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Richton, Mississippi
Location of Richton, Mississippi
Location of Richton, Mississippi
Richton, Mississippi is located in the United States
Richton, Mississippi
Richton, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Perry
Area
 • Total 2.29 sq mi (5.94 km2)
 • Land 2.29 sq mi (5.94 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
174 ft (53 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 920
 • Density 401.05/sq mi (154.86/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39476
Area code(s) 601
FIPS code 28-62480
GNIS feature ID 0676647

Richton is a town in Perry County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,068 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 1,250
1920 1,363 9.0%
1930 950 −30.3%
1940 936 −1.5%
1950 1,158 23.7%
1960 1,089 −6.0%
1970 1,110 1.9%
1980 1,205 8.6%
1990 1,034 −14.2%
2000 1,038 0.4%
2010 1,068 2.9%
2020 920 −13.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Richton racial composition
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 608 66.09%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 265 28.8%
Asian 2 0.22%
Other/Mixed 29 3.15%
Hispanic or Latino 16 1.74%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 920 people, 345 households, and 205 families residing in the town.

Education

The Town of Richton is served by the Richton School District.

Strategic Petroleum Reserve

The United States Department of Energy has selected Richton as a possible site for the expansion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Notable people

  • Roy Cochran, Olympic athlete
  • George E. Johnson, Sr., entrepreneur
  • JaCoby Jones, baseball player
  • Frank Stanford, poet
  • Glenda Meadows Grubbs, former Miss Mississippi, artist

See also

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