Holly Springs, Mississippi
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| Coordinates: 34°46′24″N 89°26′47″W / 34.77333°N 89.44639°WCoordinates: 34°46′24″N 89°26′47″W / 34.77333°N 89.44639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Marshall |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.7 sq mi (33.0 km2) |
| • Land | 12.7 sq mi (32.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 7,957 |
| • Density | 626.3/sq mi (241.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 38634, 38635, 38649 |
| Area code(s) | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-33100 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0693510 |
Holly Springs is a city in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,957 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marshall County[1]. A short drive from Memphis, Tennessee, Holly Springs is the site of a number of well-preserved antebellum homes and other structures and has a strong tradition of historic preservation. Holly Springs is the site of Rust College, a historically black liberal arts college established in 1866 by the Freedman's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Holly Springs National Forest is also nearby.
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[edit] Geography
Holly Springs is located at 34°46′24″N 89°26′47″W / 34.77333°N 89.44639°W (34.773435, -89.446519)[2]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.7 square miles (33 km2), of which 12.7 square miles (33 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.16%) is water.
[edit] History
Holly Springs was founded in 1836, on grounds previously held by Chickasaw Indians.[3] The economic basis of its populace were the neighboring cotton plantations. The next year it was made seat of the newly created county.
By 1855 it was connected to Grand Junction, Tennessee by the advancing Mississippi Central Railway[4] and in the next years the line was completed to the south of Hill Springs. Toward the end of the century the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad came to intersect this line in Holly Springs.
In the American Civil War the town served General Ulysses S. Grant as a supply depot and headquarters. In a raid headed by confederate Earl Van Dorn in December 1862 much of these supplies were demolished.
In 1878 it was struck with a yellow fever epidemic and 2,000 residents lost their lives.[3]
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 7,957 people, 2,407 households, and 1,699 families residing in the city. The population density was 626.3 people per square mile (241.9/km²). There were 2,582 housing units at an average density of 203.2 per square mile (78.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 22.81% White, 76.18% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.
There were 2,407 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.3% were married couples living together, 31.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 19.1% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,408, and the median income for a family was $25,808. Males had a median income of $29,159 versus $20,777 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,924. About 27.5% of families and 32.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 44.6% of those under age 18 and 21.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
The City of Holly Springs is served by the Holly Springs School District.
Rust College - A historically black liberal arts college established in 1866 by the Freedman's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
[edit] Health care
[edit] Notable residents
- Seth Adams, University of Mississippi American football quarterback.
- Robert Belfour (born 1940), blues musician.
- R. L. Burnside (1926–2005), blues musician.
- Cassandra "Cassie" Davis (born July 11, 1964) is an American actress.
- Clifton DeBerry (1924–2006), born in Holly Springs, was the first black American nominated for President of the United States by a political party (Socialist Workers Party, 1964, 1980)
- Wall Doxey (August 8, 1892 – March 2, 1962), Mississippi Congressman, only United States Senator to have also served as the Senate Sergeant at Arms, Wall Doxey State Park named after him.
- Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), wintered in Holly Springs prior to his attack on Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War
- Syl Johnson (born 1936), blues and soul singer
- Junior Kimbrough (1930–1998), blues musician
- Jeremy LeSueur (born 1980), University of Michigan American football defensive back.
- Paul Maholm (born 1982),former Mississippi State Bulldog, Pittsburgh Pirate and current member of the Chicago Cubs. American Baseball Player
- Eliza Jones McKissack (1828–1900), founding head of music at the University of North Texas College of Music
- Jerome Moss (born 1947), served as the first Black postmaster. Named the New Post Office "Ida B. Wells branch"
- Hiram Rhodes Revels (1822–1901), first African-American to serve in the United States Senate, taught at Shaw University (present-day Rust College), and buried in Holly Springs's Hillcrest Cemetery
- Shepard Smith (born 1964), Fox News Channel anchor born in Holly Springs. Also attended high school at Marshall Academy the private school in town
- James F. Trotter (1802–1866), judge and U.S. Senator who resided in Holly Springs until his death.
- Edward Cary Walthall (1831–1898), Confederate General, lawyer, and U.S. Senator from Mississippi
- Ida B. Wells (1862–1931), civil rights and anti-lynching activist born in Holly Springs.
- Absolom M. West (1818–1894), planter, politician, Civil War general and labor organizer, resided in Holly Springs after the American Civil War until his death
- Mel and Tim (Mel Hardin and Tim McPherson), soul musicians from Holly Springs who recorded at Stax Records
[edit] In popular culture
- In recent years Holly Springs has been used as a filming location, most notably for Robert Altman's Cookie's Fortune, which is also set in the town.
- Father Tim Kavanagh, the fictional protagonist of Jan Karon's novels, was born in Holly Springs.
- Cassi Davis on sit-com Tyler Perry's House of Payne was born in Holly Springs.
- William Faulkner based his fictionalized Yoknapatawpha County on a diary found at a Holly Springs plantation. [6]
[edit] References
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b Haines, Deb. "History of Holly Springs". http://marshallcountyms.org/locales/hshist.php. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ^ "Mississippi Central and Tennessee Rail Road.". Nashville union and American (John L. Marling & Co). 1856-04-29. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038518/1856-04-29/ed-1/seq-2/. Retrieved 2011-10-25. via Chronicling America website
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/11/books/11faulkner.html?pagewanted=all
[edit] External links
- Visiting Holly Springs: The Holly Springs Tourism Bureau
- History of Holly Springs' Jewish community (from the Institute of Southern Jewish Life)
- Holly Springs Ledger, 1837-1904 (MUM00232) at the University of Mississippi.
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