Editing Grenada County, Mississippi

{{short description|County in Mississippi, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Grenada County
 | state                = Mississippi
 | ex image             = Pulling into Grenada Station - panoramio.jpg
 | ex image size        = 220px
 | ex image cap         = [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Grenada County, Mississippi|
Illinois Central Depot]] now used by [[Grenada Railroad]].
 | seal                 = 
 | founded              = 1870
 | seat wl              = Grenada
 | largest city wl      = Grenada
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 449
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 422
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 27
 | area percentage      = 6.1
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 21629
 | pop_est_as_of        = 
 | population_est       = 
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
 | web                  = 
 | district             = 2nd
 | time zone            = Central
 | named for            = [[Province of Granada|Granada]], [[Spain]]
}}

'''Grenada County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Mississippi]].<ref>{{Cite web|year=2019|title=2019 Grenada Overview|url=https://greatergrenada.com/images/uploads/Grenada-Brochure-2019-08-19.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228094021/https://greatergrenada.com/images/uploads/Grenada-Brochure-2019-08-19.pdf |archive-date=February 28, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=July 7, 2021|website=Greater Grenada Partnership}}</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]], the population was 21,629.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Grenada County, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Grenada_County,_Mississippi?g=0500000US28043|access-date=January 8, 2023}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Grenada, Mississippi|Grenada]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |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=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The county was named for [[Province of Granada|Granada]], [[Spain]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n143 144]}}</ref> Its western half is part of the [[Mississippi Delta]]. Cotton cultivation was important to its economy well into the 20th century.

The Grenada, MS [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]] includes all of Grenada County.

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|449|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|422|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|27|sqmi}} (6.1%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_28.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928074019/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_28.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 3, 2014 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files }}</ref>

===Major highways===
* [[Image:I-55.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 55]]
* [[Image:US 51.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 51]]
* [[Image:Circle sign 7.svg|20px]] [[Mississippi Highway 7]]
* [[Image:Circle sign 8.svg|20px]] [[Mississippi Highway 8]]
* [[Image:Circle sign 35.svg|20px]] [[Mississippi Highway 35]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Yalobusha County, Mississippi|Yalobusha County]] (north)
* [[Calhoun County, Mississippi|Calhoun County]] (east)
* [[Webster County, Mississippi|Webster County]] (southeast)
* [[Montgomery County, Mississippi|Montgomery County]] (south)
* [[Carroll County, Mississippi|Carroll County]] (south)
* [[Leflore County, Mississippi|Leflore County]] (west)
* [[Tallahatchie County, Mississippi|Tallahatchie County]] (northwest)

===National protected area===
* [[Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 10751
|1880= 12071
|1890= 14974
|1900= 14112
|1910= 15727
|1920= 13607
|1930= 16802
|1940= 19052
|1950= 18830
|1960= 18409
|1970= 19854
|1980= 21043
|1990= 21555
|2000= 23263
|2010= 21906
|2020= 21629
|estyear=2023
|estimate=21065
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 5, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 3, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=November 3, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 3, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 3, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28043.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 3, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607050541/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28043.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Grenada County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US28043&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 16, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|11,258
|52.05%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|9,352
|43.24%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|29
|0.13%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|84
|0.39%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|2
|0.01%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|594
|2.75%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|310
|1.43%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 21,629 people, 8,391 households, and 5,362 families residing in the county.

===2019===
As of the 2019 United States Census, there were 20,758 people living in the county.

55.3% were [[White American|White]], 42.9% [[African American|Black or African American]], 0.5% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.3% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], and 1.1% [[Multiracial American|of two or more races]]. 1.6% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race).

There were 8,391 households. The median income for a household in the county was $40,122.

== Employment ==
According to the Greater Grenada Partnership, in 2020, the top 3 local employers were Modine, Lennox, and the Grenada School District<ref>{{Cite web|year=2020|title=Top Employers 2020|url=https://greatergrenada.com/images/uploads/Top_Employers_2020.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919174711/https://greatergrenada.com/images/uploads/Top_Employers_2020.pdf |archive-date=September 19, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=July 7, 2021|publisher=Greater Grenada Partnership}}</ref> Top regional employers include Winchester, Toyota Mississippi, and Franklin Corporation. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that Grenada has added 1,600 direct jobs between 2011 and 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|year=2019|title=Grenada Regional Workforce|url=https://greatergrenada.com/images/uploads/GGP-Grenada-Regional-Workforce.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919173823/https://greatergrenada.com/images/uploads/GGP-Grenada-Regional-Workforce.pdf |archive-date=September 19, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=July 7, 2021|website=Greater Grenada Partnership|page=1}}</ref>

On April 20, 2021, [[Milwaukee Electric Tool|Milwaukee Tool]] announced that the manufacturing company will expand in Mississippi by constructing an accessories manufacturing facility in Grenada County. The project is a $60 million corporate investment and will create 800 jobs at the Grenada location.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Milwaukee Tool brings 800 new jobs to Grenada County {{!}} Grenada Economic Development District News|url=https://greatergrenada.com/development/news-article/milwaukee-tools-brings-800-new-jobs-to-grenada-county|access-date=July 7, 2021|website=greatergrenada.com|language=en}}</ref>

According to a study commissioned by the Mississippi Development Authority and the Mississippi Department of Transportation, [[Grenada Railroad]] supports a total of 11,174 jobs, $1.3 billion in gross product and $1 billion in personal income.

== Infrastructure ==
U.S. Senators [[Roger Wicker]], R-Miss., and [[Cindy Hyde-Smith]], R-Mississippi, announced the award of a $6.22 million grant to Grenada Railroad, LLC., to complete the final phase of a project to refurbish a rail line between Canton, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 10, 2020|title=$6.22 Million Grant for Grenada Railroad|url=https://greatergrenada.com/development/news-article/6.22-million-grant-for-grenada-railroad|access-date=July 7, 2021|website=Greater Grenada Partnership}}</ref> Work in progress on the northern 100-mile project is set for completion in Late 2023. The entire 188 miles of the Memphis, TN to Canton, MS line will be rated at 286,000 gross weight on rails (GWR) with an authorized speed of 40 MPH making it a Class III Short Line Railroad.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 4, 2021|title=Back on track: Rescued from oblivion, Grenada Railroad delivers vital opportunity.|url=https://greatergrenada.com/development/news-article/grenada-railroad-opportunity|access-date=July 7, 2021|website=Greater Grenada Partnership}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Grenada School District]] is the public school system.

==Communities==

===City===
* [[Grenada, Mississippi|Grenada]] (county seat)

===Census-designated places===
* [[Elliott, Mississippi|Elliott]]
* [[Holcomb, Mississippi|Holcomb]]

===Other unincorporated communities===
{{div col}}
* [[Bew Springs, Mississippi|Bew Springs]]
* [[Glenwild, Mississippi|Glenwild]]
* [[Gore Springs, Mississippi|Gore Springs]]
* [[Hardy, Mississippi|Hardy]]
* [[LeFlore, Mississippi|Le Flore]]
* [[Oxberry, Mississippi|Oxberry]]
* [[Riverdale, Mississippi|Riverdale]]
* [[Tie Plant, Mississippi|Tie Plant]]
{{div col end}}

===Ghost town===
*[[Chocchuma, Mississippi|Chocchuma]]

==Politics==
Originally, Grenada County was almost unanimously Democratic, up through the mid 20th Century. Since then, the county has trended heavily Republican. The last Democrat to carry the county was [[Jimmy Carter]] in 1980.

{{PresHead|place=Grenada County, Mississippi|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 4, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|5,651|4,060|55|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|6,081|4,734|96|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|5,970|4,424|119|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|5,986|5,288|61|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|6,234|5,029|58|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|5,872|4,180|59|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|5,129|4,163|93|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|4,527|4,402|526|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|4,721|4,203|644|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|5,352|3,683|21|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|5,181|3,325|15|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|3,993|4,182|125|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|3,569|3,263|188|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,800|1,471|121|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|718|2,050|4,335|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|3,648|155|0|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1960|Dixiecrat|682|529|1,132|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|407|949|832|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,000|1,174|0|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1948|Dixiecrat|26|109|1,406|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|117|1,373|0|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|62|1,354|9|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|13|1,245|0|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|11|1,101|0|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|40|1,155|0|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|17|933|0|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|12|533|8|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|28|649|7|Mississippi}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|3|469|23|Mississippi}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Mississippi}}
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Grenada County, Mississippi]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.grenadacountysheriff.org/ Grenada County Sheriff's Office]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Grenada County, Mississippi
|North     = [[Yalobusha County, Mississippi|Yalobusha County]]
|Northeast =
|East      = [[Calhoun County, Mississippi|Calhoun County]]
|Southeast = [[Webster County, Mississippi|Webster County]] and [[Montgomery County, Mississippi|Montgomery County]]
|South     = [[Carroll County, Mississippi|Carroll County]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Leflore County, Mississippi|Leflore County]]
|Northwest = [[Tallahatchie County, Mississippi|Tallahatchie County]]
}}

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