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{{distinguish|Greenville, Mississippi}}
'''Greenwood''' is a city located in ]. As of the ] census, the city had a total population of 18,425. It is the ] of ]{{GR|6}}. The ] and the ] meet at Greenwood to form the ].
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| image_caption = Howard Street in Greenwood
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| leader_name = Carolyn McAdams (])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carolyn McAdams – Delta Business Journal |url=https://deltabusinessjournal.com/carolyn-mcadams/ |access-date=2024-11-29 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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'''Greenwood''' is a city in and the ] of ], ], United States,<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> located at the eastern edge of the ] region, approximately 96 miles north of the state capital, ], and 130 miles south of the riverport of ]. It was a center of ] ] culture in the 19th century.
== Geography ==
Greenwood is located at 33&deg;31'7" North, 90&deg;11'2" West (33.518719, -90.183883){{GR|1}}.


The population was 15,205 at the ]. It is the principal city of the Greenwood ]. Greenwood developed at the confluence of the ] and the ] rivers, which form the ].
According to the ], the city has a total area of 24.7 ] (9.5 ]). 23.9 km&sup2; (9.2 mi&sup2;) of it is land and 0.8 km&sup2; (0.3 mi&sup2;) of it is water. The total area is 3.15% ].


== Demographics == ==History==
]
As of the ]{{GR|2}} of ], there are 18,425 people, 6,916 households, and 4,523 families residing in the city. The ] is 771.6/km&sup2; (1,997.8/mi&sup2;). There are 7,565 housing units at an ] density of 316.8/km&sup2; (820.3/mi&sup2;). The racial makeup of the city is 32.82% ], 65.36% ], 0.11% ], 0.91% ], 0.08% ], 0.24% from ], and 0.48% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population are ] or ] of any race.
]


===European settlement===
There are 6,916 households out of which 34.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.4% are ] couples living together, 27.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% are non-families. 31.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.59 and the average family size is 3.29.
The first Euro-American settlement on the banks of the ] was a trading post founded in 1834 by Colonel Dr. John J. Dilliard<ref name=greenwood>{{cite book|author1=Donny Whitehead|author2=Mary Carol Miller|title=Greenwood|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mTL6TxmacCwC|access-date=May 13, 2013|date=September 14, 2009|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-0-7385-6786-0}}</ref>{{rp|7}} and known as Dilliard's Landing. The settlement had competition from Greenwood Leflore's rival landing called Point Leflore, located three miles up the Yazoo River. The rivalry ended when Captain James Dilliard donated parcels in exchange for a commitment from the townsmen to maintain an all-weather turnpike to the hill section to the east, along with a stagecoach road to the more established settlements to the northwest.<ref>Smith, Frank E. (1954). ''The Yazoo River''. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. pp. 57-58. {{ISBN|0-87805-355-7}}</ref>


The settlement was incorporated as "Greenwood" in 1844, named after Chief Greenwood LeFlore. The success of the city, founded during a strong international demand for ], was based on its strategic location in the heart of the Delta: on the easternmost point of the ], and astride the ] and Yazoo rivers. The city served as a shipping point for cotton to major markets in ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greenwood, Mississippi {{!}} Advisory Council on Historic Preservation |url=https://www.achp.gov/preserve-america/community/greenwood-mississippi#:~:text=Strategically%20located,%20Greenwood%20served%20as,town%20the%20name%20Cotton%20Row. |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=www.achp.gov}}</ref>
In the city the population is spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 84.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 75.9 males.


The construction of railroads through the area in the 1880s revitalized the city;<ref name=greenwood/>{{rp|8}} two rail lines ran to downtown Greenwood close to the Yazoo River, and shortened transportation to markets. Greenwood again emerged as a prime shipping point for cotton. Downtown's Front Street, bordering the Yazoo, was dominated by cotton ] and related businesses, earning that section the name "Cotton Row".
The ] income for a household in the city is $21,867, and the median income for a family is $26,393. Males have a median income of $27,267 versus $18,578 for females. The ] for the city is $14,461. 33.9% of the population and 28.8% of families are below ]. Out of the total population, 47.0% of those under the age of 18 and 20.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.


===20th century===
== External links ==
The city continued to prosper well into the 1940s. Cotton production suffered in Mississippi during the infestation of the ] in the early 20th century; however, for many years the bridge over the Yazoo displayed the sign "World's Largest Inland Long Staple Cotton Market".
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Cotton cultivation and processing became largely mechanized in the first half of the 20th century, displacing thousands of ] and tenant farmers. Since the late 20th century, some Mississippi farmers have begun to replace cotton with ] and ]s as commodity crops; with the textile manufacturing industry having shifted overseas, farmers can gain stronger prices for the newer crops, used mostly as animal feed.<ref>, ''The New York Times'', May 5, 2009</ref>
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]


Greenwood's Grand Boulevard was once named one of America's 10 most beautiful streets by the U.S. Chambers of Commerce and the Garden Clubs of America. Sally Humphreys Gwin, a charter member of the Greenwood Garden Club, planted the 1,000 ] trees that line Grand Boulevard. In 1950, Gwin received a citation from the National Congress of the ] in recognition of her work in the conservation of trees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newspaperarchive.com|title=NewspaperArchive® - Genealogy & Family History Records|website=Newspaperarchive.com|access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, GPP Travel, 2007.<!-- ISSN/ISBN needed, if any --></ref>
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==Geography==
According to the ], the city has a total area of {{convert|9.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|9.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}} is water.

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Greenwood, Mississippi (]), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present
|single line = Y
|collapsed = yes
|Jan record high F = 84
|Feb record high F = 84
|Mar record high F = 88
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 100
|Jun record high F = 104
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 106
|Sep record high F = 103
|Oct record high F = 100
|Nov record high F = 89
|Dec record high F = 85
|year record high F = 106

|Jan avg record high F = 73.9
|Feb avg record high F = 76.7
|Mar avg record high F = 82.8
|Apr avg record high F = 86.8
|May avg record high F = 91.7
|Jun avg record high F = 95.0
|Jul avg record high F = 97.9
|Aug avg record high F = 98.8
|Sep avg record high F = 96.0
|Oct avg record high F = 89.9
|Nov avg record high F = 81.8
|Dec avg record high F = 75.7
|year avg record high F = 99.8

|Jan high F = 54.2
|Feb high F = 58.8
|Mar high F = 67.2
|Apr high F = 75.2
|May high F = 82.9
|Jun high F = 89.1
|Jul high F = 91.5
|Aug high F = 91.9
|Sep high F = 87.3
|Oct high F = 77.3
|Nov high F = 65.7
|Dec high F = 57.1
|year high F = 74.8
|Jan mean F = 44.4
|Feb mean F = 48.3
|Mar mean F = 56.1
|Apr mean F = 64.0
|May mean F = 72.3
|Jun mean F = 79.0
|Jul mean F = 81.5
|Aug mean F = 81.1
|Sep mean F = 75.6
|Oct mean F = 64.9
|Nov mean F = 53.8
|Dec mean F = 47.1
|year mean F = 64.0
|Jan low F = 34.7
|Feb low F = 37.9
|Mar low F = 45.1
|Apr low F = 52.8
|May low F = 61.7
|Jun low F = 68.8
|Jul low F = 71.6
|Aug low F = 70.4
|Sep low F = 63.8
|Oct low F = 52.4
|Nov low F = 41.9
|Dec low F = 37.0
|year low F = 53.2

|Jan avg record low F = 16.6
|Feb avg record low F = 21.4
|Mar avg record low F = 27.0
|Apr avg record low F = 35.8
|May avg record low F = 46.5
|Jun avg record low F = 58.6
|Jul avg record low F = 63.9
|Aug avg record low F = 61.9
|Sep avg record low F = 48.0
|Oct avg record low F = 33.9
|Nov avg record low F = 25.7
|Dec avg record low F = 21.5
|year avg record low F = 14.6

|Jan record low F = -2
|Feb record low F = -4
|Mar record low F = 15
|Apr record low F = 28
|May record low F = 35
|Jun record low F = 49
|Jul record low F = 53
|Aug record low F = 52
|Sep record low F = 35
|Oct record low F = 27
|Nov record low F = 15
|Dec record low F = 2
|year record low F = -4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.52
|Feb precipitation inch = 5.04
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.76
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.82
|May precipitation inch = 4.44
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.74
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.82
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.21
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.83
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.41
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.86
|Dec precipitation inch = 5.33
|year precipitation inch = 51.78
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 9.6
|Feb precipitation days = 10.0
|Mar precipitation days = 10.7
|Apr precipitation days = 8.9
|May precipitation days = 9.8
|Jun precipitation days = 9.0
|Jul precipitation days = 9.3
|Aug precipitation days = 8.2
|Sep precipitation days = 6.0
|Oct precipitation days = 7.4
|Nov precipitation days = 8.3
|Dec precipitation days = 10.2
|year precipitation days = 107.4
|source 1 = ]<ref name=NOAA>{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=jan
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 9, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00013978&format=pdf
| title = Station: Greenwood Leflore AP, MS
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 9, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 308
|1890= 1055
|1900= 3026
|1910= 5836
|1920= 7793
|1930= 11123
|1940= 14767
|1950= 18061
|1960= 20436
|1970= 22400
|1980= 20115
|1990= 18906
|2000= 18425
|2010= 15205
|2020= 14490
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Greenwood Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2829340&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-06|website=Data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|]
|3,646
|25.16%
|-
|]
|10,198
|70.38%
|-
|]
|7
|0.05%
|-
|]
|154
|1.06%
|-
|]
|276
|1.9%
|-
|] or ]
|209
|1.44%
|}
As of the ], there were 14,490 people, 4,924 households, and 2,793 families residing in the city.

===2010 census===
At the 2010 census,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=Greenwood Mississippi |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 14, 2013 }}</ref> there were 15,205 people and 6,022 households in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,237.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 6,759 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 30.4% ], 67.0% ], 0.1% ], 0.9% ], <0.1% ], <0.1% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. ] or ] of any race were 1.1% of the population.

Among the 6,022 households, 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.8% were married couples living together, 29.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.6% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals living alone and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.16.

==Arts and culture==
===Mississippi Blues Trail markers===
] Blues Trail marker]]

Radio station ] on Howard Street was the location of ]'s first live broadcast in 1940. On Sunday nights, King performed live ] as part of a quartet.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.atlantamagazine.com/uploadedFiles/Atlanta/Travel/November07%20Travel.pdf
|title=Great Southern Getaways - Mississippi
|publisher=Atlantamagazine.com
|access-date=2008-05-31
|last=Cloues
|first=Kacey
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625011127/http://www.atlantamagazine.com/uploadedFiles/Atlanta/Travel/November07%20Travel.pdf
|archive-date=2008-06-25
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> In memory of this event, the ] has placed its third historic marker in this town at the site of the former radio station.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07025/756420-37.stm
|title=Historical marker placed on Mississippi Blues Trail
|publisher=Associated Press
|access-date=2007-02-09
| date=January 25, 2007
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.myvelodrome.org/NMI/Greenwood_Commonwealth_11.14.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912125816/http://www.myvelodrome.org/NMI/Greenwood_Commonwealth_11.14.pdf |archive-date=2008-09-12 |url-status=live
|title=Film crew chronicles blues markers
|publisher=The Greenwood Commonwealth
|access-date=2008-09-30
}}</ref>
Another Mississippi Blues Trail marker is placed near the grave of the blues singer ].<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=347773
|title=JS Online: Blues trail
|publisher=Jsonline.com
|access-date=2008-05-29
|last=Widen
|first=Larry
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215034624/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=347773
|archive-date=2007-12-15
|url-status=dead
}}
</ref> A third Blues Trail marker notes the ] in the city, which was an important black organization.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.msbluestrail.org/blues_trail/
|title=Mississippi Blues Commission - Blues Trail
|publisher=Msbluestrail.org
|access-date=2008-05-29}}
</ref> A fourth Blues Trail marker was dedicated to ] that is located along the Yazoo River on River Road.
<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.msbluestrail.org/locations/hubert-sumlin-map
|title=Mississippi Blues Commission - Blues Trail
|publisher=Msbluestrail.org
|access-date=2008-05-29}}</ref>

== Government==
=== Local government ===
Greenwood is governed under a ] form of government, composed of council members elected from seven ] wards and headed by a mayor, who is elected ].

==Education==
] (GLCSD) operates public schools. Previously the majority of the city was in ] while small portions were in the ].<ref name=LefloreCoSDmap2010>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st28_ms/c28083_leflore/DC10SD_C28083_001.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513044539/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st28_ms/c28083_leflore/DC10SD_C28083_001.pdf |archive-date=2021-05-13 |url-status=live|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Leflore County, MS|publisher=]|access-date=2021-05-12}}</ref> These two districts consolidated into GLCSD on July 1, 2019.<ref>" {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702083623/https://mpe.org/mpe/documents/Consolidation.Final.pdf |date=2017-07-02 }}." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).</ref> ] is the only public high school in Greenwood. As of 2014, the student body is 99% black. ], outside of the Greenwood city limits, was formerly of the Leflore County district. It was recently taken over by the State of Mississippi for poor performance as a result of deficient leadership.

], a private school, is located in ] ], near Greenwood.

], a newly founded private school located in downtown Greenwood, has an enrollment of nearly 50 students. It has continued to increase enrollment.

St. Francis Catholic School, run by the ], provides classes from kindergarten through sixth grade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sfgwschool.org/|title=Home|publisher=St. Francis Catholic School|access-date=2021-05-13}}</ref>

In addition, North New Summit School provides educational services for special-needs and at-risk children from kindergarten through high school.<!-- Is this private or public? -->

==Media==
===Newspapers, magazines and journals===
* '']''

===Television===
* ] – ABC/Fox affiliate
* ] - MeTV affiliate
* ] – PBS affiliate

===AM/FM radio===
* ], ] (])
* ], ] (]/])
* ], ] (]/blues)
* ], ] (])
* ], ] (gospel)
* ], ] (] broadcasting)
* ], ] (]) KIX-92.7
* ], 99.1 FM (])

===Filming location===
'']'' (1976), '']'' (1976), and '']'' (2011) were filmed in Greenwood.<ref>Barth, Jack (1991). ''Roadside Hollywood: The Movie Lover's State-By-State Guide to Film Locations, Celebrity Hangouts, Celluloid Tourist Attractions, and More''. Contemporary Books, p. 169. {{ISBN|9780809243266}}.</ref> The 1991 movie '']'' was also set and filmed in Greenwood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102456/locations|title= Mississippi Masala (1991) Filming & Production|publisher=]|access-date=March 2, 2018}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====Railroads====
Greenwood is served by two major rail lines. ], the national passenger rail system, provides service to Greenwood, connecting New Orleans to Chicago from ].<!-- and the other? freight? -->

====Air transportation====
Greenwood is served by ] (GWO) to the east, and is located midway between ], and ]. It is about halfway between ], and ].

====Highways====
* ] runs through Greenwood on its way from Georgia's Atlantic coast (]) to the ] of ] (east of ]).
* ] passes through Greenwood as it stretches between ], south to ].
* Other Greenwood highways include ].

==Notable people==
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* ], Olympic athlete<ref>{{cite news|title=Stardom Comes too Slowly for Speedster|publisher=The Record|date=February 11, 1985|author=Mike Celizic|page=s09}}</ref>
* ], professional football player<ref>{{cite web | title = C.C. Brown | publisher = Detroit Lions | url = http://www.detroitlions.com/team/roster/C.C.-Brown/f38cc972-654f-4f02-9f0d-4c2f3664d32f | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100526085853/http://www.detroitlions.com/team/roster/C.C.-Brown/f38cc972-654f-4f02-9f0d-4c2f3664d32f | access-date = March 23, 2023| archive-date = 2010-05-26 }}</ref>
* ], blues singer and songwriter<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|author=Richard Skelly |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nora-jean-bruso-mn0000232605 |title=Nora Jean Bruso &#124; Biography & History |website=] |access-date=2015-12-16}}</ref>
* ], Major League Baseball pitcher<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=colemlo01|title = Louis Coleman Stats|publisher=Baseball Almanac|access-date= July 18, 2013}}</ref>
* ], white supremacist, assassin of civil rights leader ]<ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,875008-2,00.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080405174115/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,875008-2,00.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = April 5, 2008 | title = A Little Abnormal: The Life of Byron De La Beckwith | magazine = ] | date = July 5, 1963 | access-date = January 26, 2014}}</ref>
* ], professional football player<ref>{{cite news|title=Football Signings in the Mid-South|newspaper=The Commercial Appeal|date=February 7, 1991|page=D5}}</ref>
* ], R&B vocalist and pianist<ref>{{cite news| title = Betty Everett, 61, of 'The Shoop Shoop Song'| newspaper = New York Times| date = August 23, 2001| url = http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00817F63F550C708EDDA10894D9404482| access-date = January 26, 2014}}</ref>
* ], electrical engineer and speech scientist
* ], professional basketball player<ref>{{cite news|title=Ford left huge legacy in Euroleague basketball|publisher=Greenwood Commonwealth|date=October 29, 2009|author=Bryan Crawford}}</ref>
* ], United States congressman<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000347|access-date=January 26, 2014|title=Franklin, William Webster, (1941 - )|publisher=U.S. Congress}}</ref>
* ], actor<ref name=carl>{{cite news|title= Carl Small Town Center Continues Making a Difference in the Delta|publisher=US Fed News|date=December 4, 2013}}</ref>
* ], professional golfer<ref>{{cite news|title=A hectic week for golfing Gallaghers|publisher=Greenwood Commonwealth|date=July 19, 2012|author=Bill Burrus}}</ref>
* ], singer/songwriter<ref>{{cite book| author=John Howard| title=Men Like That: A Southern Queer History| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q077jM9qDvwC&pg=PA176| date=10 October 2001| publisher=University of Chicago Press| isbn=978-0-226-35470-5| page=176}}</ref>
* ], professional football player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/gide00200.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506014708/http://www.profootballarchives.com/gide00200.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 6, 2016 |title=Sherrod Gideon |work=TheProFootballArchives |access-date=July 19, 2020}}</ref>
* ], professional basketball player
* ], blues musician<ref>{{cite book| author=Scott Stanton| title=The Tombstone Tourist: Musicians| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9eEPAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA134| date=1 September 2003| publisher=Gallery Books| isbn=978-0-7434-6330-0| page=134}}</ref>
* ], basketball player<ref>{{cite book| author=David Kenneth Wiggins| title=Sport in America: From Colonial Leisure to Celebrity Figures and Globalization| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LwdEP9ISuCEC&pg=PA370| year=2010| publisher=Human Kinetics| isbn=978-1-4504-0912-4| page=370}}</ref>
* ], American scholar, playwright, and civil rights activist
* ], professional baseball player
* ], professional football player<ref>{{cite book|author=Sal Maiorana|title=Memorable Stories of Buffalo Bills Football|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dq5_vwrBUoEC&pg=PA82|date=January 2005|publisher=Sports Publishing LLC|isbn=978-1-58261-963-7|page=82}}</ref>
* ], ex-slave and the inspiration for the character "Hambone" in ]'s syndicated cartoon feature, ''Hambone's Meditations''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://msgw.org/slaves/hunley-xslave.htm|title=Mississippi Slave Narratives from the WPA Records|publisher=MSGenWeb|access-date=January 26, 2014}}</ref>
* ], blues musician<ref name=carl/>
* ], soccer player for the ] and ]<ref>{{cite book|author=Filip Bondy|title=Chasing the Game: America and the Quest for the World Cup|url=https://archive.org/details/chasinggameameri0000bond|url-access=registration|date=27 April 2010|publisher=Da Capo Press, Incorporated|isbn=978-0-306-81905-6|page=}}</ref>
* ], Toronto Argonauts quarterback<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/cleolemon/2504793/profile|title=Cleo Lemon|website=Nfl.com|access-date=January 26, 2014}}</ref>
* ], blues musician<ref>{{cite book|author=Paul Oliver|title=Songsters and Saints: Vocal Traditions on Race Records|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0bz5xm_m3dMC&pg=PA232|date=27 September 1984|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-26942-1|page=232}}</ref>
* ], president of the ]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=University of Florida |title=The President |url=http://president.ufl.edu/about/machen/ |access-date=January 26, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119190944/http://president.ufl.edu/about/machen/ |archive-date=January 19, 2014 }}</ref>
* ] (ca. 1884 – ?), author and journalist
* ], baseball pitcher<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=430904#gameType=%27R%27|website=Mlb.com|title=Paul Maholm Stats|access-date=January 26, 2014}}</ref>
* ], baseball pitcher<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=285080#gameType=%27R%27|website=Mlb.com|title=Matt Miller Stats|access-date=January 26, 2014}}</ref>
* ], jazz pianist<ref>{{cite book|author=Bob Doerschuk|title=88: The Giants of Jazz Piano|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=odQy4t6U5wIC&pg=PA287|year=2001|publisher=Backbeat Books|isbn=978-0-87930-656-4|page=287}}</ref>
* ], actress<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-juanita-moore-20140103-story.html |title=Juanita Moore dies at 99; 'Imitation of Life' actress earned Oscar nod |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2014-01-02}}</ref>
* ], actress<ref>{{cite book|author=Max Apple|title=Mom, the Flag, and Apple Pie: Great American Writers on Great American Things|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zGQ0AAAAMAAJ|year=1976|publisher=Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-385-11459-2|page=39}}</ref>
* ], US federal judge<ref>{{cite book|title=The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_AI8AQAAIAAJ|volume=10|year=1996|publisher=LexisNexis.|page=1135| isbn=9781561601783 }}</ref>
* ], blues singer/guitarist<ref>{{cite book|author1=Nigel Williamson|author2=Robert Plant|title=The rough guide to the blues|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AgE8AQAAIAAJ|date=2 April 2007|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1-84353-519-5|page=308}}</ref>
* ], NFL player
* ], actress<ref>{{cite book|author=Bob McCann|title=Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X7ZYsnTPIhwC&pg=PA314|year=2010|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-5804-2|page=314}}</ref>
* ], blues guitarist<ref>{{cite book|author=Jas Obrecht|title=Rollin' and Tumblin': The Postwar Blues Guitarists|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qBIaN63ZJEMC&pg=PA210|year=2000|publisher=Miller Freeman Books|isbn=978-0-87930-613-7|page=210}}</ref>
* ], novelist<ref>{{cite book|author=Tracy Hargreaves|title=Donna Tartt's The Secret History: A Reader's Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l9juSx7s2gIC&pg=PA7|date=1 September 2001|publisher=Continuum|isbn=978-0-8264-5320-4|page=7}}</ref>
* ], Mississippi governor, senator, and white supremacist
* ], mystery writer, author of ''Let the Night Fall'' (1953) and ''The Last Kill'' (1955)
* ], Olympic athlete<ref>{{cite book|author=Martha Ward Plowden|title=Olympic Black Women|url=https://archive.org/details/olympicblackwome00plow|url-access=registration|date=January 1996|publisher=Pelican Publishing|isbn=978-1-4556-0994-9|page=}}</ref>
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==See also==
{{Portal|Mississippi}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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Not to be confused with Greenville, Mississippi.

City in Mississippi, United States
Greenwood, Mississippi
City
Howard Street in GreenwoodHoward Street in Greenwood
Flag of Greenwood, MississippiFlagOfficial seal of Greenwood, MississippiSeal
Location of Greenwood, MississippiLocation of Greenwood, Mississippi
Greenwood, Mississippi is located in the United StatesGreenwood, MississippiGreenwood, MississippiLocation in the United States
Coordinates: 33°31′07″N 90°12′02″W / 33.51861°N 90.20056°W / 33.51861; -90.20056
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLeflore
Government
 • MayorCarolyn McAdams (I)
Area
 • Total12.69 sq mi (302.87 km)
 • Land12.34 sq mi (301.95 km)
 • Water0.36 sq mi (0.92 km)
Elevation128 ft (39 m)
Population
 • Total14,490
 • Density1,174.71/sq mi (453.56/km)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes38930, 38935
Area code662
FIPS code28-29340
GNIS feature ID2403757
Websitewww.greenwoodms.com

Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta region, approximately 96 miles north of the state capital, Jackson, and 130 miles south of the riverport of Memphis, Tennessee. It was a center of cotton planter culture in the 19th century.

The population was 15,205 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Greenwood Micropolitan Statistical Area. Greenwood developed at the confluence of the Tallahatchie and the Yalobusha rivers, which form the Yazoo River.

History

Howard Street
Front Street buildings along the Yazoo River

European settlement

The first Euro-American settlement on the banks of the Yazoo River was a trading post founded in 1834 by Colonel Dr. John J. Dilliard and known as Dilliard's Landing. The settlement had competition from Greenwood Leflore's rival landing called Point Leflore, located three miles up the Yazoo River. The rivalry ended when Captain James Dilliard donated parcels in exchange for a commitment from the townsmen to maintain an all-weather turnpike to the hill section to the east, along with a stagecoach road to the more established settlements to the northwest.

The settlement was incorporated as "Greenwood" in 1844, named after Chief Greenwood LeFlore. The success of the city, founded during a strong international demand for cotton, was based on its strategic location in the heart of the Delta: on the easternmost point of the alluvial plain, and astride the Tallahatchie and Yazoo rivers. The city served as a shipping point for cotton to major markets in New Orleans, Vicksburg, Mississippi, Memphis, Tennessee, and St. Louis, Missouri.

The construction of railroads through the area in the 1880s revitalized the city; two rail lines ran to downtown Greenwood close to the Yazoo River, and shortened transportation to markets. Greenwood again emerged as a prime shipping point for cotton. Downtown's Front Street, bordering the Yazoo, was dominated by cotton factors and related businesses, earning that section the name "Cotton Row".

20th century

The city continued to prosper well into the 1940s. Cotton production suffered in Mississippi during the infestation of the boll weevil in the early 20th century; however, for many years the bridge over the Yazoo displayed the sign "World's Largest Inland Long Staple Cotton Market".

Cotton cultivation and processing became largely mechanized in the first half of the 20th century, displacing thousands of sharecroppers and tenant farmers. Since the late 20th century, some Mississippi farmers have begun to replace cotton with corn and soybeans as commodity crops; with the textile manufacturing industry having shifted overseas, farmers can gain stronger prices for the newer crops, used mostly as animal feed.

Greenwood's Grand Boulevard was once named one of America's 10 most beautiful streets by the U.S. Chambers of Commerce and the Garden Clubs of America. Sally Humphreys Gwin, a charter member of the Greenwood Garden Club, planted the 1,000 oak trees that line Grand Boulevard. In 1950, Gwin received a citation from the National Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution in recognition of her work in the conservation of trees.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.5 square miles (25 km), of which 9.2 square miles (24 km) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km) is water.

Climate

Climate data for Greenwood, Mississippi (Greenwood–Leflore Airport), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 84
(29) 		84
(29) 		88
(31) 		94
(34) 		100
(38) 		104
(40) 		105
(41) 		106
(41) 		103
(39) 		100
(38) 		89
(32) 		85
(29) 		106
(41)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 73.9
(23.3) 		76.7
(24.8) 		82.8
(28.2) 		86.8
(30.4) 		91.7
(33.2) 		95.0
(35.0) 		97.9
(36.6) 		98.8
(37.1) 		96.0
(35.6) 		89.9
(32.2) 		81.8
(27.7) 		75.7
(24.3) 		99.8
(37.7)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 54.2
(12.3) 		58.8
(14.9) 		67.2
(19.6) 		75.2
(24.0) 		82.9
(28.3) 		89.1
(31.7) 		91.5
(33.1) 		91.9
(33.3) 		87.3
(30.7) 		77.3
(25.2) 		65.7
(18.7) 		57.1
(13.9) 		74.8
(23.8)
Daily mean °F (°C) 44.4
(6.9) 		48.3
(9.1) 		56.1
(13.4) 		64.0
(17.8) 		72.3
(22.4) 		79.0
(26.1) 		81.5
(27.5) 		81.1
(27.3) 		75.6
(24.2) 		64.9
(18.3) 		53.8
(12.1) 		47.1
(8.4) 		64.0
(17.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 34.7
(1.5) 		37.9
(3.3) 		45.1
(7.3) 		52.8
(11.6) 		61.7
(16.5) 		68.8
(20.4) 		71.6
(22.0) 		70.4
(21.3) 		63.8
(17.7) 		52.4
(11.3) 		41.9
(5.5) 		37.0
(2.8) 		53.2
(11.8)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 16.6
(−8.6) 		21.4
(−5.9) 		27.0
(−2.8) 		35.8
(2.1) 		46.5
(8.1) 		58.6
(14.8) 		63.9
(17.7) 		61.9
(16.6) 		48.0
(8.9) 		33.9
(1.1) 		25.7
(−3.5) 		21.5
(−5.8) 		14.6
(−9.7)
Record low °F (°C) −2
(−19) 		−4
(−20) 		15
(−9) 		28
(−2) 		35
(2) 		49
(9) 		53
(12) 		52
(11) 		35
(2) 		27
(−3) 		15
(−9) 		2
(−17) 		−4
(−20)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 4.52
(115) 		5.04
(128) 		4.76
(121) 		5.82
(148) 		4.44
(113) 		3.74
(95) 		3.82
(97) 		3.21
(82) 		3.83
(97) 		3.41
(87) 		3.86
(98) 		5.33
(135) 		51.78
(1,315)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 9.6 10.0 10.7 8.9 9.8 9.0 9.3 8.2 6.0 7.4 8.3 10.2 107.4
Source: NOAA

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880308—
18901,055242.5%
19003,026186.8%
19105,83692.9%
19207,79333.5%
193011,12342.7%
194014,76732.8%
195018,06122.3%
196020,43613.1%
197022,4009.6%
198020,115−10.2%
199018,906−6.0%
200018,425−2.5%
201015,205−17.5%
202014,490−4.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Greenwood Racial Composition
Race Num. Perc.
White 3,646 25.16%
Black or African American 10,198 70.38%
Native American 7 0.05%
Asian 154 1.06%
Other/Mixed 276 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino 209 1.44%

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 14,490 people, 4,924 households, and 2,793 families residing in the city.

2010 census

At the 2010 census, there were 15,205 people and 6,022 households in the city. The population density was 1,237.7 inhabitants per square mile (477.9/km). There were 6,759 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 30.4% White, 67.0% Black, 0.1% Native American, 0.9% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, <0.1% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.

Among the 6,022 households, 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.8% were married couples living together, 29.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.6% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals living alone and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.16.

Arts and culture

Mississippi Blues Trail markers

WGRM Radio Studio Blues Trail marker

Radio station WGRM on Howard Street was the location of B.B. King's first live broadcast in 1940. On Sunday nights, King performed live gospel music as part of a quartet. In memory of this event, the Mississippi Blues Trail has placed its third historic marker in this town at the site of the former radio station. Another Mississippi Blues Trail marker is placed near the grave of the blues singer Robert Johnson. A third Blues Trail marker notes the Elks Lodge in the city, which was an important black organization. A fourth Blues Trail marker was dedicated to Hubert Sumlin that is located along the Yazoo River on River Road.

Government

Local government

Greenwood is governed under a city council form of government, composed of council members elected from seven single-member wards and headed by a mayor, who is elected at-large.

Education

Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School District (GLCSD) operates public schools. Previously the majority of the city was in Greenwood Public School District while small portions were in the Leflore County School District. These two districts consolidated into GLCSD on July 1, 2019. Greenwood High School is the only public high school in Greenwood. As of 2014, the student body is 99% black. Amanda Elzy High School, outside of the Greenwood city limits, was formerly of the Leflore County district. It was recently taken over by the State of Mississippi for poor performance as a result of deficient leadership.

Pillow Academy, a private school, is located in unincorporated Leflore County, near Greenwood.

Delta Streets Academy, a newly founded private school located in downtown Greenwood, has an enrollment of nearly 50 students. It has continued to increase enrollment.

St. Francis Catholic School, run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson, provides classes from kindergarten through sixth grade.

In addition, North New Summit School provides educational services for special-needs and at-risk children from kindergarten through high school.

Media

Newspapers, magazines and journals

Television

AM/FM radio

Filming location

Nightmare in Badham County (1976), Ode to Billy Joe (1976), and The Help (2011) were filmed in Greenwood. The 1991 movie Mississippi Masala was also set and filmed in Greenwood.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Railroads

Greenwood is served by two major rail lines. Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Greenwood, connecting New Orleans to Chicago from Greenwood station.

Air transportation

Greenwood is served by Greenwood–Leflore Airport (GWO) to the east, and is located midway between Jackson, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee. It is about halfway between Dallas, Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia.

Highways

Notable people

See also

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