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'''Lucedale''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|uː|s|d|eɪ|l}}) is a city in [[George County, Mississippi|George County]], [[Mississippi]], United States. It is part of the [[Pascagoula, Mississippi]] [[Pascagoula metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. Lucedale was founded in 1901 when Governor A.H. Longino signed his name and his seal to the proclamation.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://cityoflucedale.com/About-Us| title=About Us| publisher=City of Lucedale| access-date=December 20, 2016}}</ref> It was named after its founder, Gregory Marston Luce, who operated a lumber business there.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://george.msghn.org/| title=About George County, Mississippi| publisher=George County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network| access-date=December 20, 2016}}</ref> The population was 2,923 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2842440| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lucedale city, Mississippi| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=December 20, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> up from 2,458 at the 2000 census. It is the [[county seat]] of George County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web| url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx| access-date=2011-06-07| title=Find a County| publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>
'''Lucedale''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|uː|s|d|eɪ|l}}) is a city in [[George County, Mississippi|George County]], [[Mississippi]], United States. It is part of the [[Pascagoula, Mississippi]] [[Pascagoula metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 2,923 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2842440| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lucedale city, Mississippi| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=December 20, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> up from 2,458 at the 2000 census. It is the [[county seat]] of George County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web| url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx| access-date=2011-06-07| title=Find a County| publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>


==Geography==
==History==
Lucedale was one of several settlements created after the [[Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad]] penetrated northern [[Jackson County, Mississippi|Jackson County]] (now George County) in the late 1890s.<ref>{{cite web | title = Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad | publisher = Mississippi Rails | url = https://www.msrailroads.com/MJ&KC.htm | accessdate = April 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Deese | first = Wynelle Scott | title = Musing Through Towns in Mississippi | publisher = Arcadia | year = 1999 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=l6uRLUXlWhwC&pg=PP1 | page = 105}}</ref>
Lucedale is located in northern George County at {{coord|30|55|11|N|88|35|30|W|type:city}} (30.919824, -88.591669).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Mississippi Highway 198]] passes through the city as Main Street, leading east {{convert|4.5|mi}} to [[U.S. Route 98]] and northwest {{convert|2.5|mi}} to [[Mississippi Highway 63]], both of which are four-lane highways bypassing Lucedale. US 98 leads southeast {{convert|40|mi}} to [[Mobile, Alabama]], and northwest {{convert|54|mi}} to [[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg]], while Highway 63 leads north {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Leakesville, Mississippi|Leakesville]] and south {{convert|43|mi}} to [[Pascagoula, Mississippi|Pascagoula]].


Lucedale was founded in 1901, and was named after Gregory Marston Luce, who operated a lumber business there.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://george.msghn.org/| title=About George County, Mississippi| publisher=George County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network| access-date=December 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| url=http://cityoflucedale.com/About-Us| title=About Us| publisher=City of Lucedale| access-date=December 20, 2016}}</ref>

In 1906, a black man was hanged from a telegraph pole near the Lucedale railroad depot by a crowd of 300, after allegedly assaulting a white woman.<ref>{{cite news | date = October 24, 1906 | title = Negro was lynched as guards sleped | url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-troy-messenger/18047329/ | work = The Troy Messenger}}</ref>

Mississippi's first execution by electrocution was administered to a convicted wife-killer in Lucedale in 1940, using the only portable electric chair ever employed in the United States.<ref name="CP">{{cite news | last = Perry | first = Brian | date = March 2, 2017 | title = Execution Options | url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/columbian-progress-2017-3-2-columbian-pr/20131795/ | work = Columbian-Progress}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Cabana | first = Donald A. | title = The History of Capital Punishment in Mississippi: An Overview | publisher = Mississippi Historical Society | date = October 2004 | url = https://www.mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov/issue/history-of-capital-punishment-in-mississippi-an-overview}}</ref> The "death wagon" and chair had been on display outside the Mississippi capitol prior to arriving in Lucedale, and photos of the execution were published in state newspapers, the executioner commenting: "he died with tears in his eyes for the efficient care I took to give him a good clean burning".<ref name="CP"/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Lucedale has a total area of {{convert|16.6|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Lucedale has a total area of {{convert|16.6|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
{{US Census population
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As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,869 people, 975 households, and 504 families residing in the city.
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,869 people, 975 households, and 504 families residing in the city.

==Arts and culture==
Lucedale Public Library is part of the Jackson-George Regional Library System.<ref>{{cite web | title = Locations | publisher = Jackson-George Regional Library System | url = https://jgrls.org/ | accessdate = April 27, 2024}}</ref>

==Education==
==Education==
{{Expand section|date=August 2013}}
{{Expand section|date=August 2013}}
Lucedale is served by the [[George County School District]]. As of 2010, the district spends US$6,732 per pupil—63% on instruction, 30% on support services, and 7% on other elementary and secondary expenditures—and 15 students existed for every full-time equivalent teacher.<ref>{{cite web|title=George County School District|url=http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/us/mississippi/district/george-county-school-district/|work=Education.com|publisher=Education.com, Inc|access-date=11 August 2013|year=2006–2013}}</ref>
Lucedale is served by the [[George County School District]]. As of 2010, the district spends US$6,732 per pupil—63% on instruction, 30% on support services, and 7% on other elementary and secondary expenditures—and 15 students existed for every full-time equivalent teacher.<ref>{{cite web|title=George County School District|url=http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/us/mississippi/district/george-county-school-district/|work=Education.com|publisher=Education.com, Inc|access-date=11 August 2013|year=2006–2013}}</ref>


==Healthcare==
==Infrastructure==
===Highways===
The city of Lucedale and George County are served by the George Regional Health Facilities. Formerly known as the George County Hospital, the current George Regional Hospital serves George, Green, Stone and Jackson counties, as well as western Mobile County in Alabama. In addition to a nursing home, the hospital operates the Community Medical Center, an affiliated primary care facility. Surgical services are provided by the Community Surgical Center.
*[[Mississippi Highway 198]] passes through the city as Main Street
*US 98
*Highway 63

===Public safety===
Lucedale Police Department consists of a police chief, 11 patrolmen, and one investigator.<ref>{{cite web | title = Police Department | publisher = City of Lucedale | url = https://cityoflucedale.com/departments/police-department/ | accessdate = April 27, 2024}}</ref> Lucedale Fire Department was established in 1901, and consists of a fire chief, three firemen, and four volunteer firemen.<ref>{{cite web | title = Fire Department | publisher = City of Lucedale | url = https://cityoflucedale.com/departments/fire-department/ | accessdate = April 27, 2024}}</ref>


===Healthcare===
In April 2013, a [[United States dollar|US$]]4.5 million extension for the George Regional Hospital was commenced. The project will add acute care space to George Regional Hospital, expand George Regional Health & Rehab Center to 60 beds, and will add 24 larger, private rooms to the nursing home. A February 2014 completion date is expected.<ref>{{cite news|title=George County hospital, nursing home expansion on track for February completion|url=http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/08/george_county_hospital_nursing.html|access-date=11 August 2013|newspaper=The Mississippi Press|date=10 August 2013|author=April M. Havens}}</ref>
George Regional Hospital in Lucedale is a 50-bed, non-profit, community owned hospital serving George County, [[Greene County, Mississippi|Greene County]], [[Stone County, Mississippi|Stone County]], and northern Jackson County.<ref>{{cite web | title = George Regional Hospital | publisher = George Regional Health System | url = https://georgeregional.com/locations/george-regional-hospital/ | accessdate = April 27, 2024}}</ref>


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
* [[Ruthie Bolton]], Olympic gold medalist basketball player<ref>{{cite web|title=About Ruthie Bolton-Holifield Memorabilia|url=http://www.sportsmemorabilia.com/player/Ruthie_Bolton-Holifield|work=SportsMemorabilia.com|publisher=SportsMemorabilia.com, LLC|access-date=11 August 2013|year=2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102121718/http://www.sportsmemorabilia.com/player/Ruthie_Bolton-Holifield|archive-date=2 November 2013}}</ref>
* [[Ruthie Bolton]], Olympic gold medalist basketball player<ref>{{cite web|title=About Ruthie Bolton-Holifield Memorabilia|url=http://www.sportsmemorabilia.com/player/Ruthie_Bolton-Holifield|work=SportsMemorabilia.com|publisher=SportsMemorabilia.com, LLC|access-date=11 August 2013|year=2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102121718/http://www.sportsmemorabilia.com/player/Ruthie_Bolton-Holifield|archive-date=2 November 2013}}</ref>
* [[Janice Lawrence Braxton]], Olympic gold medalist basketball player<ref>{{cite web | last = Voepel | first = Mechelle | title = Hall Trio Leaves Lasting Legacy | publisher = ESPN | date =April 28, 2006 | url = http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/columns/story?id=2424703}}</ref>
* [[Janice Lawrence Braxton]], Olympic gold medalist basketball player<ref>{{cite web | last = Voepel | first = Mechelle | title = Hall Trio Leaves Lasting Legacy | publisher = ESPN | date =April 28, 2006 | url = https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/columns/story?id=2424703}}</ref>
* Carolyn Cochran, 1955 [[Miss Mississippi]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Past Royalty | publisher = Miss Mississippi Pageant | url = http://missmississippipageant.com/past-royalty/ | access-date = February 11, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Ty Fryfogle]], football [[wide receiver]] for the [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana Hoosiers]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Ty Fryfogle |url=https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/football/roster/ty-fryfogle/14580 |website=iuhoosiers.com |access-date=10 December 2020}}</ref>
* [[Ty Fryfogle]], football [[wide receiver]] for the [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana Hoosiers]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Ty Fryfogle |url=https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/football/roster/ty-fryfogle/14580 |website=iuhoosiers.com |access-date=10 December 2020}}</ref>
* [[Carolyn Haines]], author, also credited as [[Caroline Burnes]]<ref>{{cite web|title=MISSISSIPPI WRITERS: Carolyn Haines|url=http://www.mswritersandmusicians.com/writers/carolyn-haines.html|work=Mississippi Writers & Musicians|publisher=Nancy Jacobs|access-date=11 August 2013|author=Nancy Jacobs|date=20 January 2010}}</ref>
* [[Carolyn Haines]], author, also credited as [[Caroline Burnes]]<ref>{{cite web|title=MISSISSIPPI WRITERS: Carolyn Haines|url=http://www.mswritersandmusicians.com/writers/carolyn-haines.html|work=Mississippi Writers & Musicians|publisher=Nancy Jacobs|access-date=11 August 2013|author=Nancy Jacobs|date=20 January 2010}}</ref>
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* [[Justin Steele]], professional baseball player
* [[Justin Steele]], professional baseball player
* [[Claude Passeau]], professional baseball player<ref>{{cite news|title=Claude Passeau, 94, A Standout Pitcher For the 1945 Cubs|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/02/sports/claude-passeau-94-a-standout-pitcher-for-the-1945-cubs.html|access-date=11 August 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2 September 2003|author=Richard Goldstein}}</ref>
* [[Claude Passeau]], professional baseball player<ref>{{cite news|title=Claude Passeau, 94, A Standout Pitcher For the 1945 Cubs|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/02/sports/claude-passeau-94-a-standout-pitcher-for-the-1945-cubs.html|access-date=11 August 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2 September 2003|author=Richard Goldstein}}</ref>
*[[McKinnley Jackson]], professional football player


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 03:11, 27 August 2024

Lucedale, Mississippi
City
George County Courthouse in Lucedale
George County Courthouse in Lucedale
Flag of Lucedale, Mississippi
Flag
Official logo of Lucedale, Mississippi
Logo
Motto: 
"Where People & Progress Meet"[1]
Location of Lucedale, Mississippi
Location of Lucedale, Mississippi
Lucedale, Mississippi is located in the United States
Lucedale, Mississippi
Lucedale, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 30°55′29″N 88°35′26″W / 30.92472°N 88.59056°W / 30.92472; -88.59056
LandVereinigte Staaten
StateMississippi
CountyGeorge
Regierung
 • MayorDoug Lee
Area
[2]
 • Total6.39 sq mi (16.55 km2)
 • Land6.39 sq mi (16.55 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
281 ft (86 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,869
 • Density448.91/sq mi (173.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39452
Area code(s)601, 769
FIPS code28-42440
GNIS feature ID0672944
Websitecityoflucedale.com

Lucedale (/ˈluːsdeɪl/) is a city in George County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,923 at the 2010 census,[3] up from 2,458 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of George County.[4]

History

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Lucedale was one of several settlements created after the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad penetrated northern Jackson County (now George County) in the late 1890s.[5][6]

Lucedale was founded in 1901, and was named after Gregory Marston Luce, who operated a lumber business there.[7][8]

In 1906, a black man was hanged from a telegraph pole near the Lucedale railroad depot by a crowd of 300, after allegedly assaulting a white woman.[9]

Mississippi's first execution by electrocution was administered to a convicted wife-killer in Lucedale in 1940, using the only portable electric chair ever employed in the United States.[10][11] The "death wagon" and chair had been on display outside the Mississippi capitol prior to arriving in Lucedale, and photos of the execution were published in state newspapers, the executioner commenting: "he died with tears in his eyes for the efficient care I took to give him a good clean burning".[10]

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, Lucedale has a total area of 6.4 square miles (16.6 km2), all land.[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910797—
1920629−21.1%
193083432.6%
19401,20444.4%
19501,63135.5%
19601,97721.2%
19702,0835.4%
19802,42916.6%
19902,5926.7%
20002,458−5.2%
20102,92318.9%
20202,869−1.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]
Lucedale racial composition as of 2020[13]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 1,858 64.76%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 753 26.25%
Native American 12 0.42%
Asian 30 1.05%
Pacific Islander 1 0.03%
Other/Mixed 119 4.15%
Hispanic or Latino 96 3.35%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,869 people, 975 households, and 504 families residing in the city.

Arts and culture

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Lucedale Public Library is part of the Jackson-George Regional Library System.[14]

Bildung

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Lucedale is served by the George County School District. As of 2010, the district spends US$6,732 per pupil—63% on instruction, 30% on support services, and 7% on other elementary and secondary expenditures—and 15 students existed for every full-time equivalent teacher.[15]

Infrastructure

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Highways

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Public safety

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Lucedale Police Department consists of a police chief, 11 patrolmen, and one investigator.[16] Lucedale Fire Department was established in 1901, and consists of a fire chief, three firemen, and four volunteer firemen.[17]

Gesundheitswesen

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George Regional Hospital in Lucedale is a 50-bed, non-profit, community owned hospital serving George County, Greene County, Stone County, and northern Jackson County.[18]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "City of Lucedale, Mississippi". City of Lucedale. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lucedale city, Mississippi". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 20, 2016.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  6. ^ Deese, Wynelle Scott (1999). Musing Through Towns in Mississippi. Arcadia. p. 105.
  7. ^ "About George County, Mississippi". George County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  8. ^ "About Us". City of Lucedale. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  9. ^ "Negro was lynched as guards sleped". The Troy Messenger. October 24, 1906.
  10. ^ a b Perry, Brian (March 2, 2017). "Execution Options". Columbian-Progress.
  11. ^ Cabana, Donald A. (October 2004). "The History of Capital Punishment in Mississippi: An Overview". Mississippi Historical Society.
  12. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  13. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  14. ^ "Locations". Jackson-George Regional Library System. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  15. ^ "George County School District". Education.com. Education.com, Inc. 2006–2013. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  16. ^ "Police Department". City of Lucedale. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  17. ^ "Fire Department". City of Lucedale. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  18. ^ "George Regional Hospital". George Regional Health System. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  19. ^ "About Ruthie Bolton-Holifield Memorabilia". SportsMemorabilia.com. SportsMemorabilia.com, LLC. 2013. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  20. ^ Voepel, Mechelle (April 28, 2006). "Hall Trio Leaves Lasting Legacy". ESPN.
  21. ^ "Ty Fryfogle". iuhoosiers.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  22. ^ Nancy Jacobs (January 20, 2010). "MISSISSIPPI WRITERS: Carolyn Haines". Mississippi Writers & Musicians. Nancy Jacobs. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  23. ^ Rogers, Justin (May 17, 2012). "Rookie safety Alonzo Lawrence signed with Detroit Lions looking for a fresh start". MLive. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  24. ^ "World War II, Medal of Honor, Recipients G-L". U.S. Army Center of Military History. July 15, 2013.
  25. ^ "Dee McCann". WVU Stats. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  26. ^ "Doug McLeod". state.ms.us. State of Mississippi. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  27. ^ Creg Stephenson (October 15, 2010). "Lucedale's Moulds named SEC football "legend"". The Mississippi Times. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  28. ^ "John Nix". Pro-Football. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  29. ^ Richard Goldstein (September 2, 2003). "Claude Passeau, 94, A Standout Pitcher For the 1945 Cubs". The New York Times. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
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