Editing Poplarville, Mississippi

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|nickname                 = P-Ville, PopVegas{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
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|population_total         = 2833
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'''Poplarville''' is a city and the [[county seat]] of [[Pearl River County, Mississippi]], United States.<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}}</ref> As of the [[United States 2010 Census|2010 census]], the city population was 2,894. It hosts an annual Blueberry Jubilee, which includes rides, craft vendors and rodeos.

==History==
Poplarville was named for Poplar Jim Smith, the original owner of the town site.<ref>{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Diane|title=Mississippi Folk and the Tales They Tell: Myths, Legends and Bald-Faced Lies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n3O3AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA34|date=4 March 2014|publisher=The History Press|isbn=978-1-60949-932-7|page=34}}</ref>

Four lynchings have been committed in Poplarville since the Civil War.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stolley |first1=Richard B. |title=The legacy of Mack Charles Parker |work=The Santa Fe New Mexican |date=10 June 2018}}</ref> The most recent occurred in 1959 when [[Mack Charles Parker]], an African-American accused of rape, was abducted from the [[Pearl River County, Mississippi|Pearl River County]] jail in Poplarville by a mob<ref>{{cite book|last=Thompson|first=Julius E.|title=Lynchings in Mississippi: A History, 1865-1965|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KL_eCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA169|year=2006|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476604251|page=169}}</ref> and shot to death. No charges were filed against anyone.<ref>{{cite book|last=Rushdy|first=Ashraf H. A.|title=The End of American Lynching|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cGrDSG-LcC8C&pg=PA135|date=2012-06-18|publisher=Rutgers UP|isbn=9780813552934|page=135}}</ref>

On August 29, 2005, [[Hurricane Katrina]] inflicted damage on Poplarville, with storm's most powerful, unofficially recorded gust of wind reported at [[Pearl River Community College]], at {{convert|135|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}. On September 2, 2005, [[Ohio Army National Guard]] arrived in Poplarville to assist with recovery.  Initial efforts were the security of banks, pharmacies and gas stations as well as initial responses to rural emergencies.  The unit stayed for three weeks ultimately checking on every family and structure in the county. On September 5, 2005, [[George W. Bush]], [[Laura Bush]], and Governor [[Haley Barbour]] visited Pearl River Community College in the [[Effect of Hurricane Katrina on Mississippi|aftermath of Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2005/09/20050905-11.html |title=President Visits with Residents of Poplarville, Mississippi |publisher=[[White House]] |type=press release |date=September 5, 2005 }}</ref>

On March 25, 2014 citizens voted to allow for beer and wine sales. The final vote count was 361 votes for the measure and 149 against.<ref>Showers, Al. "[http://www.wlox.com/story/25071722/poplarville-voters-decide-to-turn-the-dry-city-wet Poplarville voters decide to turn the dry city wet]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140328155730/http://www.wlox.com/story/25071722/poplarville-voters-decide-to-turn-the-dry-city-wet Archive]). ''[[WLOX]]''. March 26, 2014. Updated March 27, 2014. Retrieved on June 5, 2015.</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|3.8|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} of it (0.52%) is water.

===Climate===
{{Weather box
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 | location    = Poplarville Experiment Station, Mississippi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1896–1905, 1919–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 84
 | Feb record high F  = 87
 | Mar record high F  = 89
 | Apr record high F  = 98
 | May record high F  = 101
 | Jun record high F  = 104
 | Jul record high F  = 105
 | Aug record high F  = 105
 | Sep record high F  = 103
 | Oct record high F  = 97
 | Nov record high F  = 92
 | Dec record high F  = 85
 | year record high F = 
 | Jan high F = 59.3
 | Feb high F = 63.4
 | Mar high F = 70.3
 | Apr high F = 76.8
 | May high F = 84.1
 | Jun high F = 89.4
 | Jul high F = 90.8
 | Aug high F = 91.0
 | Sep high F = 87.0
 | Oct high F = 78.8
 | Nov high F = 68.3
 | Dec high F = 61.2
 | year high F = 76.7
 | Jan mean F = 49.0
 | Feb mean F = 52.6
 | Mar mean F = 59.1
 | Apr mean F = 65.4
 | May mean F = 73.1
 | Jun mean F = 79.0
 | Jul mean F = 80.8
 | Aug mean F = 80.7
 | Sep mean F = 76.6
 | Oct mean F = 67.4
 | Nov mean F = 57.2
 | Dec mean F = 51.0
 | year mean F = 66.0
 | Jan low F = 38.6
 | Feb low F = 41.8
 | Mar low F = 47.9
 | Apr low F = 54.1
 | May low F = 62.2
 | Jun low F = 68.7
 | Jul low F = 70.7
 | Aug low F = 70.4
 | Sep low F = 66.3
 | Oct low F = 56.0
 | Nov low F = 46.1
 | Dec low F = 40.7
 | year low F = 55.3
 | Jan record low F  = 3
 | Feb record low F  = 10
 | Mar record low F  = 15
 | Apr record low F  = 30
 | May record low F  = 37
 | Jun record low F  = 49
 | Jul record low F  = 58
 | Aug record low F  = 57
 | Sep record low F  = 39
 | Oct record low F  = 28
 | Nov record low F  = 20
 | Dec record low F  = 5
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 5.73
 | Feb precipitation inch = 5.27
 | Mar precipitation inch = 5.52
 | Apr precipitation inch = 5.48
 | May precipitation inch = 5.28
 | Jun precipitation inch = 6.41
 | Jul precipitation inch = 6.94
 | Aug precipitation inch = 5.99
 | Sep precipitation inch = 4.82
 | Oct precipitation inch = 4.04
 | Nov precipitation inch = 4.05
 | Dec precipitation inch = 5.45
 | year precipitation inch = 64.98
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 11.9
 | Feb precipitation days  = 10.4
 | Mar precipitation days  = 9.4
 | Apr precipitation days  = 8.3
 | May precipitation days  = 8.0
 | Jun precipitation days  = 12.1
 | Jul precipitation days  = 13.7
 | Aug precipitation days  = 11.7
 | Sep precipitation days  = 8.7
 | Oct precipitation days  = 7.1
 | Nov precipitation days  = 8.3
 | Dec precipitation days  = 10.7
 | year precipitation days = 120.3
 | Jan snow inch = 0.0
 | Feb snow inch = 0.0
 | Mar snow inch = 0.3
 | Apr snow inch = 0.0
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.0
 | Nov snow inch = 0.0
 | Dec snow inch = 0.0
 | year snow inch = 0.3
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 | Jan snow days  = 0.0
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 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.0
 | Nov snow days  = 0.0
 | Dec snow days  = 0.0
 | year snow days = 0.0
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=lix
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 2, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00227128&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 2, 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 232
|1900= 990
|1910= 1272
|1920= 1290
|1930= 1498
|1940= 1664
|1950= 1852
|1960= 2136
|1970= 2312
|1980= 2562
|1990= 2561
|2000= 2601
|2010= 2894
|2020= 2833
|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>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Poplarville racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2859480&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-16|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,857
|65.55%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|774
|27.32%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|8
|0.28%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|22
|0.78%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|101
|3.57%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|71
|2.51%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,833 people, 733 households, and 499 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 2,601 people, 852 households, and 558 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|676.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 936 housing units at an average density of {{convert|243.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 74.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 23.95% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.50% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.12% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.15% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.81% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.65% of the population.

There were 852 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 20.8% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,417, and the median income for a family was $32,339. Males had a median income of $35,250 versus $21,667 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,833. About 20.8% of families and 25.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 38.8% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Theodore G. Bilbo]], [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]], was born in 1877 in Juniper Grove, an eastern township of Poplarville.
*[[Jimmy Buffett]], musician, lived in Poplarville for a period of time starting in 1959.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BM58F-yOS3IC&q=Jimmy+Buffett+1964&pg=PA56|title=Jimmy Buffett: The Man from Margaritaville Revealed|first=Steve|last=Eng|date=October 15, 1997|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=9780312168759|via=Google Books}}</ref>
*[[Grady C. Cothen]], preacher and president of the [[New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary]] from 1970 to 1974<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/clarionledger/obituary.aspx?n=grady-c-cothen&pid=185446720&fhid=11932|title=Grady C. Cothen's Obituary|last=|first=|date=May 20, 2017|website=Clarion Ledger|access-date=October 1, 2024}}</ref>
*[[Glen Day]], PGA Tour Golfer.
*[[Jonathan J. C. Grey]], federal judge of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan]]
*[[Chapel Hart]], country music group.
*[[Jim Henderson (sportscaster)|Jim Henderson]], radio voice announcer for the [[New Orleans Saints]] from 2012 to 2018<ref>{{cite news |last1=Duncan |first1=Jeff |title=Jim Henderson, voice of the Saints, gets the call to Louisiana Sports HOF |url=https://www.nola.com/sports/jim-henderson-voice-of-the-saints-gets-the-call-to-louisiana-sports-hof/article_466c240a-b64e-5cf1-8b5a-094869676d2a.html |access-date=October 1, 2024 |work=The Times-Picayune |date=June 21, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Hudson Holliday]], politician and [[Major General]] in the [[Mississippi National Guard]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Showers |first1=Al |title=PRC Supervisor Hudson Holliday running for governor |url=https://www.wlox.com/story/13880859/prc-supervisor-hudson-holliday-running-for-governor/ |access-date=October 1, 2024 |work=WLOX |date=January 21, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Zac Houston]], [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Welsh |first1=Taylor |title=Poplarville native drafted in eleventh round by the Detroit Tigers |url=https://www.picayuneitem.com/2016/06/poplarville-native-drafted-in-eleventh-round-by-the-detroit-tigers/ |access-date=October 1, 2024 |work=Picayune Item |date=June 15, 2016}}</ref>
*[[John Lumpkin (coach)|John Lumpkin]], head football coach of the [[Southern Miss Golden Eagles football|Mississippi State Teachers]] for the 1930 season<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Believe It Or Not—Athletes Are Solons |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84561528/clarion-ledger/ |newspaper=[[The Clarion-Ledger]] |location=[[Jackson, Mississippi]] |date=March 8, 1930 |page=8 |access-date=October 1, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
*[[Whitney Miller]], the United States' first [[MasterChef (U.S. TV series)|MasterChef]].
*[[Jansen Owen]], member of the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Jansen T. Owen |url=https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/owen.xml |website=billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |access-date=October 1, 2024}}</ref>
*[[Mack Charles Parker]], African-American victim of [[lynching in the United States]].
*[[Argile Smith]], pastor and president of [[Louisiana Christian University]] from 2014 to 2015<ref name=argsmith>{{cite web|url=http://divinity.lacollege.edu/dr-argile-smith-biographical-information |title=Dr. Argile Smith Biographical Information |publisher=divinity.lacollege.edu |accessdate=October 1, 2024 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424044601/http://divinity.lacollege.edu/dr-argile-smith-biographical-information |archivedate=April 24, 2014 }}</ref>
*[[Larkin I. Smith]], member of [[U.S. House of Representatives]].
*[[Martin T. Smith]], lawyer and politician.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2015/02/27/martin-smith-dead/24111091/ |title=Former Miss. lawmaker Martin Smith dies at 80 |newspaper=[[The Clarion-Ledger]] |date=February 27, 2015 }}</ref>
*[[Ahmos Zu-Bolton]], activist, poet, playwright<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wessman |first1=NK |title=Ahmos Zu-Bolton: Poplarville native left mark in Black arts movement |url=https://magnoliatribune.com/2023/07/16/ahmos-zu-bolton-poplarvilles-activist-and-neo-urban-folklorist/ |access-date=October 1, 2024 |work=Magnolia Tribune |date=July 16, 2023}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Image:HuffHallPearlRiverCC.jpg|thumb|Huff Hall at Pearl River Community College]]
The City of Poplarville is served by the [[Poplarville School District]] and is home to [[Pearl River Community College]].

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Commons category-inline|Poplarville, Mississippi}}
* [http://www.poplarville.ms.gov/Pages/default.aspx Official website]

{{Pearl River County, Mississippi}}
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