Stewart, Mississippi

Stewart is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

Stewart, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Stewart, Mississippi
Stewart, Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°27′02″N 89°26′10″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMontgomery
Elevation
351 ft (107 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total99
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39767
Area code(s)662
GNIS feature ID678280[1]

U.S. Route 82 passes through Stewart, and the Big Black River flows south of the settlement.

The Stewart Volunteer Fire Department is located in Stewart.[2]

History

The Georgia Pacific Railway completed a line through Stewart in late 1880s.[3]

By 1906, Stewert had a post office and a population of 200.[4]

A bed of iron ore located 3 mi (4.8 km) north of Stewart was mined during the 1950s, and shipped by railway to Birmingham, Alabama for processing.[5]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 99.[6]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
202099—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2020[8]

2020 census
Stewart CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[8] % 2020
White alone (NH) 91 91.92%
Black or African American alone (NH) 4 4.04%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 1.01%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 3 3.03%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 0.00%
Total 99 100.00%

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.

References
  1. "Stewart, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Fire Services". Montgomery County Board of Supervisors. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  3. Poor's Manual of Railroads. H.V. & H.W. Poor. 1893. p. 562.
  4. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 733.
  5. Kern, Marshall K. (1963). An Investigation of Mississippi Iron Ores (PDF). Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographical Survey. pp. 28, 32.
  6. "Stewart CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  7. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  8. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Stewart CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.


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