Editing Coldwater, Mississippi

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|official_name            = Coldwater, Mississippi
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|nickname                 = C-Town
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|image_caption            = Central Avenue
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|map_caption              = Location of Coldwater, Mississippi
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Mississippi]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Tate County, Mississippi|Tate]]
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|area_total_km2           = 6.16
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1381
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|population_density_sq_mi = 581.47
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 38618
|area_code                = [[Area code 662|662]]
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|blank_info               = 28-14900
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2406292<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2406292}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://coldwaterms.org/}}
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Coldwater''' is a town in [[Tate County, Mississippi|Tate County]], [[Mississippi]], United States, and is part of the [[Memphis Metropolitan Area]]. The population was 1,677 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
The town square of Coldwater is approximately two miles south of the [[Coldwater River (Mississippi)|Coldwater River]], hence the name. The original town began in 1856, called the village of Elm Grove. Construction of the [[Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad]] through here in 1858 stimulated development. Rows of stores and other businesses developed on both sides of the tracks, along with houses of worship. Coldwater was officially incorporated in 1872. At that time, the Town was located in [[DeSoto County, Mississippi|DeSoto County]] and was a mile square, with the railroad depot at the center. The area was developed for cotton plantations and Coldwater became a trading center.

In 1873 during [[Reconstruction era|Reconstruction]], the legislature organized [[Tate County, Mississippi|Tate County]] from portions of DeSoto, [[Marshall County, Mississippi|Marshall]] and [[Tunica County, Mississippi|Tunica]] counties. Coldwater fell into the new county. The Town began to grow with an influx of settlers from [[Virginia]], the Carolinas, [[Alabama]], and other areas seeking a better life for themselves and their families. There were 397 residents of Coldwater according to the 1890 census. By 1884, there were 96 small schools in Tate County: 54 white and 42 black. They were mostly one teacher, one-room log houses with split logs for seats.

Coldwater steadily grew in numbers. However, periodic river flooding plagued the town, although it was also the basis of the farmland's fertility. The [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]] built the [[Arkabutla Lake]] and Dam project along the Coldwater River in the early 1940s. Town residents believed they needed to move and the Town was relocated and reconstructed on land about a mile and a half south of its original location.

The site of the old town of Coldwater is {{convert|229|ft|m}} MSL. Parts of it are underwater year round.

Radio station [[WREC]] was founded in Coldwater by Hoyt B. Wooten. It broadcast news talk information. The station is now called WREG-TV and broadcasts news on a major news network.<ref>{{cite web|title=WREG.com|url=http://wreg.com|website=WREG.com}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which 2.4&nbsp;square miles (6.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.42% water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 397
|1890= 518
|1900= 557
|1910= 774
|1920= 856
|1930= 664
|1940= 690
|1950= 949
|1960= 1264
|1970= 1450
|1980= 1505
|1990= 1502
|2000= 1674
|2010= 1677
|2020= 1381
|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}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Coldwater Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2814900&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 7, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|273
|19.77%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|1,032
|74.73%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|1
|0.07%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|2
|0.14%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|53
|3.84%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|20
|1.45%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,381 people, 711 households, and 541 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,674 people, 598 households, and 429 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|705.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 642 housing units at an average density of {{convert|270.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 69.71% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 29.45% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]],  0.06% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.12% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.66% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 598 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 28.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.5% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,058, and the median income for a family was $31,364. Males had a median income of $28,472 versus $19,444 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,330. About 21.1% of families and 23.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.9% of those under age 18 and 26.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The Town of Coldwater is served by the [[Tate County School District]]. It has two schools, Coldwater Elementary and Coldwater High School. Coldwater High School has gone to the state championship in track and basketball numerous times. The girls' basketball team won state championships in 1996, 2007, and 2008 while also making it to the final two since 2003. The boys' basketball team won in 2009 and 2012 and has also made appearances since 2003. The school mascot is known as the Mighty Coldwater Cougar, and the school colors are blue, gold, and white.

==Notable people==
*[[Felicia C. Adams]], U.S. Attorney for the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi]]
*[[Dorris Bowdon]], actress 
*[[Don Castle (baseball)|Don Castle]], baseball player
*[[Bill Coday]], blues singer
*[[Kamala (wrestler)|Kamala]] (1950-2020), ''The Ugandan Giant'', [[WWE]] wrestler
*[[Trell Kimmons]], Olympic track and field runner
*[[Curtis King (director)|Curtis King]], founder of [[Black Academy of Arts and Letters|The Black Academy of Arts and Letters]]<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records |url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/BLACKA/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217170119/https://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/BLACKA/ |archive-date=2025-02-17 |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=University of North Texas Digital Library |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Cameron Lawrence (American football)|Cameron Lawrence]], [[National Football League|NFL]] 
*[[Dumas Malone]], Pulitzer Prize-winning historian
*[[Austin Riley]], [[Atlanta Braves]] third baseman
*[[Sarah Streeter]] ([[Big Time Sarah]]), blues singer
*[[T. Webber Wilson]], three-term U.S. Representative from Mississippi from 1923-1929
*[[Mitch Young]], gridiron football player

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
File:Coldwater MS 001.jpg|Highway sign
File:Coldwater MS 005.jpg|Welcome sign
File:Coldwater MS 013.jpg|Town Hall
File:Coldwater MS 012.jpg|US Post Office
File:Coldwater MS 010.jpg|Central Avenue
File:Coldwater MS 009.jpg|Water tower
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Tate County, Mississippi}}

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[[Category:Towns in Tate County, Mississippi]]
[[Category:Towns in Mississippi]]
[[Category:Memphis metropolitan area]]