Summit, Mississippi

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Summit is a town in Pike County, Mississippi, United States.<ref name=GNIS1/> The population was 1,705 at the 2010 census. It is part of the McComb, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The town originated as a railroad town and was named Summit because it was thought to be the highest point on the Illinois Central Railroad between New Orleans and Jackson, Tennessee. However, nearby Brookhaven has that distinction. It was the birthplace of the "Summit Trio", a group of three women artists in the 1960s.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.

Demographics

2020 census

Summit Racial Composition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Race	Num.	Perc.
White	275	18.27%
Black or African American	1,157	76.88%
Native American	2	0.13%
Asian	5	0.33%
Other/Mixed	48	3.19%
Hispanic or Latino	18	1.2%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,505 people, 770 households, and 379 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 1,428 people, 589 households, and 394 families residing in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 658 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 32.63% White, 66.18% African American, 0.07% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 589 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were married couples living together, 24.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 30.9% 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 2.41 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $21,053, and the median income for a family was $24,643. Males had a median income of $27,639 versus $17,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,928. About 26.3% of families and 30.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.3% of those under age 18 and 26.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Almost all of the town of Summit is served by the McComb School District, while a small portion in the south lies within the North Pike School District.<ref name=USCensusSDMap2020>Template:Cite web - Text list - 2010 map</ref> McComb High School is the comprehensive high school of the former school district.

Southwest Mississippi Community College is in an unincorporated area near Summit.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Pike County is in the district of Southwest Mississippi Community College.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Art

In the 1960s, three women artists, Halcyone Barnes, Bess Phipps Dawson, and Ruth Atkinson Holmes exhibited their artwork in Summit, and they became known as the "Summit Trio".<ref name="black37">Template:Cite book</ref> The three housewives were trained by Roy Schultz at Summit Junior College.<ref name="clarionledgerhousewives">Template:Cite news</ref> In 2016, three sisters from Summit exhibited original artwork by the Summit Trio and their recreations at the Summit Railroad Depot.<ref name="enterprisejournalhomage">Template:Cite news</ref>

Notable people

• Vernon Butler, National Football League nose tackle<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• John Gilmore, jazz musician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Marie Hull, painter<ref name=historynow>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Alijah Martin, basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Ed Manning, National Basketball Association player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Ellis Marsalis Sr., businessman<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• T. R. Stockdale, member of the United States House of Representatives from 1886 to 1895 and justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1896 to 1897<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Justin Wilson, chef and humorist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

External links

• Template:Official website