Woodward (born 1962), pitcher with the Boston Red Sox, radio host
 * Ammi B. Young (1798–1874), architect

title: Lebanon, New Hampshire


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Greenwood, Mississippi

Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta region, approximately 96 miles north of the state capital, Jackson, and 130 miles south of the riverport of Memphis, Tennessee. It was a center of cotton planter culture in the 19th century.

The population was 15,205 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Greenwood Micropolitan Statistical Area. Greenwood developed at the confluence of the Tallahatchie and the Yalobusha rivers, which form the Yazoo River.

Native Americans
The flood plain of the Mississippi River has long been an area rich in vegetation and wildlife, fed by the Mississippi and its numerous tributaries. Long before Europeans migrated to America, the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian nations settled in the Delta's bottomlands and throughout what is now central Mississippi. They were descended from indigenous peoples who had lived in the area for thousands of years. The Mississippian culture had built earthwork mounds in this area and throughout the Mississippi Valley, beginning about 950 CE. Their culture thrived for hundreds of years.

In the nineteenth century, the Five Civilized Tribes in the Southeast suffered increasing encroachment on their territory by European-American settlers from the United States. Under pressure from the United States government, in 1830 the Choctaw principal chief Greenwood LeFlore and other Choctaw leaders signed the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, ceding most of their remaining land to the United States in exchange for land in Indian Territory, what is now southeastern Oklahoma. The government opened the land for sale and settlement by European Americans. LeFlore came to regret his decision on land cession, saying in 1843 that he was "sorry to say that the benefits realized from [the treaty] by my people were by no means equal to what I had a right to expect, nor to what they were justly entitled."

European settlement
The first Euro-American settlement on the banks of the Yazoo River was a trading post founded in 1834 by Colonel Dr. John J. Dilliard and known as Dilliard's Landing. The settlement had competition from Greenwood Leflore's rival landing called Point Leflore, located three miles up the Yazoo River. The rivalry ended when Captain James Dilliard donated parcels in exchange for a commitment from the townsmen to maintain an all-weather turnpike to the hill section to the east, along with a stagecoach road to the more established settlements to the northwest.

The settlement was incorporated as "Greenwood" in 1844, named after Chief Greenwood LeFlore. The success of the city, founded during a strong international demand for cotton, was based on its strategic location in the heart of the Delta: on the easternmost point of the alluvial plain, and astride the Tallahatchie and Yazoo rivers. The city served as a shipping point for cotton to major markets in New Orleans, Vicksburg, Mississippi, Memphis, Tennessee, and St. Louis, Missouri.

The construction of railroads through the area in the 1880s revitalized the city; two rail lines ran to downtown Greenwood close to the Yazoo River, and shortened transportation to markets. Greenwood again emerged as a prime shipping point for cotton. Downtown's Front Street, bordering the Yazoo, was dominated by cotton factors and related businesses, earning that section the name "Cotton Row".

20th century
The city continued to prosper well into the 1940s. Cotton production suffered in Mississippi during the infestation of the boll weevil in the early 20th century; however, for many years the bridge over the Yazoo displayed the sign "World's Largest Inland Long Staple Cotton Market".

Cotton cultivation and processing became largely mechanized in the first half of the 20th century, displacing thousands of sharecroppers and tenant farmers. Since the late 20th century, some Mississippi farmers have begun to replace cotton with corn and soybeans as commodity crops; with the textile manufacturing industry having shifted overseas, farmers can gain stronger prices for the newer crops, used mostly as animal feed.

Greenwood's Grand Boulevard was once named one of America's 10 most beautiful streets by the U.S. Chambers of Commerce and the Garden Clubs of America. Sally Humphreys Gwin, a charter member of the Greenwood Garden Club, planted the 1,000 oak trees that line Grand Boulevard. In 1950, Gwin received a citation from the National Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution in recognition of her work in the conservation of trees.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.5 sqmi, of which 9.2 sqmi is land and 0.3 sqmi is water.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 14,490 people, 4,924 households, and 2,793 families residing in the city.

2010 census
At the 2010 census, there were 15,205 people and 6,022 households in the city. The population density was 1,237.7 PD/sqmi. There were 6,759 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 30.4% White, 67.0% Black, 0.1% Native American, 0.9% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, <0.1% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.

Among the 6,022 households, 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.8% were married couples living together, 29.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.6% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals living alone and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.16.

Mississippi Blues Trail markers
Radio station WGRM on Howard Street was the location of B.B. King's first live broadcast in 1940. On Sunday nights, King performed live gospel music as part of a quartet. In memory of this event, the Mississippi Blues Trail has placed its third historic marker in this town at the site of the former radio station. Another Mississippi Blues Trail marker is placed near the grave of the blues singer Robert Johnson. A third Blues Trail marker notes the Elks Lodge in the city, which was an important black organization. A fourth Blues Trail marker was dedicated to Hubert Sumlin that is located along the Yazoo River on River Road.

Local government
Greenwood is governed under a city council form of government, composed of council members elected from seven single-member wards and headed by a mayor, who is elected at-large.

Education
Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School District (GLCSD) operates public schools. Previously the majority of the city was in Greenwood Public School District while small portions were in the Leflore County School District. These two districts consolidated into GLCSD on July 1, 2019. Greenwood High School is the only public high school in Greenwood. As of 2014, the student body is 99% black. Amanda Elzy High School was formerly of the Leflore County district. It was recently taken over by the State of Mississippi for poor performance as a result of deficient leadership.

Pillow Academy, a private school, is located in unincorporated Leflore County, near Greenwood.

Delta Streets Academy, a newly founded private school located in downtown Greenwood, has an enrollment of nearly 50 students. It has continued to increase enrollment.

St. Francis Catholic School, run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson, provides classes from kindergarten through sixth grade.

In addition, North New Summit School provides educational services for special-needs and at-risk children from kindergarten through high school.

Newspapers, magazines and journals

 * The Greenwood Commonwealth

Television

 * WABG-TV – ABC/Fox affiliate
 * WMEL-TV - MeTV affiliate
 * WMAO-TV – PBS affiliate

AM/FM radio

 * WABG, 960 AM (blues)
 * WGNG, 106.3 FM (hip-hop/urban contemporary)
 * WGNL, 104.3 FM (urban adult contemporary/blues)
 * WGRM, 1240 AM (gospel)
 * WGRM-FM, 93.9 FM (gospel)
 * WMAO-FM, 90.9 FM (NPR broadcasting)
 * WKXG, 92.7 FM (Country music) KIX-92.7
 * WYMX, 99.1 FM (classic rock)

Filming location
Nightmare in Badham County (1976), Ode to Billy Joe (1976), and The Help (2011) were filmed in Greenwood. The 1991 movie Mississippi Masala was also set and filmed in Greenwood.

Railroads
Greenwood is served by two major rail lines. Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Greenwood, connecting New Orleans to Chicago from Greenwood station.

Air transportation
Greenwood is served by Greenwood–Leflore Airport (GWO) to the east, and is located midway between Jackson, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee. It is about halfway between Dallas, Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia.

Highways

 * U.S. Route 82 runs through Greenwood on its way from Georgia's Atlantic coast (Brunswick, Georgia) to the White Sands of New Mexico (east of Las Cruces).
 * U.S. Route 49 passes through Greenwood as it stretches between Piggott, Arkansas, south to Gulfport.
 * Other Greenwood highways include Mississippi Highway 7.

Notable people

 * Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Olympic athlete
 * C. C. Brown, professional football player
 * Nora Jean Bruso, blues singer and songwriter
 * Louis Coleman, Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Byron De La Beckwith, white supremacist, assassin of civil rights leader Medgar Evers
 * Carlos Emmons, professional football player
 * Betty Everett, R&B vocalist and pianist
 * James L. Flanagan, electrical engineer and speech scientist
 * Alphonso Ford, professional basketball player
 * Webb Franklin, United States congressman
 * Morgan Freeman, actor
 * Jim Gallagher, Jr., professional golfer
 * Bobbie Gentry, singer/songwriter
 * Sherrod Gideon, professional football player
 * Gerald Glass, professional basketball player
 * Guitar Slim, blues musician
 * Lusia Harris, basketball player
 * Endesha Ida Mae Holland, American scholar, playwright, and civil rights activist
 * Dave Hoskins, professional baseball player
 * Kent Hull, professional football player
 * Tom Hunley, ex-slave and the inspiration for the character "Hambone" in J. P. Alley's syndicated cartoon feature, Hambone's Meditations
 * Robert Johnson, blues musician
 * Jermaine Jones, soccer player for the New England Revolution and United States national team
 * Cleo Lemon, Toronto Argonauts quarterback
 * Walter "Furry" Lewis, blues musician
 * Bernie Machen, president of the University of Florida
 * Della Campbell MacLeod (ca. 1884 – ?), author and journalist
 * Paul Maholm, baseball pitcher
 * Matt Miller, baseball pitcher
 * Mulgrew Miller, jazz pianist
 * Juanita Moore, actress
 * Carrie Nye, actress
 * W. Allen Pepper Jr., US federal judge
 * Fenton Robinson, blues singer/guitarist
 * Laverne Smith, NFL player
 * Tonea Stewart, actress
 * Hubert Sumlin, blues guitarist
 * Donna Tartt, novelist
 * James K. Vardaman, Mississippi governor and senator
 * Charlie Wells, hardboiled mystery writer, author of Let the Night Fall (1953) and The Last Kill (1955)
 * Willye B. White, Olympic athlete

title: Greenwood, Mississippi