Editing Silver Creek, Mississippi

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|official_name            = Silver Creek, Mississippi
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Mississippi]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Lawrence County, Mississippi|Lawrence]]
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|population_total         = 175
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'''Silver Creek''' is a town in [[Lawrence County, Mississippi|Lawrence County]], [[Mississippi]], United States. The population was 210 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2867960&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Silver Creek town, Mississippi| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| accessdate=April 3, 2020}}</ref> Silver Creek is accessed from [[U.S. Route 84]] and [[Mississippi Highway 43]]. The film ''[[Jesse James' Women]]'' (1954) was filmed in Silver Creek.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Marc|title=Trumpet Records: Diamonds on Farish Street|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|year=2004|isbn=9781617035258|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GK2vfSVwEboC&pg=PP1}}</ref>

== History ==
The area was settled around 1820 by the Kirby, Neal, Longino, Price and Williams families. Originally named "The Hall", it was changed in 1893 to Silver Creek for a nearby stream.<ref>{{cite web|title=Communities of Lawrence County|publisher=Lawrence County Community Development Association|url=http://lawrencecountyms.org/live_communities.html}}</ref>

A depot was established in Silver Creek when the Pearl & Leaf Rivers Railroad (later [[Illinois Central Railroad]]) was completed in 1903.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stations and Structures on Current and Former Railroad Lines in Mississippi|publisher=Icrr.net|date=January 11, 2013|url=http://www.icrr.net/stations7.htm}}</ref>

In 1993, the [[Illinois Central Railroad]]  abandoned the former Illinois Central line.<ref>{{cite web|title=Call for Projects|publisher=The Longleaf Trace|url=http://www.longleaftrace.org/Awards/Combenefit/communitiesbenefit.htm|accessdate=January 10, 2014}}</ref> The [[Columbia and Silver Creek Railroad]] was a shortline railroad that operated between Silver Creek and [[Columbia, Mississippi|Columbia]] until 1992. The Rogers House, south of Silver Creek, is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Lawrence County, Mississippi|National Register of Historic Places]].

== Geography ==
Silver Creek is located in eastern Lawrence County at {{coord|31|36|17|N|90|0|6|W|type:city}} (31.604656, -90.001588).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 84]] runs along the southern edge of the town, leading southwest {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Monticello, Mississippi|Monticello]], the [[county seat]], and east {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Prentiss, Mississippi|Prentiss]]. [[Mississippi Highway 43]] runs through the center of Silver Creek as Front Street, leading north {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[New Hebron, Mississippi|New Hebron]]. Highway 43A leads south from Silver Creek {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Arm, Mississippi|Arm]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Silver Creek has a total area of {{convert|3.9|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer 2019">{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_28.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Mississippi| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| accessdate=April 3, 2020}}</ref> The eastern border of the town is a waterway called Silver Creek; it is a south-flowing tributary of the [[Pearl River (Mississippi–Louisiana)|Pearl River]].

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1910= 544
|1920= 252
|1930= 341
|1940= 278
|1950= 275
|1960= 229
|1970= 257
|1980= 272
|1990= 190
|2000= 209
|2010= 210
|2020= 175
|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>
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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 209 people, 81 households, and 60 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|197.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 96 housing units at an average density of {{convert|90.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 93.30% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.91% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.87% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.91% from two or more races.

There were 81 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,656, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $29,063 versus $19,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,507. About 6.2% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 17.1% of those 65 or over.

== Education ==
The town of Silver Creek is served by the [[Lawrence County School District (Mississippi)|Lawrence County School District]].

== Notable people ==
* I.V. Barnes, baseball player with the [[Kansas City Monarchs]] in the [[Negro league baseball|Negro leagues]] during the 1930s<ref>{{cite book | last = Dixon | first = Phil S. | title = John Buck O'Neil: The Rookie, the Man, the Legacy 1938 | publisher = AuthorHouse | year = 2009 | isbn = 9781467858052 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ZhlBaWPOWMEC&pg=PP1}}</ref>
* [[Alice Rose George]], writer, poet, curator, photography editor<ref>{{cite news |last1=Risen |first1=Clay |title=Alice Rose George, a 'Photographer's Dream Editor,' Dies at 76 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/arts/alice-rose-george-dead.html |access-date=January 8, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=January 12, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Virgil A. Griffith]], justice of the [[Supreme Court of Mississippi]] from 1928 to 1949<ref name="obituary">{{cite news |title=Justice Griffith Dies In Jackson |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106300372/clarion-ledger/ |access-date=January 8, 2023 |work=Jackson Clarion-Ledger |date=October 6, 1953 |pages=1}}{{Open access}}</ref>
* [[Curtis L. Waller]], lawyer, politician, and judge<ref>{{cite web | title = Waller, Curtis Longino | publisher = Federal Judicial Center | url = http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2488&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na | accessdate = January 10, 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Lawrence County, Mississippi}}

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[[Category:Towns in Lawrence County, Mississippi]]
[[Category:Towns in Mississippi]]