Glendora, Mississippi

Glendora, Mississippi
—  Village  —
Location of Glendora, Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°49′46″N 90°17′36″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Tallahatchie
Area
• Total	0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2)
• Land	0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	148 ft (45 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	285
• Density	2,011.5/sq mi (776.6/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	38928
Area code(s)	662
FIPS code	28-27660
GNIS feature ID	0670435
Website	glendorams.com

Glendora is a village in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. The population was 285 at the 2000 census.

History

Glendora started out as a small sawmill site. Logs were floated down the river from around the vicinity of Webb to be sawn there.

The first settlement developed two miles south of Glendora at Black Bayou. When the railroad was built through the territory in 1883, a station was located there and called Glendora. The town immediately grew. A post office was established and a voting precinct was established. Thus, the inception of Glendora, Mississippi in 1900.

Cane Lake Lumber Company built a large sawmill there which operated until 1909 when it was moved to another site.

In 1955, resident Elmer Kimbrell shot and killed African American Clinton Melton in front of three witnesses after an argument about how much gas Melton pumped into Kimbrell's car. He was acquitted after a short trial. Shortly before this murder, he was involved in the Emmett Till murder in Money, Mississippi.

Geography

Glendora is located at 33°49′46″N 90°17′36″W (33.829368, -90.293375).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 285 people, 69 households, and 60 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,011.5 people per square mile (786.0/km²). There were 73 housing units at an average density of 515.2 per square mile (201.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 4.56% White, 92.28% African American, 0.70% Native American, and 2.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.16% of the population.

There were 69 households out of which 55.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.0% were married couples living together, 50.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.6% were non-families. 8.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.13 and the average family size was 4.26.

In the village the population was spread out with 41.8% under the age of 18, 15.4% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females there were 82.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $14,375, and the median income for a family was $11,875. Males had a median income of $17,500 versus $11,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $7,044. About 68.2% of families and 62.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 83.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 40.0% of those sixty five or over.

Education

The Village of Glendora is served by the West Tallahatchie School District.

Famous people

Influential blues musician Alex "Rice" Miller, professionally known as Sonny Boy Williamson, was born on a plantation near Glendora.

External links

• Village of Glendora