Editing Stonewall, Mississippi

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|population_total         = 879
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'''Stonewall''' is a town in [[Clarke County, Mississippi|Clarke County]], [[Mississippi]], United States. The population was 1,088 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2870760| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212190754/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2870760| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Stonewall town, Mississippi| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref>

==History==
A [[cotton mill]] was established here in 1868. The town was named after Confederate Army General [[Stonewall Jackson]].<ref>{{cite web
|title=Stonewall Historical Marker
|author=Mississippi State Department of History & Archives
|url=http://www.stoppingpoints.com/mississippi/Clarke/Stonewall,+Mississippi.html
}}</ref>

Stonewall's major industry from 1868 until 2002 was the cotton mill which operated as [[Burlington Industries]] from 1962 onward. In 2002, Burlington announced that it would be closing the Stonewall plant and put 850 people out of work.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Economy frays as Burlington closes its doors: Industry leaves 1100 people out of jobs in Stonewall
|author=Bob Pittman, The Times of South Mississippi
|url=http://www.stonewallcottonmill.com/history/times.html
}}</ref>

==Geography==
The [[Chickasawhay River]] forms the western boundary of the town. The town of [[Enterprise, Clarke County, Mississippi|Enterprise]] is {{convert|3|mi|0}} to the northwest on [[Mississippi Highway 513]], while [[Quitman, Mississippi|Quitman]], the [[county seat]], is {{convert|9|mi|0}} to the southeast.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|6.9|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|km2|disp=flip|3}}, or 0.36%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 145
|1950= 1015
|1960= 1126
|1970= 1161
|1980= 1345
|1990= 1148
|2000= 1149
|2010= 1088
|2020= 879
|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"
|+'''Stonewall racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2870760&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 21, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|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 can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|567
|64.51%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|289
|32.88%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|1
|0.11%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|2
|0.23%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|15
|1.71%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|5
|0.57%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''879'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 879 people, 405 households, and 210 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,149 people, 461 households, and 319 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|435.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 542 housing units at an average density of {{convert|205.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 75.37% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 23.67% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.52% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.09% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.35% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.44% of the population.

There were 461 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,125, and the median income for a family was $31,172. Males had a median income of $26,477 versus $22,404 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,930. About 18.3% of families and 23.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 34.6% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Stonewall is served by the [[Quitman School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28023_clarke/DC20SD_C28023.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clarke County, MS|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-27}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28023_clarke/DC20SD_C28023_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

The county is in the zone for [[Jones College (Mississippi)|Jones College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jcjc.edu/about/profile.php|title=Profile|publisher=[[Jones College (Mississippi)|Jones College]]|access-date=2024-09-27}}</ref>

==Notable person==
* [[Herman Dunlap]], [[Negro league]] [[outfielder]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Herman Dunlap Negro Leagues Statistics & History |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=dunlap000her |website=baseball-reference.com |access-date=May 26, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Danny Pearson (musician)|Danny Pearson]], composer and singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite news |last1=McDougle |first1=Anthony |title=Native R&B singer Danny Pearson dies after bout with liver cancer |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2018/08/18/r-b-singer-danny-pearson-dies-after-bout-liver-cancer/1031902002/ |access-date=May 17, 2020 |agency=Clarion-Ledger |date=August 18, 2018}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Death of Jonathan Sanders]] - Sanders choked on a bag of cocaine while restrained by police in Stonewall

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{{Clarke County, Mississippi}}

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[[Category:Towns in Clarke County, Mississippi]]
[[Category:Towns in Mississippi]]
[[Category:Meridian micropolitan area]]