Merigold, Mississippi – Wikipedia

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Town in Mississippi, United States

Merigold (sometimes misspelled as Marigold or Merrigold) is a town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 379.[3]

Geography[edit]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all land.

Demographics[edit]

2020 census[edit]

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

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2000 Census[edit]

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 664 people, 268 households, and 191 families residing in the town. The population density was 686.1 people per square mile (264.3/km2). There were 280 housing units at an average density of 289.3 per square mile (111.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 42.62% White, 56.93% African American, 0.15% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 268 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 23.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% 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 2.96.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $27,500. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,185. About 21.4% of families and 23.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.6% of those under age 18 and 18.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education[edit]

Merigold is served by the Cleveland School District.[8] The district operates the Hayes Cooper Center for Math and Science, located on old Highway 61.[9] Secondary students are zoned to Cleveland Central Middle School and Cleveland Central High School.

As of 2002 some children in Merigold attended the North Sunflower Academy in unincorporated Sunflower County.[10]

Entertainment[edit]

Po’ Monkey’s is a juke joint located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Merigold. The Mississippi Blues Commission placed a historic marker at the Po Monkey’s Lounge in 2009 designating it as a site on the Mississippi Blues Trail for its contribution to the development of the blues (and one of the few authentic juke joints that is still operating today).[11]

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files”. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ “Merigold, Mississippi”. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ “Merigold town, Mississippi”. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  4. ^ “Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades”. US Census Bureau.
  5. ^ a b “P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Merigold town, Mississippi”. United States Census Bureau.
  6. ^ a b “P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Merigold town, Mississippi”. United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ “U.S. Census website”. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  8. ^ “SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Bolivar County, MS” (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  9. ^ Home page. Hayes Cooper Center. Retrieved on May 21, 2016. “500 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd. Merigold, MS 38759”
  10. ^ “No simple solutions to education, workforce training problems. (Focus Delta & River Cities).” Mississippi Business Journal. May 27, 2002. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.
  11. ^ ““Po’ Monkey’s” : Mississippi Blues Trail”. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  12. ^ United States. Congress (2010). Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the … Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 7913.
  13. ^ State Rep. Esther Golar laid to rest
  14. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 792.
  15. ^ ‘Larry Speakes, Public Face of Reagan Era, Dies at 74,’ The New York Times, Michael D. Shear, January 10, 2014


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