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{{short description|City in Mississippi, United States}}
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|name = Baldwyn, Mississippi
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|motto = "Where Tradition Touches Tomorrow"
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|leader_name = Michael James
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| government_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=n.d. |title=Baldwyn: General Information |website=Baldwyn, Mississippi |url=http://www.baldwynliving.com/ |publisher=Jeff McDaniel Marketing |access-date=May 12, 2017}}</ref>
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|1 = Lee Bowdry
| leader_name = Roslynn Clark
|2 = Tom Nelson
| leader_party = [[Independent (politician)|I]]
|3 = Richard Kohlheim
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| population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
| population_total = 3071
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census2010">{{cite web|title=2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=May 14, 2012 |df=mdy }}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = 102.27
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| postal_code = 38824, 38849
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| blank3_info = [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis Airport]] ([[International Air Transport Association airport code|MEM]])
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|blank3_info = [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis Airport]] ([[International Air Transport Association airport code|MEM]])
| pop_est_as_of =
|website = {{official website}}
| pop_est_footnotes =
|pop_est_as_of = 2019
| population_est =
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|population_est = 3268
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'''Baldwyn''' is a city located in [[Lee County, Mississippi|Lee]] and [[Prentiss County, Mississippi|Prentiss]] counties, [[Mississippi]], located in the northern part of the [[Tupelo micropolitan area]].<ref name=GNIS1>{{gnis|666483|Baldwyn}}</ref> The population was 3,297 at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]].<ref name="Census2010">{{cite web|title=2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=May 14, 2012 |df=mdy }}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
'''Baldwyn''' is a city in [[Lee County, Mississippi|Lee]] and [[Prentiss County, Mississippi|Prentiss]] counties, [[Mississippi]], United States. It is located in the northern part of the [[Tupelo micropolitan area]].<ref name=gnis/> Founded in 1860, the population was 3,071 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]].


==History==
==History==
Located five miles north of [[Guntown, Mississippi|Guntown]], the main street of Baldwyn runs along the county line of Lee and Prentiss counties. Baldwyn has the unusual distinction of having been [[Municipal corporation|incorporated]] in four counties. It was incorporated by an [[Statute|act]] of the [[Mississippi Legislature|Legislature]] in [[Tishomingo County, Mississippi|Tishomingo]] and [[Itawamba County, Mississippi|Itawamba]] counties on April 1, 1861. Lee county was formed from parts of Itawamba and [[Pontotoc County, Mississippi|Pontotoc]] on October 26, 1866, while Tishomingo was divided into [[Alcorn County, Mississippi|Alcorn]], Prentiss, and Tishomingo on April 15, 1870.<ref name="Brieger">{{cite book|date=1980|editor-last=Brieger|editor-first=James F.|title=Hometown Mississippi|publisher=Historical and Genealogical Association of Mississippi|page=291}}</ref>
Located five miles north of [[Guntown, Mississippi|Guntown]], the main street of Baldwyn runs along the county line of Lee and Prentiss counties. It has the unusual distinction of having been [[Municipal corporation|incorporated]] in four counties. Founded on November 20, 1860,<ref>{{Citation|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28|publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]|place=Washington, D.C.}}</ref> it was incorporated by an [[Statute|act]] of the [[Mississippi Legislature|Legislature]] in [[Tishomingo County, Mississippi|Tishomingo]] and [[Itawamba County, Mississippi|Itawamba]] counties on April 1, 1861. Lee county was formed from parts of Itawamba and [[Pontotoc County, Mississippi|Pontotoc]] on October 26, 1866, while Tishomingo was divided into [[Alcorn County, Mississippi|Alcorn]], Prentiss, and Tishomingo on April 15, 1870.<ref name="Brieger">{{cite book|date=1980|editor-last=Brieger|editor-first=James F.|title=Hometown Mississippi|publisher=Historical and Genealogical Association of Mississippi|page=291}}</ref>


Baldwyn is an outgrowth of the village of Carrollville: when the [[Mobile and Ohio Railroad]] was being built during the years of 1848 to 1861, it missed Carrollville by one and one-half miles and the citizens moved to the new town of Baldwyn, which was named for the [[civil engineer]] who [[Surveying|surveyed]] the road through the town. [[Tishomingo (Chickasaw leader)|Tishomingo]], chief of the [[Chickasaw]] nation, lived at Carrollville but died near [[Little Rock, Arkansas]], in 1839 of [[smallpox]] [[Trail of Tears|while being moved west]] with his [[tribe]].<ref name="Brieger"/>
Baldwyn is an outgrowth of the village of Carrollville: when the [[Mobile and Ohio Railroad]] was being built during the years of 1848 to 1861, it missed Carrollville by one and one-half miles and the citizens moved to the new town of Baldwyn, which was named for the [[civil engineer]] who [[Surveying|surveyed]] the road through the town. [[Tishomingo (Chickasaw leader)|Tishomingo]], chief of the [[Chickasaw]] nation, lived at Carrollville but died near [[Little Rock, Arkansas]], in 1839 of [[smallpox]] [[Trail of Tears|while being moved west]] with his [[tribe]].<ref name="Brieger"/>


==Geography==
==Geography==
In the 2000 census, 1,892 of the city's 3,321 residents (57.0%) lived in Prentiss county and 1,429 (43.0%) in Lee county. According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 11.6&nbsp;square miles (30.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 11.5&nbsp;square miles (29.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.1&nbsp;square mile (0.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (0.43%) is water.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2006_28.csv | title = Subcounty population estimates: Mississippi 2000-2006 | format = [[comma-separated values|CSV]] | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division | date = 2007-06-28 | accessdate = 2007-07-21 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071126031220/http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2006_28.csv | archive-date = November 26, 2007 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
In the 2000 census, 1,892 of the city's 3,321 residents (57.0%) lived in Prentiss county and 1,429 (43.0%) in Lee county. According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|11.6|mi2|km2}}, of which {{convert|11.5|mi2|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|mi2|km2}} (0.43%) is water.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2006_28.csv | title = Subcounty population estimates: Mississippi 2000-2006 | format = [[comma-separated values|CSV]] | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division | date = 2007-06-28 | accessdate = 2007-07-21 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071126031220/http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2006_28.csv | archive-date = November 26, 2007 | url-status = dead }}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
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|1870= 133
|1870= 133
|1880= 477
|1880= 477
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|2000= 3321
|2000= 3321
|2010= 3297
|2010= 3297
|2020= 3071
|estyear=2019
|estimate=3268
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015|df=mdy }}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015|df=mdy }}</ref>
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The median income for a household in the city was $26,016, and the median income for a family was $37,598. Males had a median income of $27,162 versus $21,174 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,430. About 19.9% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 32.9% of those under age 18 and 23.3% of those age 65 or over.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,016, and the median income for a family was $37,598. Males had a median income of $27,162 versus $21,174 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,430. About 19.9% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 32.9% of those under age 18 and 23.3% of those age 65 or over.



==Education==
==Education==
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==Infrastructure==
==Infrastructure==
The [[Booneville/Baldwyn Airport]] is owned by the cities of [[Booneville, Mississippi|Booneville]] and Baldwyn. It is located in Prentiss county, six nautical miles (7&nbsp;mi, 11&nbsp;km) southwest of Booneville's [[central business district]].<ref>{{FAA-airport|ID=8M1|use=PU|own=PU|site=11152.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 June 2011.</ref>
The [[Booneville/Baldwyn Airport]] is owned by the cities of [[Booneville, Mississippi|Booneville]] and Baldwyn. It is located in Prentiss county, {{convert|6|nmi|mi km|spell=in}} southwest of Booneville's [[central business district]].<ref>{{FAA-airport|ID=8M1|use=PU|own=PU|site=11152.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 June 2011.</ref>


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
*[[Tim Ford (politician)|Tim Ford]] (1951-2015), Speaker of the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] from 1988 to 2004
*[[R. H. Allen]] (1840–1895), Mississippi state senator (1872–1880)
*[[Dorothy Vredenburgh Bush]] (1916–1991), secretary of the [[Democratic National Committee]] from 1944 to 1980<ref>{{cite book |editor-last1=Rothe |editor-first1=Anna |title=Current Biography, Who's News and Why|chapter=Biography of Dorothy Vredenburgh |date=1948 |publisher=H.W. Wilson Co. |location=New York, New York |pages=649–650 |url=http://vredenburgh.org/vredenburgh/pages/dorothy.htm |accessdate=January 17, 2023}}</ref>
*[[Babe McCarthy]] (October 1, 1923 – March 17, 1975), was an American professional and collegiate basketball coach
*[[Elijah Allen Cox]] (1887–1974), [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi]] from 1929 to 1974<ref>{{cite book |title=Judges of the United States |date=1983 |publisher=Bicentennial Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States |location=Washington, D.C. |page=109 |edition=2nd |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tLKAP6dGK6AC}}</ref>
*[[Tim Ford (politician)|Tim Ford]] (1951–2015), Speaker of the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] from 1988 to 2004
*[[Babe McCarthy]] (1923–1975), American professional and collegiate basketball coach
*[[Laura Pendergest-Holt]] (born 1973), convicted Ponzi scheme artist, financier, and former Chief Investment Officer of [[Stanford Financial Group]]
*[[Laura Pendergest-Holt]] (born 1973), convicted Ponzi scheme artist, financier, and former Chief Investment Officer of [[Stanford Financial Group]]
*[[Elijah Pierce]] (1892-1984), American [[Wood carving|woodcarver]]
*[[Elijah Pierce]] (1892–1984), American [[Wood carving|woodcarver]]
*[[Paul A. G. Stewart]] (born 1941), 50th Bishop of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church|Christian Methodist Episcopal (C.M.E.) Church]]<ref name="Bishopstewart">{{cite web|url=https://thecmechurch.org/bishop-paul-a-g-stewart/|title=The CME College of Bishops - Bishop Paul A. G. Stewart, Sr.|publisher=thecmechurch.org|accessdate=January 17, 2023}}</ref>
*[[W. H. H. Tison]] (1822–1882), 39th speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives. Murdered while in office in downtown Baldwyn.<ref>{{cite book |title=Mississippi in 1875 |date=1876 |publisher=United States Government Printing Office |location=Washington, D.C. |page=384 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dtpSAAAAYAAJ}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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* [http://www.baldwynnews.com The Baldwyn News paper]
* {{Ballotpedia}}
* {{Curlie|Regional/North_America/United_States/Mississippi/Localities/B/Baldwyn}}
* [https://www.achp.gov/preserve-america/community/baldwyn-mississippi Baldwyn, Mississippi] at the [[Advisory Council on Historic Preservation]]
* [https://www.achp.gov/preserve-america/community/baldwyn-mississippi Baldwyn, Mississippi] at the [[Advisory Council on Historic Preservation]]
* [https://www.leeitawambalibrary.org/ Lee-Itawamba Library System]
* [http://www.baldwynnews.com ''The Baldwyn News'']
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"Baldwyn" redirects here. For the Baldwyn meteorite of 1922, see Meteorite falls.

Baldwyn, Mississippi
City
City of Baldwyn
Downtown Baldwyn
Downtown Baldwyn
Flag of Baldwyn, Mississippi
Flag
Official seal of Baldwyn, Mississippi
Seal
Motto: 
"A city on the move"
Location in Lee County and Mississippi
Location in Lee County and Mississippi
Baldwyn is located in the United States
Baldwyn
Baldwyn
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°30′12″N 88°38′02″W / 34.50333°N 88.63389°W / 34.50333; -88.63389
Land Vereinigte Staaten
State Mississippi
Counties
GegründetNovember 20, 1860 (1860-11-20)
IncorporatedApril 1, 1861 (1861-04-01)
Regierung
[1]
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • MayorRoslynn Clark (I)
 • CouncilBoard of Aldermen
Area
[2]
 • Total11.64 sq mi (30.15 km2)
 • Land11.59 sq mi (30.03 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation
[3]
374 ft (114 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,071
 • Density264.88/sq mi (102.27/km2)
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−05:00 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)
38824, 38849
Area code(s)662
FIPS code28-02700
GNIS feature ID2403150[3]
Highways
Major airportMemphis Airport (MEM)
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Baldwyn is a city in Lee and Prentiss counties, Mississippi, United States. It is located in the northern part of the Tupelo micropolitan area.[3] Founded in 1860, the population was 3,071 at the 2020 census.

History

[edit]

Located five miles north of Guntown, the main street of Baldwyn runs along the county line of Lee and Prentiss counties. It has the unusual distinction of having been incorporated in four counties. Founded on November 20, 1860,[4] it was incorporated by an act of the Legislature in Tishomingo and Itawamba counties on April 1, 1861. Lee county was formed from parts of Itawamba and Pontotoc on October 26, 1866, while Tishomingo was divided into Alcorn, Prentiss, and Tishomingo on April 15, 1870.[5]

Baldwyn is an outgrowth of the village of Carrollville: when the Mobile and Ohio Railroad was being built during the years of 1848 to 1861, it missed Carrollville by one and one-half miles and the citizens moved to the new town of Baldwyn, which was named for the civil engineer who surveyed the road through the town. Tishomingo, chief of the Chickasaw nation, lived at Carrollville but died near Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1839 of smallpox while being moved west with his tribe.[5]

Geography

[edit]

In the 2000 census, 1,892 of the city's 3,321 residents (57.0%) lived in Prentiss county and 1,429 (43.0%) in Lee county. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.6 square miles (30 km2), of which 11.5 square miles (30 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.43%) is water.[6]

Demographics

[edit]
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1870133—
1880477258.6%
1900560—
191078740.5%
192092217.2%
19301,10620.0%
19401,27915.6%
19501,56722.5%
19602,02329.1%
19702,36617.0%
19803,42744.8%
19903,204−6.5%
20003,3213.7%
20103,297−0.7%
20203,071−6.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

2020 census

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Baldwyn Racial Composition[8]
Race Num. Perc.
White 1,512 49.23%
Black or African American 1,443 46.99%
Native American 6 0.2%
Asian 11 0.36%
Pacific Islander 1 0.03%
Other/Mixed 68 2.21%
Hispanic or Latino 30 0.98%

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 3,071 people, 1,162 households, and 680 families residing in the city.

2000 census

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As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 3,321 people, 1,331 households, and 886 families residing in the city. The population density was 287.9 sq mi). There were 1,472 housing units at an average density of 127.6 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 54.53% White, 43.87% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.30% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population.

There were 1,331 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 20.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,016, and the median income for a family was $37,598. Males had a median income of $27,162 versus $21,174 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,430. About 19.9% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.9% of those under age 18 and 23.3% of those age 65 or over.

Bildung

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Baldwyn is served by the Baldwyn School District.

Infrastructure

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The Booneville/Baldwyn Airport is owned by the cities of Booneville and Baldwyn. It is located in Prentiss county, six nautical miles (6.9 mi; 11 km) southwest of Booneville's central business district.[10]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Baldwyn: General Information". Baldwyn, Mississippi. Jeff McDaniel Marketing. n.d. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baldwyn, Mississippi
  4. ^ Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, Washington, D.C.: National Archives
  5. ^ a b Brieger, James F., ed. (1980). Hometown Mississippi. Historical and Genealogical Association of Mississippi. p. 291.
  6. ^ "Subcounty population estimates: Mississippi 2000-2006". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. June 28, 2007. Archived from the original (CSV) on November 26, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  9. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  10. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for 8M1 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 June 2011.
  11. ^ Rothe, Anna, ed. (1948). "Biography of Dorothy Vredenburgh". Current Biography, Who's News and Why. New York, New York: H.W. Wilson Co. pp. 649–650. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  12. ^ Judges of the United States (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Bicentennial Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States. 1983. p. 109.
  13. ^ "The CME College of Bishops - Bishop Paul A. G. Stewart, Sr". thecmechurch.org. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  14. ^ Mississippi in 1875. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 1876. p. 384.
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