Stewart, Mississippi
Stewart is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States.[3] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 99.[4]
Stewart, Mississippi | |
|---|---|
Stewart Stewart | |
| Coordinates: 33°27′02″N 89°26′10″W / 33.45056°N 89.43611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Montgomery |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.13 sq mi (2.92 km2) |
| • Land | 1.13 sq mi (2.92 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 351 ft (107 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 99 |
| • Density | 87.77/sq mi (33.90/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39767 |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 678280[3] |
| FIPS Code | 28-70640 |
The Stewart Volunteer Fire Department is located in Stewart.[5]
History edit
The Georgia Pacific Railway completed a line through Stewart in late 1880s.[6]
By 1906, Stewart had a post office and a population of 200.[7]
A bed of iron ore located 3 mi (4.8 km) north of Stewart was mined during the 1950s, and shipped by railway to Birmingham, Alabama for processing.[8]
It was first listed as a census-designated place for the 2020 census.
Geography edit
Stewart is in eastern Montgomery County and is bordered to the north by Webster County. U.S. Route 82 passes through the community, leading west 8 miles (13 km) to Kilmichael and northeast 12 miles (19 km) to Eupora. Winona, the Montgomery county seat, is 19 miles (31 km) to the west via US 82.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Stewart CDP has an area of 1.13 square miles (2.93 km2), all land.[1] The Big Black River passes to the south of the community.
Demographics edit
2020 census edit
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020[10] | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 91 | 91.92% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 4 | 4.04% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 1.01% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 3 | 3.03% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 99 | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
References edit
- ^ a b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "P1. Race – Stewart CDP, Mississippi: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ a b "Stewart, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Stewart CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "Fire Services". Montgomery County Board of Supervisors. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ Poor's Manual of Railroads. H.V. & H.W. Poor. 1893. p. 562.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 733.
- ^ Kern, Marshall K. (1963). An Investigation of Mississippi Iron Ores (PDF). Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographical Survey. pp. 28, 32.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Stewart CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.