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Doddsville, Mississippi
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Location of Doddsville, Mississippi
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 Doddsville, Mississippi
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Sunflower |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2) |
| • Land | 0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
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| • Total | 98 |
| • Density | 114.73/sq mi (44.32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
38736
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| Area code(s) | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-19420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0669310 |
Doddsville is a town in Sunflower County, Mississippi. The population was 98 at the 2010 census. It was established by Daniel Doddsman Sr. in 1889.
History
Daniel Doddsman Sr. and his eldest son, Daniel Jr. were early settlers who hauled logs in the area in 1888, and purchased 107 acres (43 ha) of land where the town now stands in 1891. Oliver Eastland, grandfather of U.S. Senator James Eastland, bought a large tract of land near Doddsville in the 1880s, and his son Woods Eastland cleared the land to create a 2,300 acres (930 ha) plantation.
A landing called "Standing Stump" existed west of Doddsville on the bank of the Sunflower River. When river levels rose in the spring, boats from Vicksburg would follow the Yazoo River and then Sunflower River as far as Standing Stump, where a post office was located.
When the Yazoo Delta Railroad was completed in 1897, a depot was located in the town and named "Doddsville", after the Dodds brothers. By 1898, Doddsville had five stores, and the Sunflower Lumber Company was founded.
Doddsville was incorporated in 1920, and by 1922 the population was estimated at between 400 and 500. There was a hotel and rooming house, two drug stores with licensed pharmacists, two Chinese groceries, a Café, a dress shop, a school, two churches, a woman’s club, four doctors, and five passenger trains a day. The city hall was located inside the Doddsville Land and Mercantile Company store.
A jail was built in 1952, and a town water system installed in 1963.
In 1962, civil rights worker Charles McLaurin was in Sunflower County attempting to register black voters. In his report to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, he wrote that Doddsville was the place:
Where many years ago the burning of Negroes was a Sunday spectacle where whites young and old delighted at this evil which killed the spirit of the old Negroes and set the stage of the place-fixing of the young ones not yet born.
Geography
Doddsville is located at 33°39′27″N 90°31′27″W / 33.65750°N 90.52417°W (33.657509, -90.524204).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 317 | — | |
| 1940 | 262 | −17.4% | |
| 1950 | 201 | −23.3% | |
| 1960 | 190 | −5.5% | |
| 1970 | 276 | 45.3% | |
| 1980 | 232 | −15.9% | |
| 1990 | 149 | −35.8% | |
| 2000 | 108 | −27.5% | |
| 2010 | 98 | −9.3% | |
| 2020 | 69 | −29.6% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White | 7 | 10.14% |
| Black or African American | 61 | 88.61% |
| Other/Mixed | 1 | 1.45% |
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 69 people, 85 households, and 65 families residing in the town.
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 98 people living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 90.8% Black and 9.2% White.
Education
Doddsville is served by the Sunflower County School District. Thomas E. Edwards, Sr. High School (formerly Ruleville Central High School) is the public high school.
North Sunflower Academy is a private school located in Drew.
Notable people
- James Eastland, U.S. Senator from Mississippi.
- C. L. Franklin, Baptist preacher, civil rights activist, and father of Aretha Franklin; grew up near Doddsville and attended school there.
- Fruteland Jackson, blues musician.
See also
In Spanish: Doddsville para niños
