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°55′18″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 [2]	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	2812752[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 Delta Research and Extension Center, now the Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center

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]