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Vaiden, Mississippi
St. Clement's Episcopal Church, Vaiden, organized 1859
St. Clement's Episcopal Church, Vaiden, organized 1859
Location of Vaiden, Mississippi
Location of Vaiden, Mississippi
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)
 • Total 734
 • Estimate 
(2019)
957
 • Density 446.15/sq mi (172.24/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39176
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 / 33.33167; -89.74694 (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
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.

Vaiden racial composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race Number Percentage
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

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