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Meadville, Mississippi

Field	Value
official_name	Meadville, Mississippi
settlement_type	Town
image_map	Franklin_County_Mississippi_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Meadville_Highlighted.svg
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Meadville, Mississippi
pushpin_map	USA
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the United States
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Mississippi
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Franklin
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	2.93
area_land_km2	2.93
area_water_km2	0.00
area_total_sq_mi	1.13
area_land_sq_mi	1.13
area_water_sq_mi	0.00
population_as_of	2020
population_total	448
population_density_km2	153.12
population_density_sq_mi	396.46
timezone	Central (CST)
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	CDT
utc_offset_DST	-5
elevation_m	93
elevation_ft	number 11 all the way
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	39653
area_code	601
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	28-46200
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	0693939
website

Meadville is a town in and the county seat of Franklin County, Mississippi, United States, in the southwest part of the state. The population was 449 at the 2010 census, down from 519 at the 2000 census. It is situated north of the Homochitto River, which runs from the northeast to the southwest through the county on its way to its outlet at the Mississippi River.

It is home to a chess center, covered in 60 Minutes story aired March 26, 2017, involving chess coach Jeff Bulington.

History

page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n203 204]}}</ref> This town developed as a trading center for the agricultural county, which had an early economy based on the cultivation of cotton. Court days also attracted farmers and their customers. The county is still largely rural.

Geography

Meadville is located in the center of Franklin County at (31.472998, -90.890856). U.S. Routes 98 and 84 bypass the town to the south. U.S. 84 leads east 32 mi to Brookhaven, and U.S. 98 leads southeast 36 mi to McComb. Together the highways lead west 32 mi to Natchez.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Meadville has a total area of 2.9 km2, all land.

Demographics

The town had its peak of population in 1960. As of the 2020 United States census, there were 448 people, 230 households, and 144 families residing in the town.

Race and ethnicity

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	359	80.13%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	70	15.63%
Native American	2	0.45%
Other/Mixed	14	3.13%
Hispanic or Latino	3	0.67%

In 2000, the racial makeup of the town was 82.85% White, 15.41% African American, 0.77% Asian, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population. By 2020, its racial and ethnic makeup was 80.13% non-Hispanic white, 15.63% African American, 0.45% Native American, 3.13% mixed, and 0.67% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Education

Meadville is served by the Franklin County School District, which includes Franklin County Elementary and a host of day cares and headstarts.

Notable people

Greg Briggs, former NFL safety
Leonard Caston, blues pianist and guitarist
Charles Marcus Edwards, confessed murderer and member of the Ku Klux Klan
Dick Jones, former Major League Baseball pitcher
Pat McGehee, former Major League Baseball pitcher
Carl Weathersby, electric blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter
Pete Young, former Major League Baseball pitcher

References

"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
"Find a County". National Association of Counties.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Meadville town, Mississippi". U.S. Census Bureau.
[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chess-program-creates-state-championship-team-in-rural-mississippi/ About 9 minutes into video]
Gannett, Henry. (1905). "The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States". U.S. Government Printing Office.
(February 12, 2011). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
"Explore Census Data".
"Greg Briggs".
Jeff Todd Titon. (1971). "Ethnomusicology of Downhome Blues Phonograph Records 1926-1930". University of Minnesota..
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities. (1966). "Activities of Ku Klux Klan Organizations in the United States: Hearings Before the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, Eighty-ninth Congress, First[-second] Session". U.S. Government Printing Office.
Bill Lee. (July 11, 2015). "The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Deaths of More Than 7,600 Major League Players and Others". McFarland.
Bill Lee. (April 16, 2009). "The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Deaths of More Than 7,600 Major League Players and Others". McFarland.
Steven Manheim. (June 10, 2019). "Blues Musicians of the Mississippi Delta". Arcadia Publishing Incorporated.
(2006). "The 2006 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia". Sterling Publishing Company.

Wikipedia Source

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