Editing Byram, Mississippi

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Byram, Mississippi
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| motto              = 
| image_skyline      = Swinging Bridge (525335723).jpg
| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = Bridge in Byram
| image_flag         = Flag of Byram, Mississippi.png
| image_seal         = Seal of Byram, Mississippi.png
| image_map          = Hinds_County_Mississippi_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Byram_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Byram, Mississippi
| image_map1         = Map of USA MS.svg
| mapsize1           = 
| map_caption1       = Location of [[Mississippi]] in the United States
<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Mississippi]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Mississippi|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Hinds County, Mississippi|Hinds]]
<!-- Government -->
| government_type    = [[Mayor-council government|Mayor-Council]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Richard White ([[Independent Politician|I]])<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-09 |title=Richard White wins mayoral race in Byram |url=https://www.wjtv.com/news/richard-white-wins-mayoral-race-in-byram/ |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=WJTV |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-05 |title=White elected Byram mayor |url=https://www.wapt.com/article/white-elected-byram-mayor/2084160 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=WAPT |language=en}}</ref>
| leader_title1      = [[Alderman|Board of Aldermen]]
| established_title  = First incorporation
| established_date   = 1870
| established_title2 = Second incorporation
| established_date2  = June 16, 2009
| extinct_title      = Disincorporation
| extinct_date       = 1931
<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_28.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 48.25
| area_land_km2      = 47.56
| area_water_km2     = 0.69
| area_total_sq_mi   = 18.63
| area_land_sq_mi    = 18.36
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.27
<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 12666
| population_density_km2 = 266.31
| population_density_sq_mi = 689.72
<!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 279
| coordinates        = {{coord|32|11|26|N|90|16|12|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 39272
| area_code          = [[Area codes 601 and 769|601 & 769]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 28-10140
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2560562<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2560562}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|byram-ms.us}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Byram''' ({{IPAc-en|US|ˈ|b|aɪ|r|ə|m}}) is a city in [[Hinds County, Mississippi]], United States. The population was 11,489 as of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2810140| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Byram city, Mississippi| work=American Factfinder| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=August 15, 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213091933/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2810140| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> up from 7,386 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], at which time it was an unincorporated [[census-designated place]] (CDP); in 2020, its population was 12,666.<ref name=":0" /> It is part of the [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]] [[Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]]. It was incorporated for a second time in its history on June 16, 2009.<ref name="cledger">{{cite news |url=http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090619/NEWS/90619008/Byram+is+officially+a+city+now |title=BREAKING NEWS: Byram officially becomes a city |date=2009-06-19 |access-date=2009-06-19 |newspaper=[[The Clarion-Ledger]] |author=Civil, Heather}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

==Geography==
Byram is bordered to the north by the city of [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]], the state capital, and to the south by [[Terry, Mississippi|Terry]].

[[Interstate 55]] passes through the east side of Byram, with access from Exits 81 and 85. I-55 leads north {{convert|10|mi|0}} to the center of Jackson and south {{convert|177|mi}} to [[New Orleans]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city of Byram has a total area of {{convert|48.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|47.6|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.7|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 1.43%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The [[Pearl River (Mississippi–Louisiana)|Pearl River]] flows southward just east of the city limits.

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|align=left
|2010= 11489
|2020= 12666
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Byram racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=2020 Race and Population Totals |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2810140&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2021-12-07 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|3,188
|25.17%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|8,999
|71.05%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|10
|0.08%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|91
|0.72%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|7
|0.02%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|260
|2.05%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|118
|0.93%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 12,666 people, 4,491 households, and 3,107 families residing in the city; according to the 2020 census, its racial composition was 71.05% Black/African American, 25.17% non-Hispanic white, 0.08% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.02% Pacific islander, 2.05% mixed, and 0.93% Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name=":0" />

==Government==
Byram is led by Richard White (Mayor) and the Board of Aldermen.<ref name="cledger"/> In June 2010, Byram selected [[Gulfport, Mississippi|Gulfport]] Police Sgt. Luke Thompson, who grew up in Byram, as the city's first police chief. Thompson was given an operating budget of $1.8 million and charged with hiring 25 sworn police officers and 10 to 15 civilian employees, finding and furnishing a police headquarters, and purchasing vehicles and equipment.<ref>[http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20106130344]{{dead link|date=May 2017}}</ref> In June 2011, Byram selected Mississippi State Fire Academy Senior Instructor Marshall C. Robinson Jr. as the city's first fire chief. Robinson was given a direction that included the transition from a 100% volunteer fire department to a combination fire department. The City of Byram Fire Department has four sworn combat/administrators, 15 sworn combat/firefighters, 25 sworn reserve combat/firefighters, and one non-sworn officer. The city of Byram dedicated its first fire station on June 14, 2014.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}

=== Re-incorporation ===
The bordering city of [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]] began attempting to annex Byram in 1991. That led to unhappiness on the part of residents who feared higher property taxes and poor city services such as slow police response and a lack of street repairs. Lawsuits between Jackson and local residents began in 2004. After his election as mayor of Jackson, [[Frank Melton]] stated that he did not want to continue attempts at annexation, but the suit continued.

In 2006, a judge ruled that Byram could incorporate itself with about {{convert|20|sqmi|km2}}, and that Jackson could annex {{Convert|4|sqmi}}. The ruling was appealed to the Mississippi Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wlbt.com/global/story.asp?s=10121525&ClientType=Printable |title=High court okays Byram incorporation |date=2009-04-02 |access-date=2009-06-11 |publisher=[[WBLT]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222042743/http://www.wlbt.com/global/story.asp?s=10121525&ClientType=Printable |archive-date=2012-02-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On April 2, 2009, the Mississippi Supreme Court unanimously upheld the lower court's ruling. Jackson officials said they would ask for a rehearing. On April 17, 2009, the Mississippi Supreme Court granted an extension to attorneys for the city of Jackson to file a motion to reconsider the court's decision.  Ultimately, Byram incorporated on June 16, 2009.

==Education==
Byram is served by the [[Hinds County School District]].<ref>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st28_ms/c28049_hinds/DC10SD_C28049_001.pdf SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Hinds County, MS]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on December 27, 2018.</ref> Residents of Byram are zoned to Gary Road Elementary School, Gary Road Intermediate School, Byram Middle School, and [[Terry High School (Mississippi)|Terry High School]] in [[Terry, Mississippi|Terry]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20110721164057/http://www.hinds.k12.ms.us/184910101617857560/lib/184910101617857560/attendance_zone.jpg attendance_zone.jpg]." [[Hinds County School District]]. July 21, 2011. Retrieved on December 29, 2018.</ref>

[[Jackson/Hinds Library System]] operates the Beverly J. Brown Library behind the Byram city hall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jhlibrary.org/byram/|title=Byram|publisher=[[Jackson/Hinds Library System]]|accessdate=2021-06-10}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Ishmon Bracey]], [[Delta blues]] guitarist<ref name="Gioia2009">{{cite book|author=Ted Gioia|title=Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i0yjZiHcS6MC&pg=PA166|date=2 November 2009|publisher=W. W. Norton|isbn=978-0-393-06999-0|pages=166}}</ref>
* [[Chad Bradford]], former [[Major League Baseball]] [[relief pitcher]]<ref name="Lewis2004">{{cite book|author=Michael Lewis|title=Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oIYNBodW-ZEC&pg=PA224|date=17 March 2004|publisher=W. W. Norton|isbn=978-0-393-06623-4|pages=224}}</ref>
* [[Marcus Spriggs]], former [[National Football League]] [[offensive guard]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Marcus Spriggs Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SpriMa20.htm |website=Pro-Football Reference |access-date=27 April 2021}}</ref>

==See also==

{{portal|Mississippi}}
* [[Byram Bridge]] - a historic bridge located southeast of Byram.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.byram-ms.us City of Byram official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140223051309/http://www.byram-ms.com/ Community website]

{{Hinds County, Mississippi}}

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[[Category:Cities in Mississippi]]
[[Category:Cities in Hinds County, Mississippi]]
[[Category:Cities in Jackson metropolitan area, Mississippi]]