Ruleville, Mississippi
| Ruleville | |
|---|---|
| City | |
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Ruby Avenue in Ruleville | |
 Location of Ruleville, Mississippi | |
  Ruleville Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°43′37″N 90°32′57″W / 33.72694°N 90.54917°WCoordinates: 33°43′37″N 90°32′57″W / 33.72694°N 90.54917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Sunflower |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.5 sq mi (6.6 km2) |
| • Land | 2.5 sq mi (6.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 135 ft (41 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,234 |
| • Density | 1,278.3/sq mi (493.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 38771 |
| Area code(s) | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-64200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0676950 |
Ruleville is a city in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States, in the Mississippi Delta region. The population was 3,234 at the 2000 census. It is the second-largest community in the rural county.[1]
History
During the 20th Century African-American Civil Rights Movement, Fannie Lou Hamer, a farmworker, started a movement for poor people.[1]
Geography
Ruleville is located at 33°43′37″N 90°32′57″W / 33.72694°N 90.54917°W (33.726883, -90.549191).[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), of which 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2) is land and 0.39% is water.
Ruleville is along U.S. Route 49W.[1] Ruleville is about 15 miles (24 km) from the Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman).[3]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 226 | — | |
| 1910 | 451 | 99.6% | |
| 1920 | 1,022 | 126.6% | |
| 1930 | 1,181 | 15.6% | |
| 1940 | 1,378 | 16.7% | |
| 1950 | 1,521 | 10.4% | |
| 1960 | 1,902 | 25.0% | |
| 1970 | 2,351 | 23.6% | |
| 1980 | 3,332 | 41.7% | |
| 1990 | 3,245 | −2.6% | |
| 2000 | 3,234 | −0.3% | |
| 2010 | 3,007 | −7.0% | |
| Est. 2014 | 2,831 | [4] | −5.9% |
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 3,234 people, 1,020 households, and 774 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,278.3 people per square mile (493.5/km²). There were 1,096 housing units at an average density of 433.2 per square mile (167.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.77% Black, 18.65% White, 0.43% Asian, 0.06% Native American, 0.03% from other races, and 0.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.
1,020 households out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% were married couples living together, 34.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.55.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 80.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $21,351, and the median income for a family was $23,036. Males had a median income of $25,104 versus $21,063 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,664. About 29.5% of families and 36.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 47.7% of those under age 18 and 27.4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The City of Ruleville is served by the Sunflower County Consolidated School District.[7] Schools serving Ruleville and in Ruleville include Ruleville Central Elementary School, Ruleville Middle School, and Ruleville Central High School.[8]
North Sunflower Academy is in an unincorporated area of Sunflower County, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Ruleville.[9][10] The school originated as a segregation academy, founded to evade orders to integrate the public schools.[11]
Delta State University is located ten miles away in Cleveland.
During the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–68), 1964 was Freedom Summer, organizing for voter registration and education, and adding to the curriculum in the local segregated schools for blacks. The "Ruleville Freedom School" was established to try to provide an alternative to the second-class education that had been provided to black students. It tried to prepare students to be part of change and a democratic society, to prepare for the civil freedom that the movement supported and would press the political system to provide.[12]
Transportation
Ruleville-Drew Airport is in unincorporated Sunflower County, between Ruleville and Drew.[13] The airport is jointly operated by the cities of Ruleville and Drew.[14]
Notable people
- Lester Brinkley, American football player
- Robert Crook, Mississippi politician and lawyer
- Fannie Lou Hamer, civil rights activist
- Jimmy Rogers, Blues singer and musician
- Horace Stansel, civil engineer
References
- Moye, J. Todd (2004). Let the People Decide: Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County, Mississippi, 1945–1986. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-5561-4.
Notes
- 1 2 3 Moye, J. Todd. Let the People Decide: Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County, Mississippi, 1945-1986. University of North Carolina Press, November 29, 2004. 28. Retrieved from Google Books on February 26, 2012. ISBN 0-8078-5561-8, ISBN 978-0-8078-5561-4.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ "Tornado Damages Mississippi Homes." Associated Press at the Daily Union. Sunday November 27, 1988. Page 4. Retrieved from Google News (3 of 20) on July 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Ruleville Schools." Sunflower County School District. Retrieved on August 17, 2010.
- ↑ "Sunflower County." Mississippi Department of Education. Retrieved on August 17, 2010.
- ↑ "Driving directions." North Sunflower Academy. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.
- ↑ Murray, Coddy. "SERVICE NOTES." St. Charles Post at the St. Louis Post Dispatch. July 2, 1998. Retrieved on February 27, 2011. "He is a graduate of North Sunflower Academy of Ruleville, Miss.,[...]"
- ↑ Moye, J. Todd. Let the People Decide: Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County, Mississippi, 1945-1986. UNC Press Books, 2004. 243. Retrieved from Google Books on March 2, 2011. "Sunflower County's two other segregation academies— North Sunflower Academy, between Drew and Ruleville, and Central Delta Academy in Inverness— both sprouted in a similar fashion." ISBN 0-8078-5561-8, ISBN 978-0-8078-5561-4.
- ↑ Moye, p. 128. - p. 125 says "In the early months of 1964," so page 128 is talking about things in 1964
- ↑ FAA Airport Master Record for M37 - Retrieved on September 23, 2010.
- ↑ "Poplarville, Hattiesburg among airports receiving grants." WDAM. March 12, 2010. Retrieved on September 23, 2010.
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