Vaiden, Mississippi facts for kids
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Vaiden, Mississippi
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St. Clement's Episcopal Church, Vaiden, organized 1859
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Location of Vaiden, Mississippi
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Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Carroll |
Area | |
• Total | 2.15 sq mi (5.56 km2) |
• Land | 2.15 sq mi (5.56 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 312 ft (95 m) |
Population
(2010)
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• Total | 734 |
• Estimate
(2019)
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957 |
• Density | 446.15/sq mi (172.24/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code |
39176
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Area code(s) | 662 |
FIPS code | 28-75880 |
GNIS feature ID | 0679166 |
Vaiden is a town in Carroll County, Mississippi, United States and its first county seat. The population was 734 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area.
Geography
Vaiden is located in southeastern Carroll County at 33°19′54″N 89°44′49″W / 33.33167°N 89.74694°W (33.331591, -89.747002). U.S. Route 51 passes through the center of town, leading north 11 miles (18 km) to Winona and south 19 miles (31 km) to Durant. The town limits extend west to include the area around Exit 174 on Interstate 55, which leads north 31 miles (50 km) to Grenada and south 79 miles (127 km) to Jackson.
Vaiden was named after Dr. Cowles Mead Vaiden (04/21/1812 - 02/06/1880), a local Doctor, landowner and philanthropist. In the late 1850s, Dr. Vaiden gave the right of way through his land for the last span of the Central Railroad to be built, which would connect Jackson, Mississippi with Memphis, Tennessee. Around the railroad's completion in 1857, the population of the old Choctaw Indian town of Shongalo began moving one mile eastward to allow for better access to the railroad. The new town was named in honor of Dr. Vaiden, and became a regular stop on the railroad line. Vaiden was incorporated on February 10, 1860.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Vaiden has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.6 km2), all land.
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1880 | 526 | — | |
1890 | 533 | 1.3% | |
1900 | 474 | −11.1% | |
1910 | 713 | 50.4% | |
1920 | 579 | −18.8% | |
1930 | 648 | 11.9% | |
1940 | 601 | −7.3% | |
1950 | 583 | −3.0% | |
1960 | 475 | −18.5% | |
1970 | 716 | 50.7% | |
1980 | 924 | 29.1% | |
1990 | 789 | −14.6% | |
2000 | 840 | 6.5% | |
2010 | 734 | −12.6% | |
2019 (est.) | 957 | 30.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
2020 census
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.
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (NH) | 292 | 32.19% |
Black or African American (NH) | 560 | 61.74% |
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 6 | 0.66% |
Asian (NH) | 2 | 0.22% |
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 22 | 2.43% |
Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 2.76% |
Total | 907 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 907 people, 217 households, and 112 families residing in the town.
Education
The town of Vaiden is served by the Carroll County School District. Its schools are Marshall Elementary School and J. Z. George High School in North Carrollton.
Previously the town hosted Hathorne Elementary School and Vaiden High School. Vaiden High consolidated into George in 1999.
In 2006 Hathorne Elementary had 141 students and 21 employees. That year the district leadership proposed closing the school, something criticized by George Tubreville, mayor of Vaiden. The consolidation of Vaiden High and a decline in enrollment at Hathorne contributed to the district deciding to close the elementary school. Hathorne Elementary closed in 2010 and the district stopped using the building. In 2014 Central Mississippi Inc., intending to establish a Head Start program, bought the school for $136,000.
Notable people
- Earl L. Brewer, governor of Mississippi from 1912 to 1916
- Verell Ferguson, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1912 to 1923
- Walter Holman, former NFL player
- Clarence Pierce, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1952 to 1984
See also
In Spanish: Vaiden para niños