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Coordinates: 31°34′55″N 90°26′35″W / 31.58194°N 90.44306°W / 31.58194; -90.44306
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Brookhaven, Mississippi
City
Brookhaven City Hall
Brookhaven City Hall
Location of Brookhaven, Mississippi
Location of Brookhaven, Mississippi
Brookhaven, Mississippi is located in the United States
Brookhaven, Mississippi
Brookhaven, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 31°34′55″N 90°26′35″W / 31.58194°N 90.44306°W / 31.58194; -90.44306
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLincoln
Government
 • MayorJoe Cox
Area
[1]
 • Total
21.73 sq mi (56.28 km2)
 • Land21.64 sq mi (56.05 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)
Elevation
489 ft (149 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
11,674
 • Density539.41/sq mi (208.27/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
39601-39603
Area code601
FIPS code28-08820
GNIS feature ID0667590
Websitebrookhaven-ms.gov

Brookhaven is a small city in Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States, 55 miles (89 km) south of the state capital of Jackson. The population was 11,674 people at the 2020 U.S. Census.[2] It is the county seat of Lincoln County.[3] It was named after the town of Brookhaven, New York, by founder Samuel Jayne in 1818.

History

South Railroad Avenue, 1952

Brookhaven is located in what was formerly territory of the Choctaw. The city was founded in 1818 by Samuel Jayne from New York, who named it after the town of Brookhaven on Long Island.[4] Most of the Choctaw were forced out of Mississippi in the 1830s under Indian Removal, and were given lesser land in Indian Territory.

The railroad was constructed through Brookhaven in 1858.[4] It connected Brookhaven with New Orleans to the south and Memphis to the north.

During the Civil War, Brookhaven was briefly occupied at noon on April 29, 1863, by a raiding party of Union cavalry under the command of Colonel Benjamin Grierson. The Union force burned public buildings and destroyed the railroad.[5] This was rebuilt after the war.

In 1936 Brookhaven was chosen as the site of the Stahl-Urban garment plant.[6]

Geography

Brookhaven is in central Lincoln County. Interstate 55 passes through the west side of the city, with access from Exits 38, 40, and 42. I-55 leads north 55 miles (89 km) to Jackson, the state capital, and south 79 miles (127 km) to Hammond, Louisiana. U.S. Route 51 runs parallel to I-55, passing through the west side of Brookhaven closer to the city center. US-51 leads north 20 miles (32 km) to Hazlehurst and south 25 miles (40 km) to McComb. U.S. Route 84 passes through the south side of Brookhaven, leading east 36 miles (58 km) to Prentiss and west 61 miles (98 km) to Natchez.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.7 square miles (56.3 km2), of which 21.7 square miles (56.1 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.41%, are water.[7] The city expanded in late 2007 to almost triple its previous area, through a vote of annexation, to bring in suburban developments surrounding the older town and equalize taxing and services provided to the new metropolitan area.[8][9]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1860996—
18701,61462.0%
18801,6150.1%
18902,14232.6%
19002,67825.0%
19105,29397.6%
19204,706−11.1%
19305,28812.4%
19406,23217.9%
19507,80125.2%
19609,88526.7%
197010,7008.2%
198010,8000.9%
199010,243−5.2%
20009,861−3.7%
201012,51326.9%
202011,674−6.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]

2020 census

Brookhaven racial composition[2]
Race Num. Perc.
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 6,710 57.48%
White (non-Hispanic) 4,439 38.02%
Native American 15 0.13%
Asian 117 1.0%
Pacific Islander 2 0.02%
Other/Mixed 266 2.28%
Hispanic or Latino 125 1.07%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 11,674 people, 4,346 households, and 2,827 families residing in the city.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census,[11] there were 12,513 people, 4,768 households, and 3,146 families residing in the city of Brookhaven. The population density was 1,714.1 inhabitants per square mile (661.8/km2). There were 5,519 housing units at an average density of 756.0 per square mile (291.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was fairly evenly split with 43.8% White, 54.1% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.

There were 4,768 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.7% were married couples living together, 24.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 20 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.6 years.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,036, and the median income for a family was $40,018. About 25.2% of families and 31.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.6% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The city is served by the Brookhaven School District of public schools. Up until 1970, segregation was implimented. Brown v. Board required integration of schools in 1954.

The statewide magnet high school, the Mississippi School of the Arts is also located in the city. Four Lincoln County public schools are also located in Brookhaven's rural areas: Bogue Chitto Attendance Center, Enterprise Attendance Center, Loyd Star Attendance Center and West Lincoln Attendance Center. The former institution of higher learning Whitworth Female College, founded in 1858, was located in Brookhaven. The all-girls college closed its doors in 1984.[12]

Media

Brookhaven is a part of the Jackson, Mississippi television market, including news stations WLBT, WJTV, WAPT, and WDBD. The city is served by a daily newspaper called The Daily Leader.

Infrastructure

Roads

Brookhaven contains Interstate 55 and U.S. Route 51, which run parallel to each other going north-south, and U.S. Route 84, which runs east-west.

Rail transportation

See also: Brookhaven (Amtrak station)

Amtrak's famous City of New Orleans (subject of the song ballad written by Steve Goodman and recorded by folk singer Arlo Guthrie in 1972) serves Brookhaven, going north and south on the old Illinois Central and Gulf, Mobile and Ohio railroad lines.

Notable people

Architecture

Brookhaven's Temple B'nai Shalom is an example of Moorish Revival architecture.

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Brookhaven, Mississippi.
  5. ^ Grabau, Warren (2000). Ninety-Eight Days: A Geographer's View of the Vicksburg Campaign. Knoxville: University of Tennessee. p. 116. ISBN 1-57233-068-6.
  6. ^ Stahl-Urban Photograph Collection Archived 2015-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Mississippi". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  8. ^ BrookhavenMS.org Archived October 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Brookhaven, MS (BRH) — Great American Stations
  10. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  11. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  12. ^ Patti Carr Black; Marion Barnwell (2002). Touring Literary Mississippi. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-57806-367-3.
  13. ^ "Longtime Legislator Barnett Dies at 86, July 29, 2013". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  14. ^ 'Charles Henri Ford 94, Prolific Poet, Artist and Editor,' The New York Times, Roberta Smith, September 30, 2002
  15. ^ Munk, Nina (2004). Fools Rush In: Steve Case, Jerry Levin, and the Unmaking of AOL Time Warner. New York: Harper Collins. pp. 89–92. ISBN 0-06-054035-4.
  16. ^ "State Resolution #15 of 2004 Session" (PDF). Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  17. ^ "Three Recent Murders". Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1955.
  18. ^ "GUY TURNBOW". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  19. ^ "A Dozen Who Made a Difference – Alison Cheek: Bold Unionist". Time. January 5, 1976. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
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