Editing Webb, Mississippi

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'''Webb''' is a town in [[Tallahatchie County, Mississippi|Tallahatchie County]], [[Mississippi]]. The population was 565 at the 2010 census.

==History==
{{Unreferenced section|date=October 2021}}
Webb was founded circa 1880. The first post office was founded in 1880 and named '''Hood''' for one of the earlier settlers. In 1882, Judge James L.A. Webb, a Confederate veteran and a [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina]] graduate, operated the only store there and later the Hood Masonic Lodge was built. There was one saloon at that time called "The Razzle Dazzle". The town was incorporated in 1905.

In those days most of the groceries and necessities were brought to Hood by flat bottom boat from [[Sharkey, Mississippi]], being hauled down the river from [[Friars Point, Mississippi|Friars Point]]. Cassidy Bayou was navigable then and was maintained by the government from Sharkey to Hood. The town was later renamed in honor of Judge Webb.

In July 2001, Earnestine Dixon became the first African American mayor of the town, serving one term (2001–05).

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 128
|1910= 292
|1920= 553
|1930= 531
|1940= 606
|1950= 680
|1960= 686
|1970= 751
|1980= 782
|1990= 605
|2000= 587
|2010= 565
|2020= 416
|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" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Webb, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''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 may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Webb town, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=160XX00US2878480&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Webb town, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2878480&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Webb town, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2878480&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|206
|57
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41
|35.09%
|10.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.86%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|360
|474
|style='background: #ffffe6; |367
|61.33%
|83.89%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |88.22%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|12
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|2.04%
|0.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|4
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.68%
|1.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.44%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|5
|19
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.85%
|3.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.48%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''587'''
|'''565'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''416'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===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 587 people, 225 households, and 135 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,380.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 251 housing units at an average density of {{convert|590.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 35.09% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 61.33% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.04% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.53% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.85% of the population.

There were 225 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 20.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.47.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 12.9% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $29,063. Males had a median income of $26,500 versus $23,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,272. About 16.2% of families and 26.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 39.4% of those under age 18 and 26.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The Town of Webb is served by the [[West Tallahatchie School District]]. [[R. H. Bearden Elementary School]] and [[West Tallahatchie High School]] are the area schools.

Prior to 1988 Sumner Elementary School was elementary school for the Webb and [[Sumner, Mississippi|Sumner]] areas and West District Middle School was the area middle school. In 1988 West District Middle became a grade 3-8 school while Sumner Elementary was redesignated for Kindergarten through grade 2 only.<ref name=MikellWestTallylonger>{{cite news|last=Mikell|first=Ray S.|title=West Tallahatchie students face longer classes, new staff|newspaper=[[The Greenwood Commonwealth]]|place=[[Greenwood, Mississippi]]|date=August 14, 1988|page=7A}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78844117/for-west-tallahatchie-school-district/ Clipping] from [[Newspapers.com]].</ref>

As of 2002 some children in Webb attended the [[North Sunflower Academy]] in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[Sunflower County, Mississippi|Sunflower County]], and [[Strider Academy]] (which ceased operation in 2018) in [[Charleston, Mississippi|Charleston]].<ref name="Workforce">{{Cite news|url=http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-1755958/No-simple-solutions-to-education.html|title=No simple solutions to education, workforce training problems. (Focus Delta & River Cities).|publisher=[[Mississippi Business Journal]]|date=May 27, 2002|access-date=August 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615051347/http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-1755958/No-simple-solutions-to-education.html|archive-date=June 15, 2011}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Mamie Till Mobley]] — mother of [[Emmett Till]]; born in Webb and moved to [[Argo, Illinois]] in 1924.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.city-data.com/city/Webb-Mississippi.html Webb, Mississippi] at [[City-Data]]

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