Leakesville

Leakesville is a town in and the county seat of Greene County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2010 census, the rural town population was 898, down from 1,026 at the 2000 census. The town was named for Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi. The area was developed for cotton plantations in the nineteenth century, and remains mostly rural. In 1927, an African-American man named Bernice Raspberry, aged 23, who had been arrested for alleged improper conduct with a white woman, was taken from the jail and lynched. Leakesville has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), of which 0.0039 sq miles (0.01 km²) is water. It is served by the junction of Mississippi routes 57 and 63, and is located on the Chickasawhay River, a south-flowing tributary of the Pascagoula River. In the 2020 census, there were 3,775 people, 340 households, and 241 families residing in the town. The sudden population increase and shift in racial demographics can be explained by the annexation of the South Mississippi Correctional Institution. The population was 78.0% White, 20.0%. African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.3% of some other race and 1.2% of two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.07% of the population. About 17% of families and 21.5% of those under the age of 18 were below the poverty line.

History

Leakesville was part of the traditional territory of the historic Choctaw. Under the Indian Removal Act of 1830, they were forced to cede their lands in this area to the United States. Some members remained in the state and their descendants have maintained cultural identity. The town was named for Walter Leake, third governor of Mississippi. The area was developed for cotton plantations in the nineteenth century, and remains mostly rural. In 1927, an African-American man named Bernice Raspberry, aged 23, who had been arrested for alleged improper conduct with a white woman, was taken from the jail and lynched. He was the first of the Southeast Five Civilized Tribes to be removed to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), west of the Mississippi River. They gained federal recognition as the Mississippi Band ofChoctaw Indians. The post office called Leakesville has been in operation since 1829, when European Americans established a settlement here. It is now a suburb of the city of Biloxi, Mississippi, and has a population of around 2,000. It has a post office that opened in 1829 and is still in operation today, with a ZIP code of 7054. It was the site of the first recorded lynching of a black man, in 1927, when a white man was arrested for allegedly having an affair with a black woman. The man was later killed by a lynch mob in the town of Leakes County, Mississippi. He had been charged with the rape of a white girl, but the charges were dropped.

Geography

Leakesville is in southeastern Greene County, Mississippi.It is on the west side of the Chickasawhay River, a south-flowing tributary of the Pascagoula River.According to the United States Census Bureau, Leakesville has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), of which 0.0039 sq miles (0.01 km²) is water. It is located on Mississippi Highway 63 and Highway 57, and is 20 miles (32 km) south to Lucedale and 19 miles (31 km) northwest to Sand Hill. The nearest town is McLain, which is 17 miles (27 km) west. It has a population of 1,071 (1,074 people in 2010 Census figures). The town is located near the junction of Mississippi Highway 57 and Highway 63, and it is 24 miles (39 km) north to State Line, and 17 miles west to McLain. The town has a post office with a ZIP code of 7053. It also has a small airport, with a landing strip at Sand Hill, which has an elevation of 2,000 feet (600 meters) The town's population is 1,062 (1.073 people) according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The area has a water area of 0.039 square miles, or 0.01km², of which0.038 square miles is water and 0.1km² is land.

Demographics

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 898 people living in the town. The sudden population increase and shift in racial demographics can be explained by the annexation of the South Mississippi Correctional Institution. As of the 2020 U.S. census, there are 3,775 people, 340 households, and 241 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the town was 79.92% White, 19.40% African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.1% Asian, and 0.49% from other races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.07% of the population. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was2.92. The town's median income was $26,731, and the median income for a family was $33,618. About 17.0% of families and 21.5% of residents were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 12.3%) of those age 65 or over. The city's population was 1,026 as of the census of 2000, and it is expected to reach 2,000 by the 2020 United States census. It is located on the Mississippi River, which runs through the center of the state. It has a population of 898, with a population density of 647.9 people per square mile (250.7/km²) The town is located in the Mississippi Delta, which is the state's easternmost region.

Government and infrastructure

The Mississippi Department of Corrections South Mississippi Correctional Institution is located in unincorporated Greene County, near Leakesville. The prison is one of the largest in the state. It is home to the state's largest prison system, the South Mississippi Division of the Mississippi State Penitentiary. It was built in the 1970s and 1980s as part of a larger state prison system. It has a capacity of 1,400 inmates. The state's prison system has a total capacity of more than 1,000. It also has a prison system that holds about 2,000 inmates. It opened in 1978 and is the largest state prison in the United States, with a population of about 1,500. It holds about 100 inmates. In 2009, it was the largest prison in Mississippi, with 1,300 inmates. Its main prison is the Mississippi state penitentiary, which is also located in Greene County. It houses about 100 prisoners, many of whom are held in solitary confinement. In 2010, the prison was the second-largest in the U.S. behind the federal prison system in terms of inmate population. In 2012, it had 1,100 inmates, making it the third-largest state prison. It's the only state prison that holds more than 10,000 prisoners, and the second largest prison complex in the country. It will be closed in 2015, when it will be replaced by a new, larger prison, the state-run Mississippi State Prison for Women, which will be completed in 2015.

Education

Leakesville is served by the Greene County School District. Schools include Greene County High School, Leakesville Junior High School and Leakesvile Elementary School. The town has a population of about 1,000 people. It is located in Greene County, which is in the eastern part of the state. The city is located on the banks of the Leakes River, which flows into the Mississippi River. It has an estimated population of around 1,200 people, and is located near the center of Greene County. The community has a history of being affected by the Great Depression and World War II. It also suffered through the Great Recession of the 1970s and 1980s, when many residents lost their jobs. It was also the site of the town's first high school, which was built in the 1880s. In the 1980s and 1990s, the town had a high school and junior high, which were built on the same site. The high school is now a middle school, and the junior high is a elementary school. The village has a post office, which opened in the 1950s and was later expanded to serve the town in the 1960s and '70s. It currently has a total of seven schools, including two elementary schools and two high schools. The school district has an enrollment of about 2,000 students, including one middle school and one junior high. The area is home to a number of businesses, including a gas station, a bank, and a bank. The county also has a hospital.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Leakesville, Greene County, Mississippi = 98. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 60. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 98. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Leakesville = 5.6 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 3,775 individuals with a median age of 47.1 age the population dropped by -9.85% in Leakesville, Greene County, Mississippi population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 600.83 residents per square mile of area (231.97/km²). There are average 2.24 people per household in the 361 households with an average household income of $36,141 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 10.70% of the available work force and has dropped -5.79% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 17.72%. The number of physicians in Leakesville per 100,000 population = 14.5.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Leakesville = 62.2 inches and the annual snowfall = 0.5 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 106. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 215. 92 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 38.4 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 26, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Leakesville, Greene County, Mississippi which are owned by the occupant = 59.50%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 37 years with median home cost = $87,420 and home appreciation of 0.07%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $4.85 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,177 per student. There are 15.7 students for each teacher in the school, 347 students for each Librarian and 530 students for each Counselor. 3.99% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 9.32% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 10.06% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).