Editing Sturgis, Mississippi

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'''Sturgis''' is a town in [[Oktibbeha County, Mississippi]]. The population was 207 at the 2020 census.

Sturgis annually hosts "The Rally", an all-bike motorcycle rally, also known as the Little Sturgis Rally.<ref name="PressRegister">{{cite news |last=McRae |first=Emma |date=August 14, 2024 |title=Annual Little Sturgis bike rally returns Thursday |url=https://cdispatch.com/news/annual-little-sturgis-bike-rally-returns-thursday/ |access-date=August 28, 2024 |work=The Commercial Dispatch |location=Sturgis, Mississippi}}</ref> According to Scott Smith, former mayor of Sturgis, in 2005 around 20,000 visitors attended that year's rally. The most recent was in August 2024, there was a 2 year hiatus in 2020-2021 due to COVID-19 concerns.<ref name=PressRegister /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Robert |date=August 21, 2022 |title=Sturgis South Bike Rally rumbles back |url=https://cdispatch.com/news/2022-08-20/sturgis-south-bike-rally-rumbles-back/ |access-date=September 5, 2022 |website=The Commercial Dispatch |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Geography==
Sturgis is located at {{coord|33|20|38|N|89|2|48|W|type:city}} (33.344027, -89.046618).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.29|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 321
|1920= 354
|1930= 477
|1940= 485
|1950= 402
|1960= 358
|1970= 321
|1980= 269
|1990= 198
|2000= 206
|2010= 254
|2020= 207
|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>
}}As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR22">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> of 2020, there were 207 people, 108 households, and 46 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|160.47|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 109 housing units at an average density of {{convert|84.49|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 85.02% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.93% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.93% of the population.

There were 108 households, out of which 14.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 25% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% had a male householder with no wife present. 40.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.02% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.64 and the average family size was 2.42.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 7.9% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,167 and the median income for a family was $56,250. Males had a median income of $63,571 versus $35,625 for females. 26.6% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], 14.3% of under eighteens and 19% of those over 64.

==Education==
The Town of Sturgis is served by the [[Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District]]. West Oktibbeha County Elementary School (formerly Sturgis Elementary School) is in Sturgis. All residents are zoned to Armstrong Middle School and [[Starkville High School]] in [[Starkville, Mississippi|Starkville]].<ref name=Consplan>"[http://www.starkvillesd.com/the-plan-for-starkville-oktibbeha-consolidated-school-district/ The Plan for Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526084600/http://www.starkvillesd.com/the-plan-for-starkville-oktibbeha-consolidated-school-district/ |date=2017-05-26 }}." [[Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District]]. January 20, 2015. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.</ref>

It was previously in the [[Oktibbeha County School District]], and Sturgis had its own schools, including [[Sturgis High School (Mississippi)|Sturgis High School]], which was merged with [[Maben High School]] to form [[West Oktibbeha County High School]].{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} In 2013, the Mississippi Legislature passed a bill requiring that all Oktibbeha County schools be merged into the Starkville School District.<ref>{{cite web|title=COMMISSION RELEASES PROPOSED PLAN FOR CONSOLIDATION STRUCTURE|url=http://starkville.ms.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=19561&|publisher=Starkville, MS|access-date=February 4, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140204160346/http://starkville.ms.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=19561&|archive-date=February 4, 2014}}</ref>

In 2015 the [[West Oktibbeha County High School]] in [[Maben, Mississippi|Maben]], which served Sturgis, consolidated into Starkville High.<ref name=Consplan/>

Sturgis is served by the [[Starkville-Oktibbeha County Public Library System]] which operateas the Sturgis Public Library.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://starkville.lib.ms.us/sturgis-public-library|title=Sturgis Public Library|publisher=[[Starkville-Oktibbeha County Public Library System]]|access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref>

==Sturgis South Bike Rally==
For fourteen straight years, taking advantage of the built-in name recognition of the [[Sturgis Motorcycle Rally]] in [[Sturgis, South Dakota]], Sturgis was home to the annual Sturgis South Bike Rally, which drew crowds of as many as 20,000 people.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pratt|first1=Tim|last2=Mamrack|first2=Kristin|title=Heaven on wheels: Thousands rumble through Oktibbeha County for annual festival  |url=http://cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=2511&TRID=1&TID=|access-date=December 6, 2014|publisher=The Commercial Dispatch|date=August 15, 2009}}</ref> After being discontinued due to a funding conflict between rally organizers and local government from 2011-2013, the rally resumed in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Rally 2014|url=http://msrally.com/noflash/|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[N. Q. Adams]], [[Mississippi State Senate|Mississippi state senator]] (1896-1900) and [[Mississippi House of Representatives|House member]] (1908-1912)
*[[Lovie Gore]], member of the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] from 1952 to 1960<ref>{{cite news |title=Lovie Gore |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-winston-county-journal/74381187/ |access-date=March 21, 2024 |work=The Winston County Journal |date=February 12, 1980 |page=5}}</ref>
*[[Kirby Jackson]], a former professional [[American football]] [[defensive back]] who played for the [[Los Angeles Rams]] and the [[Buffalo Bills]], was born in Sturgis.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kirby Jackson|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JACKSKIR01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206124050/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JACKSKIR01|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 6, 2007|publisher=Databasefootball|access-date=February 4, 2014}}</ref>
*[[Kid Thomas (musician)]] was born in Sturgis.<ref name="Mississippi Blues">{{cite web|title=Oktibbeha County Blues - Starkville|url=http://msbluestrail.org/blues-trail-markers/oktibbeha-county-blues|access-date=December 4, 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://starkville.org/ Greater Starkville Development Partnership Website]

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