Stewart is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States.[3] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 99.[4]

Stewart, Mississippi
Stewart is located in Mississippi
Stewart
Stewart
Stewart is located in the United States
Stewart
Stewart
Coordinates: 33°27′02″N 89°26′10″W / 33.45056°N 89.43611°W / 33.45056; -89.43611
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMontgomery
Area
 • Total1.13 sq mi (2.92 km2)
 • Land1.13 sq mi (2.92 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
351 ft (107 m)
Population
 • Total99
 • Density87.77/sq mi (33.90/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39767
Area code662
GNIS feature ID678280[3]
FIPS Code28-70640

The Stewart Volunteer Fire Department is located in Stewart.[5]

History

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The Georgia Pacific Railway completed a line through Stewart in late 1880s.[6]

By 1906, Stewart had a post office and a population of 200.[7]

A bed of iron ore located 3 mi (4.8 km) north of Stewart was mined during the 1950s, and shipped by railway to Birmingham, Alabama for processing.[8]

It was first listed as a census-designated place for the 2020 census.

Geography

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Stewart is in eastern Montgomery County and is bordered to the north by Webster County. U.S. Route 82 passes through the community, leading west 8 miles (13 km) to Kilmichael and northeast 12 miles (19 km) to Eupora. Winona, the Montgomery county seat, is 19 miles (31 km) to the west via US 82.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Stewart CDP has an area of 1.13 square miles (2.93 km2), all land.[1] The Big Black River passes to the south of the community.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202099
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
2020[10]

2020 census

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Stewart 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[10] % 2020
White alone (NH) 91 91.92%
Black or African American alone (NH) 4 4.04%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 1.01%
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) 3 3.03%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 0.00%
Total 99 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ a b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "P1. Race – Stewart CDP, Mississippi: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Stewart, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Stewart CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "Fire Services". Montgomery County Board of Supervisors. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  6. ^ Poor's Manual of Railroads. H.V. & H.W. Poor. 1893. p. 562.
  7. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 733.
  8. ^ Kern, Marshall K. (1963). An Investigation of Mississippi Iron Ores (PDF). Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographical Survey. pp. 28, 32.
  9. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  10. ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Stewart CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.