Editing Glendora, Mississippi

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'''Glendora''' is a village in [[Tallahatchie County, Mississippi|Tallahatchie County]], [[Mississippi]]. The population was 285 at the 2000 census.

==History==
Glendora was developed by White Americans as a small sawmill site. Logs were floated down the river from around the vicinity of [[Webb, Mississippi|Webb]] to be processed here.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

The first settlement developed two miles south of Glendora at Black Bayou. When the railroad was built through the territory in 1883, a station was located there and called Glendora. The town immediately grew. A post office was established in 1900 and a voting precinct was established.

Cane Lake Lumber Company built a large sawmill here which operated until 1909. It was moved to another site.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mt. Calvery M.B. Church Cemetery, Tallahatchie County, MSGenWeb Project, A USGenWeb Project Website |url=http://www.msgw.org/tallahatchie/cemeteries/mtcalmbchurch.html |access-date=October 19, 2022 |website=www.msgw.org}}</ref>

In December 1955, Elmer Kimbrell, a white man, shot and killed Clinton Melton, an African-American resident, in front of three witnesses after an argument about how much gas Melton had pumped into Kimbrell's car. Kimbrell was acquitted by an [[all-white jury]] after a short trial.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elmer O. Kimbrell |url=http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/till/FBI_Persons%20Involved_Elmer%20Kimbrell.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tell |first=Dave |title=The Murder of Clinton Melton - Another Murder, Another White Man, Another Acquittal. Or How County Lines Are Shaping Till's Story |url=https://tillapp.emmett-till.org/items/show/18 |access-date=October 19, 2022 |website=Emmett Till Memory Project |language=en-US}}</ref> Shortly before this murder, he was involved in the [[Emmett Till]] murder in [[Money, Mississippi|Money]], Mississippi.<ref>{{cite report |date=February 9, 2006 |title=Prosecutive Report if Investigation Concerning &#91;...&#93; Elmer O. Kimbrell |url=https://vault.fbi.gov/Emmett%20Till%20/Emmett%20Till%20Part%2001%20of%2002 |publisher=[[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] |page=28; 37 |docket=Case ID 44A-JN-30112 and 62D-JN-30045 |access-date=March 14, 2021 |quote=In December 1955, Kimbrell shot and killed Clinton Melton, a black man. &#91;...&#93; Kimbrell was acquitted when prosecuted for Melton's murder. &#91;...&#93; August 28, 1955 - Time Unknown, Early Morning: Roy Bryant, J.W. Milam and a man named Kimbrell brought &#91;Emmett&#93; Till to &#91;...&#93; Bryant's Grocery & Meat Market }}</ref> At this time, most blacks in Mississippi were still [[Disfranchisement after Reconstruction era|disenfranchised]] due to state barriers; they were not part of the jury pool because they were not registered voters and they were excluded from the political system.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1910= 207
|1940= 247
|1950= 178
|1960= 147
|1970= 201
|1980= 220
|1990= 165
|2000= 285
|2010= 151
|2020= 154
|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>
}}
[[File:GlendoraPostOffice.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Glendora, Mississippi Post Office]]

===2020 Census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Glendora, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''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 may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Glendora village, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=160XX00US2827660&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Glendora village, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2827660&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Glendora village, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2827660&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|13
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|4.56%
|0.66%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.60%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|254
|146
|style='background: #ffffe6; |145
|89.12%
|96.69%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |94.16%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|2
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.70%
|1.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|7
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|2.46%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.95%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|9
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|3.16%
|1.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.30%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''285'''
|'''151'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''154'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 census===
At the 2000 [[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> there were 285 people, 69 households and 60 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|2,011.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 73 housing units at an average density of {{convert|515.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup was 4.56% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 92.28% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.70% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 2.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.16% of the population.

There were 69 households, of which 55.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 50.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.6% were non-families. 8.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65&nbsp;years of age or older. The average household size was 4.13 and the average family size was 4.26.

41.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 15.4% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.9% who were 65&nbsp;years of age or older. The median age was 21&nbsp;years. For every 100 females, there were 82.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.

The [[median household income]] was $14,375 and the median family income was $11,875. Males had a median income of $17,500 compared with  $11,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $7,044. About 68.2% of families and 62.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 83.3% of those under the age of 18 and 40.0% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
The Village of Glendora is served by the [[West Tallahatchie School District]]. [[R. H. Bearden Elementary School]] and [[West Tallahatchie High School]] are the area schools.

Previously Black Bayou Elementary School served children in Glendora and southern parts of the district.<ref name=MikellWestTallylonger>{{cite news|last=Mikell|first=Ray S.|title=West Tallahatchie students face longer classes, new staff|newspaper=[[The Greenwood Commonwealth]]|place=[[Greenwood, Mississippi]]|date=August 14, 1988|page=7A}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78844117/for-west-tallahatchie-school-district/ Clipping] from [[Newspapers.com]].</ref> The district decided to close Black Bayou in 1998.<ref name=WestTallyLaunch1998>{{cite news|title=West Tallahatchie schools launch building projects|newspaper=[[The Charleston Sun-Sentinel]]|date=February 12, 1998}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78847867/for-west-tally-schools/ Clipping from] [[Newspapers.com]].</ref> Previously West District Middle School (now Bearden) served as a middle school for the area.<ref name=MikellWestTallylonger/>

[[Coahoma Community College]] is the designated community college.<ref>"[http://www.coahomacc.edu/admissions-financial-aid/admissions/general-admissions/student-residency/index Student Residency]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150311064516/http://www.coahomacc.edu/admissions-financial-aid/admissions/general-admissions/student-residency/index Archive]). Coahoma Community College. Retrieved on July 8, 2017. "Out-of-District Resident: A student who does not live within Bolivar, Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie, and Tunica Counties but does live in some other county in Mississippi."</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Sonny Boy Williamson II|Sonny Boy Williamson]] (Alex "Rice" Miller), the influential [[blues]] musician, and [[Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame]]r was born on a plantation near Glendora in 1912.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Mississippi}}
* [http://www.glendorams.com/ Village of Glendora]
{{Tallahatchie County, Mississippi}}

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[[Category:Villages in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi]]
[[Category:Villages in Mississippi]]