Editing Forest, Mississippi

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Forest, Mississippi
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Court-House, Forest, Miss..jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Scott County Courthouse in Forest
| image_flag         = Flag of Forest, Mississippi.png
| image_seal         = Seal of Forest, Mississippi.png
| image_map          = Scott_County_Mississippi_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Forest_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Forest, Mississippi
| image_map1         = 
| mapsize1           = 
| map_caption1       = 
| pushpin_map        = USA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Mississippi]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Mississippi|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Scott County, Mississippi|Scott]]
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Nancy Chambers ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-01 |title=MAYOR OF FOREST, MS - City of Forest, Mississippi |url=https://cityofforest.com/ova_sev/mayor-of-forest-ms/ |access-date=2024-11-29 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Recapitulation |url=https://sos.ms.gov/links/elections/home/tab4/results2009/primary/democratic/Forest.pdf |access-date=November 28, 2024 |website=Mississippi Secretary of State}}</ref>
| 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_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 33.93
| area_land_km2      = 33.87
| area_water_km2     = 0.06
| area_total_sq_mi   = 13.10
| area_land_sq_mi    = 13.08
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.02
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 5455
| population_density_km2 = 160.30
| population_density_sq_mi = 415.17
| timezone           = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 145
| elevation_ft       = 476
| coordinates        = {{coord|32|21|49|N|89|28|31|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 39074
| area_code          = [[Area code 601|601]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 28-25340
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0693243
| website            = {{URL|http://www.forest-ms.com/}}
| footnotes          = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_est     = 
}}
'''Forest''' is a city and the [[county seat]] of [[Scott County, Mississippi]], United States. The population was 5,684 at the 2010 census and the population is a [[minority-majority]].<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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref>

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|13.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|13.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.15%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 547
|1900= 761
|1910= 1136
|1920= 1188
|1930= 2176
|1940= 2735
|1950= 2874
|1960= 3917
|1970= 4085
|1980= 5229
|1990= 5060
|2000= 5987
|2010= 5684
|2020= 5430
|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>
}}

[[File:Loren Ormond.png|thumb|right|Welcome sign, 1963]]

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Forest Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2825340&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-08|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|1,123
|20.68%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|2,319
|42.71%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|20
|0.37%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|30
|0.72%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|88
|1.62%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|1,841
|33.9%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,430 people, 1,987 households, and 1,165 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 5,987 people, 2,085 households, and 1,478 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|460.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,257 housing units at an average density of {{convert|173.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 40.35% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 50.88% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.53% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.85% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.92% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 12.71% of the population.

There were 2,085 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 24.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% 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 3.25.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,638, and the median income for a family was $29,767. Males had a median income of $23,825 versus $17,277 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,484. About 21.6% of families and 23.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.5% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
{{Unreferenced section|date=July 2020}}
Forest is home to several [[poultry]] processing plants, including [[Koch Foods]], [[Tyson Foods]], and the Forest Packing Company.

[[Raytheon]] has a consolidated manufacturing center in Forest; it builds electronic equipment for [[radar]]s and other sensor systems.

==Education==
Almost all of the City of Forest is served by the [[Forest Municipal School District]].<ref name=Censusschoolmap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28123_scott/DC20SD_C28123.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807022423/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28123_scott/DC20SD_C28123.pdf |archive-date=2022-08-07 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Scott County, MS|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-08-06}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28123_scott/DC20SD_C28123_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> Schools include Forest Elementary School, Hawkins Middle School and Forest High School.

A small portion is in the [[Scott County School District]].<ref name=Censusschoolmap2020/>

==Infrastructure==
=== Transportation ===
Forest is served by [[Interstate 20 in Mississippi|Interstate 20]], [[U.S. Route 80]], and [[Mississippi Highway 21|Mississippi Highways 21]], [[Mississippi Highway 35|35]], and [[Mississippi Highway 501|501]]. Air transportation is available through [[G. V. Montgomery Airport]] or the nearby [[Jackson-Evers International Airport]] (JAN).

==Notable people==
* [[Rashard Anderson]], football player
* [[Arthur Crudup|Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup]] (1905–1974), [[blues]] musician, who wrote "[[That's All Right]] (Mama)" and is honored with a [[Mississippi Blues Trail]] marker<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msbluestrail.org/_webapp_2187825/Arthur_Crudup|title=Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup|last=Mississippi Blues Commission|publisher=msbluestrail.org|access-date=1 February 2010}}</ref>
* [[James Eastland]] (1904–1986), segregationist [[United States Senator]] from Mississippi
* [[Sheila Guyse]] (1925–2013), actress and recording artist
* [[A.R. Johnson (Louisiana politician)|Andrew R. Johnson]] (1856–1933), [[Louisiana State Senate|Louisiana state senator]] from 1916–1924
* [[Dollree Mapp]] (1923–2014), appellant in the landmark Supreme Court case ''[[Mapp v. Ohio]]''
* [[Lewis Nordan]], writer
* [[Todd Pinkston]], former [[NFL]] [[wide receiver]], [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
* [[Scott sisters|Jamie and Gladys Scott]], sisters convicted in a controversial robbery case that drew national attention for its severe sentencing
* [[Kevin Sessums]], writer
* [[Donald Triplett]], first person to be diagnosed with [[autism]]
* [[Victoria Vivians]], basketball player, played for [[Mississippi State University]] before being drafted by the [[Indiana Fever]] of the [[WNBA]]
* [[Cardis Cardell Willis]], comedian

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.forest-ms.com/ City of Forest, Mississippi website]

{{Scott County, Mississippi}}
{{Mississippi county seats}}

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[[Category:Cities in Mississippi]]
[[Category:Cities in Scott County, Mississippi]]
[[Category:County seats in Mississippi]]
[[Category:Mississippi Blues Trail]]