Monticello, Mississippi
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Monticello is a town in and the county seat of Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The population was 1,571 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
[edit]Monticello is in central Lawrence County, on the west side of the Pearl River. U.S. Route 84 runs through the north side of the town on a four-lane bypass. US 84 leads east Template:Convert to Prentiss and west Template:Convert to Interstate 55 in Brookhaven. Mississippi Highway 27 passes through the west side of Monticello, leading north Template:Convert to Crystal Springs and south Template:Convert to Tylertown.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Monticello has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert are land and Template:Convert, or 2.17%, are water.<ref name="Gazetteer 2019">Template:Cite web</ref>
Climate
[edit]Demographics
[edit]| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 894 | 62.04% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 468 | 32.48% |
| Asian | 10 | 0.69% |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.07% |
| Other/Mixed | 38 | 2.64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 2.08% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,441 people, 640 households, and 350 families residing in the town.
Education
[edit]The town of Monticello is served by the Lawrence County School District. The district is under the supervision of Superintendent Tammy Fairburn, who took office in 2012.<ref>Lawrence County District Superintendent Template:Webarchive Retrieved December 4, 2014</ref>
Notable people
[edit]- Richard Olney Arrington, justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1950-1963<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Erick Dampier, NBA center
- Katherine Ettl, sculptor<ref name="northsidesunobit">Template:Cite news</ref>
- Major Everett, former NFL running back
- Cindy Hyde-Smith, United States Senator<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Al Jefferson, forward/center for the NBA Indiana Pacers
- Kendra King, Miss Mississippi USA 2006
- J. B. Lenoir, blues singer
- Charles Lynch, 8th and 11th Governor of Mississippi<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Henry Mayson, former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and attended the 1868 Mississippi Constitutional Convention<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Harvey McGehee, former member of the Mississippi State Senate and justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> from 1937 to 1964
- Jim Pace, professional racing driver<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Rod Paige, former U.S. Secretary of Education
- Neville Patterson, justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1962 to 1986<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- Rosalind Peychaud, former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Hiram Runnels, 9th Governor of Mississippi<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- George Washington Russell, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives 1916 to 1924<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Francis M. Sheppard, former member of the Mississippi State Senate and Mississippi House of Representatives<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Byther Smith, blues singer
- T. B. Stamps, former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and the Louisiana State Senate<ref name="obituary">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Open access</ref>
- William Sutton Sr., former President of Mississippi Valley State University<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Matthew Wells, American football linebacker<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
See also
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[edit]Template:Lawrence County, Mississippi Template:Mississippi county seats