Noxubee County, Mississippi facts for kids
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Noxubee County
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Noxubee County courthouse in Macon
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Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Mississippi |
| Founded | 1833 |
| Seat | Macon |
| Largest city | Macon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 700 sq mi (2,000 km2) |
| • Land | 695 sq mi (1,800 km2) |
| • Water | 4.8 sq mi (12 km2) 0.7% |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 11,545 |
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(2018)
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10,535 |
| • Density | 16.5/sq mi (6.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
Noxubee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,545. Its county seat is Macon. The name is derived from the Choctaw word nakshobi meaning to stink.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 700 square miles (1,800 km2), of which 695 square miles (1,800 km2) is land and 4.8 square miles (12 km2) (0.7%) is water.
Major highways
U.S. Highway 45
Mississippi Highway 14
Mississippi Highway 21
Mississippi Highway 39
Adjacent counties
- Lowndes County (north)
- Pickens County, Alabama (east)
- Sumter County, Alabama (southeast)
- Kemper County (south)
- Winston County (west)
- Oktibbeha County (northwest)
National protected area
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1840 | 9,975 | — | |
| 1850 | 16,299 | 63.4% | |
| 1860 | 20,667 | 26.8% | |
| 1870 | 20,905 | 1.2% | |
| 1880 | 29,874 | 42.9% | |
| 1890 | 27,338 | −8.5% | |
| 1900 | 30,846 | 12.8% | |
| 1910 | 28,503 | −7.6% | |
| 1920 | 23,710 | −16.8% | |
| 1930 | 25,560 | 7.8% | |
| 1940 | 25,669 | 0.4% | |
| 1950 | 20,022 | −22.0% | |
| 1960 | 16,826 | −16.0% | |
| 1970 | 14,288 | −15.1% | |
| 1980 | 13,212 | −7.5% | |
| 1990 | 12,604 | −4.6% | |
| 2000 | 12,548 | −0.4% | |
| 2010 | 11,545 | −8.0% | |
| 2018 (est.) | 10,535 | −8.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2013 |
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2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White | 2,639 | 25.66% |
| Black or African American | 7,190 | 69.91% |
| Native American | 13 | 0.13% |
| Asian | 14 | 0.14% |
| Other/Mixed | 257 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 172 | 1.67% |
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 10,285 people, 3,986 households, and 2,592 families residing in the county.
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 11,545 people living in the county. 71.6% were Black or African American, 27.1% White, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% of some other race and 0.5% of two or more races. 0.8% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Recent news
In 2005, the U.S. Department of Justice began an investigation and the following year filed suit under the Voting Rights Act alleging that the chairman of the Noxubee County Democratic Party, Ike Brown, had conspired to orchestrate "relentless racial discrimination" against white voters.
On August 27, 2007, the Court entered a remedial order in United States v. Brown (S.D. Miss) On Friday, June 29, 2007 U.S. District Judge Tom S. Lee ruled that Mississippi's Noxubee County Democratic Party leader, Ike Brown (a twice-convicted felon), in conjunction with the Noxubee Democratic Executive Committee, had "manipulated the political process in ways specifically intended and designed to impair and impede participation of white voters and to dilute their votes".
The 104-page opinion held that the Voting Rights Act is a colorblind statute and protects all voters from racial discrimination, regardless of the race of the voter. The Court ruled that the Noxubee County Democratic Party had an illegal intent to discriminate against white voters in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The United States entered in a consent decree with the Noxubee County superintendent of general elections, administrator of absentee ballots, registrar, and the county government. The consent decree prohibited a wide range of discriminatory and illegal voting practices, and required these officials to report such incidents if they received information that they were continuing. This consent decree was approved by the district court and filed simultaneously with the filing of the complaint. Ike Brown boasted that he had not signed his name to anything.
Communities
City
- Macon (county seat)
Towns
Unincorporated communities
- Bigbee Valley
- Gholson
- Mashulaville
- Paulette
- Prairie Point
Education
Public elementary and secondary education is administered by the Noxubee County School District.
Noxubee County is within the service area of the East Mississippi Community College system. The system offers classes in the Macon Extension at Noxubee County High School in Macon.
At one time, many more schools existed within the county. In the early twentieth century, nineteen of these were consolidated into two districts consisting of six schools, which were Salem, Lynn Creek, Center Point, Cliftonville, Cooksville-Paulette, Mashulaville, and Brooksville. The old Salem School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The Noxubee County Agricultural School at Mashulaville opened in 1910 and included a forty-acre farm and provided living arrangements for up to 40 boarding students.
The public school population is 1% white, compared to 27% of the county population. Central Academy in Macon, which was founded in 1968 as a segregation academy, closed in 2017. In 1982, private deals that had been made between board members to use public funds to aid Central Academy became public. As a result, the NAACP called for the resignation of all Noxubee county school board members who had knowledge of the board's aid to Central Academy, which at the time did not enroll any black students.
See also
In Spanish: Condado de Noxubee (Misisipi) para niños
