Lumberton, Mississippi

Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Lumberton is a city in Lamar and Pearl River counties, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,086 at the 2010 census.

History

The city was named for the local lumber industry.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Lumberton is located at Template:Coord (31.003888, -89.453544).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> Most of the city is in Lamar County, with a small portion extending east into adjacent Pearl River County.<ref>American Factfinder Reference Map Template:Webarchive</ref> In the 2000 census, 2,200 of the city's 2,228 residents (98.7%) lived in Lamar County and 28 (1.3%) in Pearl River County.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.3 square miles (18.9 km²), of which 7.3 square miles (18.8 km²) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km²) (0.27%) is water.

Demographics

Lumberton racial composition as of 2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	594	36.73%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	894	55.29%
Native American	3	0.19%
Asian	5	0.31%
Other/Mixed	96	5.94%
Hispanic or Latino	25	1.55%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,617 people, 725 households, and 435 families residing in the city.

Education

The City of Lumberton is served by the Lamar County School District.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref> The Lumberton Public School District consolidated into it as of 2019.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Lumberton includes Lumberton Elementary School, Lumberton Middle School and Lumberton High School.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Notable people

• Percy Bailey, former Negro league baseball pitcher<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Elizabeth Bass, physician, educator, and suffragist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Richie Grant, safety for the Atlanta Falcons
• Terry Grant, former running back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Heber Austin Ladner, former longest serving Secretary of State of Mississippi
• John Henry Prince, former Negro league third baseman<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• James H. Street, journalist, minister, and writer of Southern historical novels.
• Richard Alvin Tonry, Louisiana politician.
• Henry Clay Yawn, former member of the Mississippi Senate<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

External links

• Official City of Lumberton Business Website