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Town
Location of Edwards, Mississippi
Edwards, Mississippi Location in the United States
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Hinds
Area
• Total	1.66 sq mi (4.30 km²)
• Land	1.66 sq mi (4.30 km²)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Elevation	236 ft (72 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,034
• Estimate (2019)	1,005
• Density	605.42/sq mi (233.74/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39066
Area code(s)	601
FIPS code	28-21580
GNIS feature ID	0669683

Edwards is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,034 at the 2010 census, down from 1,347 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History
Geography
Demographics
- 2020 census
- 2010 census
Education
Notable people
Images for kids
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History

The railroad station in 1936.

Edwards is named for Dick Edwards, owner and proprietor of the Edwards House in Jackson, Mississippi.

Edwards was originally named Amsterdam and settled in the 1830s. In 1832 it suffered from a cholera epidemic and was then bypassed by the Alabama and Vicksburg Rail Road. This happened in 1839 when R. O. Edwards plantation became a stop on the railroad known as Edwards Depot.

The depot was burned to prevent its use during the Civil War in 1863. The current site of Edwards was chosen in 1866 and was incorporated in 1871.

In 1882 the Southern Christian Institute was opened by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the town to educate African-Americans. It later became Bonner-Campbell College. In 1897 Edwards suffered an attack of yellow fever that killed many residents of the town.

Geography

Edwards is located at 32°19′51″N 90°36′15″W / 32.33083°N 90.60417°W / 32.33083; -90.60417 (32.330942, -90.604091).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	586	—
1910	589	0.5%
1920	727	23.4%
1930	456	−37.3%
1940	1,110	143.4%
1950	1,002	−9.7%
1960	1,206	20.4%
1970	1,236	2.5%
1980	1,515	22.6%
1990	1,279	−15.6%
2000	1,347	5.3%
2010	1,034	−23.2%
2019 (est.)	1,005	−2.8%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Edwards Racial Composition
Race	Num.	Perc.
White	109	10.95%
Black or African American	843	84.72%
Native American	2	0.2%
Asian	1	0.1%
Other/Mixed	20	2.01%
Hispanic or Latino	20	2.01%

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 995 people, 404 households, and 193 families residing in the town.

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 1,034 people living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 82.4% Black, 15.4% White, 0.7% Native American, 0.1% Asian and 0.6% from two or more races. 0.9% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Education

Edwards is served by the Hinds County School District, and is zoned to Bolton/Edwards Elementary-Middle School in Bolton and Raymond High School in Raymond.

Jackson/Hinds Library System operates the Lois A. Flagg Library in Edwards, adjacent to the Edwards Head Start Center.

Notable people

Rev. Carnella Barnes, pioneering African-American Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) minister
Betty Currie, personal secretary of Bill Clinton, moved to Waukegan, Illinois as a child
George Flaggs Jr., mayor of Vicksburg, Mississippi
Johnny Fuller, blues and rock 'n' roll musician
Otis Harris, track and field athlete who won gold and silver medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics
George W. Lee, vice-president of the Regional Council of Negro Leadership
Fiddlin' Joe Martin, blues musician
Charlie Patton, blues musician and inductee in the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame; born near Edwards in 1891
Melvin Powell, Negro league baseball pitcher
Aurelius Southall Scott, educator and newspaper editor
Norman Francis Vandivier, aviator

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The railroad station in 1936

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