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Verona, Mississippi
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| City of Verona | ||
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Location within Lee County and the State of Mississippi
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 Verona, Mississippi
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Mississippi |
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| County | Lee | |
| Settled | 1857 | |
| Chartered | July 1860 | |
| Named for | Verona, Italy | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.71 sq mi (9.60 km2) | |
| • Land | 3.67 sq mi (9.51 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2) | |
| Elevation | 325 ft (99 m) | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 2,792 | |
| • Density | 760.35/sq mi (293.54/km2) | |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) | |
| ZIP code |
38879
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| Area code(s) | 662 | |
| FIPS code | 28-76560 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0679211 | |
Verona is a city in Lee County, Mississippi. The population was 2,792 at the 2020 census, down from 3,006 at the 2010 census.
History
Verona was settled in 1857 with the construction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, and was chartered in July 1860, making it the oldest city in Lee County.
In 1863 during the American Civil War, Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest set up his headquarters in Verona. On December 25, 1864, Union cavalry led by general Benjamin Grierson raided Verona's supply depot.
Geography
Verona is located at 34°11′18″N 88°43′5″W / 34.18833°N 88.71806°W (34.188350, -88.718083).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2), of which 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.80%) is water.
Climate
| Climate data for Verona Experiment Station, Mississippi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1987–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 78 (26) |
82 (28) |
88 (31) |
94 (34) |
99 (37) |
104 (40) |
104 (40) |
106 (41) |
101 (38) |
95 (35) |
90 (32) |
80 (27) |
106 (41) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 52.8 (11.6) |
57.2 (14.0) |
66.3 (19.1) |
74.8 (23.8) |
83.1 (28.4) |
89.5 (31.9) |
92.4 (33.6) |
92.3 (33.5) |
87.6 (30.9) |
76.8 (24.9) |
64.7 (18.2) |
55.7 (13.2) |
74.4 (23.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 42.6 (5.9) |
46.2 (7.9) |
54.6 (12.6) |
62.9 (17.2) |
71.7 (22.1) |
78.9 (26.1) |
82.1 (27.8) |
81.3 (27.4) |
75.6 (24.2) |
64.0 (17.8) |
52.7 (11.5) |
45.4 (7.4) |
63.2 (17.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 32.5 (0.3) |
35.2 (1.8) |
42.9 (6.1) |
51.0 (10.6) |
60.4 (15.8) |
68.4 (20.2) |
71.8 (22.1) |
70.4 (21.3) |
63.7 (17.6) |
51.1 (10.6) |
40.8 (4.9) |
35.1 (1.7) |
51.9 (11.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 5 (−15) |
3 (−16) |
14 (−10) |
27 (−3) |
37 (3) |
49 (9) |
52 (11) |
53 (12) |
41 (5) |
28 (−2) |
18 (−8) |
−4 (−20) |
−4 (−20) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.19 (132) |
5.29 (134) |
5.64 (143) |
5.54 (141) |
5.34 (136) |
4.80 (122) |
4.65 (118) |
4.04 (103) |
3.82 (97) |
4.35 (110) |
4.58 (116) |
6.10 (155) |
59.34 (1,507) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 9.9 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 107.6 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 596 | — | |
| 1890 | 465 | −22.0% | |
| 1900 | 456 | −1.9% | |
| 1910 | 558 | 22.4% | |
| 1920 | 500 | −10.4% | |
| 1930 | 554 | 10.8% | |
| 1940 | 526 | −5.1% | |
| 1950 | 589 | 12.0% | |
| 1960 | 824 | 39.9% | |
| 1970 | 1,877 | 127.8% | |
| 1980 | 2,497 | 33.0% | |
| 1990 | 2,893 | 15.9% | |
| 2000 | 3,334 | 15.2% | |
| 2010 | 3,006 | −9.8% | |
| 2020 | 2,792 | −7.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White | 441 | 15.8% |
| Black or African American | 2,205 | 78.98% |
| Native American | 5 | 0.18% |
| Asian | 1 | 0.04% |
| Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.11% |
| Other/Mixed | 82 | 2.94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 1.97% |
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 2,792 people, 1,282 households, and 636 families residing in the city.
Education
Verona is served by the Lee County School District.
Notable people
- Roddy Burdine, former owner of the now-defunct department store Burdines
- Winfield R. Gaylord, minister and member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1909 to 1913
- Chester W. Taylor, member of the United States House of Representatives from 1921 to 1923
See also
In Spanish: Verona (Misisipi) para niños
