Stoneville, Mississippi

Stoneville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in northeastern Washington County, Mississippi. Deer Creek flows through Stoneville.

Stoneville, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Stoneville Post Office
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Coordinates: 33°25′26″N 90°54′54″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Washington
Area [1]
• Total	1.91 sq mi (4.95 km2)
• Land	1.91 sq mi (4.95 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	125 ft (38 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	39
• Density	20.43/sq mi (7.89/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38776
GNIS feature ID	678311[2]

A post office was established in 1876, and remains open. Stoneville was incorporated in 1882, though it is no longer incorporated.^[3]

Stoneville was a stop on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad, established in the 1880s, and a stop on the Columbus and Greenville Railway, established in the 1920s.^[3]

The Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center is located in Stoneville.^[4] George B. Vogt was a notable entomologist there.^[5]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 39.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	39		—
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 2020[8]

2020 census

Stoneville CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
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 may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020[8]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	23	58.97%
Black or African American alone (NH)	13	33.33%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	1	2.56%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	5.13%
Total	39	100.00%

Notable people

• Jim Henson, puppeteer, creator of The Muppets; raised in Stoneville but attended elementary school in Leland.^[9]
• Johnny "Big Moose" Walker, blues musician.^[10]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stoneville, Mississippi
3. Howe, Tony. "Stoneville, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
4. "Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center Stoneville, Mississippi". U.S. Department of Agriculture. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
5. "SIA RU007403, Vogt, G. B (George Britton) 1920-, George B. Vogt Papers, circa 1933-1991". Smithsonian Institution. July 11, 2011.
6. "Stoneville CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
7. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
8. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Stoneville CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
9. Hammontree, John. “The Muppets trace their roots to this Southern town”. Reckon. Published July 28, 2021. Accessed May 5, 2023.
10. Eagle, Bob L.; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. ABC-CLIO. p. 197. ISBN 9780313344244.

The Delta Research and Extension Center, now the Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center