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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
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| • Total | 907 |
| • Density | 422.84/sq mi (163.24/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.
History
Vaiden was founded circa 1857 and named after Dr. Cowles Mead Vaiden (April 21, 1812 - February 6, 1880), a local doctor, planter and philanthropist. In the late 1850s, Dr. Vaiden gave the right-of-way through his land for construction of the last span of the Central Railroad, in order to connect the state capital, Jackson, with Memphis, Tennessee. At about the railroad's completion in 1857, the population that had settled at the former Choctaw Indian town of Shongalo was moved to the east, to allow for better access to the railroad.
The new town was named in honor of Dr. Vaiden, and was made a regular stop on the railroad line. For that reason, it was designated as the county seat of Carroll County. Vaiden was incorporated on February 10, 1860. With additional development of population in the county, residents wanted to have access to a town closer to the Mississippi River. Carrollton was also designated as a county seat and is the site of the county courthouse.
Geography
U.S. Route 51 passes through the center of town.
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% | |
| 2020 | 907 | 23.6% | |
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2020 census
| 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.
The town previously 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, an action 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
