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{{distinguish|Greenville, Mississippi}}
'''Greenwood''' is situated in ] at the eastern edge of the ], approximately 96 miles north of ], and 130 miles south of ]. As of the 2000 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 ]. Greenwood is the gateway to the Delta and has a vast array of things to do, places to visit, first-class shopping and wonderful world-renowned dining and lodging options. It is home to such corporations as ], Milwaukee Electric Tool, Staplcotn, America's Catch and Heartland Catfish, John-Richard, Balkamp and more. Greenwood is alive with cultural opportunities, including live ] music, live theater productions, museum exhibits, offerings of various art and culinary classes and much more.
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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.
== History ==
The ] of the ] has long been an area rich in vegetation and wildlife, feeding off the Mississippi and its numerous ]. Long before ] migrated to ], the ] and ] Indian nations settled in the Delta’s marsh and swampland. In 1830, the ] was signed by Choctaw Chief ], opening the swampland to European settlers.


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 ].
The first settlement on the banks of the ] was a trading post founded by John Williams in 1830 and known as Williams Landing. The settlement quickly blossomed, and in 1844 was incorporated as “Greenwood,” named after Chief ]. Growing into a strong ] market, the key to the city’s success was based on its strategic geographic location in the heart of the Delta; on the easternmost point of the ] and astride the ] and the ]. The city served as a shipping point to ], ], ] and ]. Greenwood continued to prosper until the latter part of the ].


==History==
During that war, Greenwood played an important, if little-known, role in the famous ]. In early 1863, it was clear that the ] intended to attack the strategic port of Vicksburg on the ]. After failed attempts at a frontal assault of the city, General ] hatched a new plan to attack from the rear by way of the Tallahatchie and Yazoo Rivers. A hastily constructed Confederate fort was placed between the two rivers at ]. Here the Confederates met the oncoming Union ] with fierce resistance, successfully stopping their advance. As a result, Grant abandoned the Yazoo Expedition and retreated north to the ] to assault Vicksburg by another route.
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]


===European settlement===
The end of the Civil War in the mid-1860’s and the following year of ] severely diminished the cotton industry and crippled the city’s previously thriving economy. Greenwood saw very little growth during these years of hardship.
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>
The arrival of ] in the 1880’s saved the city – with two lines running to downtown Greenwood, close to the ]. Once again, Greenwood emerged as a prime shipping point for ]. Downtown’s Front Street bordering the Yazoo bustled with cotton factors and other related businesses, earning that section the name ]. The city continued to prosper in this way well into the 1940’s.


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".
Today, in the twenty-first century, Greenwood is experiencing a ]. Its historic downtown boasts dozens of completed renovations with several others in progress. There are upscale shops, unique dining experiences, a boutique hotel, galleries and museums. All the while, Greenwood has retained its small-town beauty, Delta personality and deep-South hospitality.


===20th century===
(from the )
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".


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>
== The Coming of Tourism, the Viking Renaissance and the Blue Parrot Migration */ ==
The establishment of Greenwood as a tourist destination came with the opening on Howard Street of the Greenwood Blues Heritage Museum & Gallery on November 15, 2001 The Museum contains within it, many historical and interesting artifacts concerning the life and music of Blues legend, ]. It offers for public perusal, the collection of its owner/curator, music historian and Grammy Award-winning blues record producer, Stephen LaVere.


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>
Thereafter, a renaissance ensued in Greenwood with the opening of on Howard Street in mid-2003. Built by Greenwood-based ], The Alluvian is a cosmopolitan ] located in the heart of historic downtown Greenwood in which it also offers next door at Guardina's, fine dining in the Delta style and a small bar.


==Geography==
On October 1, 2004, Greenwood got a big shot of urban-style energy with the opening of LaVere's Blue Parrot Cafe and Veronica's - Custom Bakery. The Blue Parrot Cafe is a casual fine dining restaurant, unique in it's setting and known for its warmth. Features of the Blue Parrot include live music performed three nights a week by regional artists and the only bar in Greenwood which offers its own signature libation, the rum-based Blue Parrot. Veronica's - Custom Bakery was Greenwood's first bakery after a purported 20-year absence of such businesses and is the only bakery in town to offer pastries and cakes made on site and to your order. It is operated five days a week by a young Cordon Bleu pastry chef. Both are located in the historic Three Deuces building (222 Howard St), which is now also home to the Greenwood Blues Heritage Museum & Gallery, which has recently enlarged to include a radio museum and a local history room. Also operating from the location is Greenwood Heritage tours, offering local excursions to tourists interested in blues, civil war, civil rights, cotton plantations, literature and Native Americans. An interesting fact about the Three Dueces Building is that it is the former home of radio station (WGRM) in which the King of the Blues, ], made his first radio broadcast. Public recognition of that fact will occur in June 2006 when King will participate in the dedication of the building and the erection of a Mississippi Blues Trail Historical Marker.
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===
Viking soon followed this up-beat trend with the opening of a lavish 7,000-square-foot spa, a sophisticated cooking school and an artisan bakery in 2005, a revitalization effort of the classic cotton town that proponents dub the dawn of "Delta chic.” The Alluvian Spa, Viking Cooking School and the Mockingbird Bakery are all the work of Viking Hospitality Group, and serve as entertainment for the largely corporate clientele that Viking brings to town for training and demonstrations.
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|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
Outside of Viking’s development, other private ventures have flourished in the blocks surrounding The Alluvian, including various retail stores and antique shops. What once was a deserted downtown has returned to its former glory as a booming ] in Greenwood.
|Feb avg record high F = 76.7
Notable businesses that make their home on Howard Street in addition to the Three Deuces (Blue Parrot Cafe & Veronica's - Custom Bakery and the Greenwood Blues Heritage Museum & Gallery) and the Alluvian adjuncts, include Olde World Antiques, Russell's Antiques, Turnrow Books (formerly Dancing Rabbit Bookstore), Melon Patch (ladies' clothes), Sweet Pea (children's clothing), Mississippi Gift Company (offering exclusively Mississippi items and art), Fincher's Gifts, Traditions (gift store & frame shop), Ashley's Rug World, Fincher's Antiques and several bank headquarters.
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|Jan high F = 54.2
With the ] efforts of LaVere and ] and other private developers, Greenwood has truly turned into a small-town tourist destination.
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== African-American Heritage ==
|Feb avg record low F = 21.4
The ] contribution to the Greenwood region is invaluable. In fact, the Delta has exported as much ] as ], sprouted from the spirit of the people. That spirit rose from historic neighborhoods such as Browning Community in Greenwood, the oldest African-American community in Mississippi, and home to the important Browning Artesian Well. The spirit was fed by the town and country churches, including the areas oldest African-American church, Wesley United Methodist in downtown Greenwood, organized in 1870. The spirit was shaped by centers of learning such as ], which has borne generation of historic figures, from sports stars and ] to ] leader and present-day civic leaders.
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|Aug avg record low F = 61.9
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|Jan record low F = -2
] has produced extraordinary music stars, from the early bluesmen such as ], to the talent of today including ] and ]. Another famous blues musician, ], has three purported gravesites in the Greenwood area. In the area of sports, Greenwood native ] followed the advice of her father and found her future far outside the cotton fields as a five-time ] and a medalist.
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|Jan precipitation days = 9.6
Not all great African-Americans left the Delta. Others stayed and forged freedom a day at a time, through their own efforts and by welcoming noted Civil Rights leaders such as ] Dr. King held a rally in the summer of 1966, along with ] of the ] (SNCC) and ] of the ] (CORE). Sites such as East Percy Street Christian Church and the home of the late Dewey Greene were Civil Rights-era meeting places.
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==Demographics==
The ] is rich in the accomplishments of African-Americans who struggled, transcended, created, inspired and motivated.
{{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===
(from the )
{| 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===
== Famous Greenwoodians ==
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.
*], actor
*], United States Congressman
*], professional football player
*], professional golfer
*], Founder and CEO of Viking Range
*], author
*], Olympian
*], Congressional Medal of Honor winner
*], Olympian
*], singer
*], blues musician
*], blues musician
*], blues musician


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.
== Greenwood Trivia ==
*The largest ]-binding plant in the nation is Norris Bookbinding located in Greenwood.
*Greenwood sites used in the filming of ]'s “]” include Webster’s Restaurant where you can sit and eat steak and seafood in the same barstool as ].
*Greenwood is one of the few places in the world where you can stand between two rivers flowing in the opposite direction: the ] and the ].
*The City of Greenwood is named after Choctaw Indian Chief ], who negotiated the ] with the U.S. Government.
*In 1944, ] covered The Greenwood Mule Race, attended by over 5,000 people.
*The ] in Greenwood contains relics of the Union side-wheel steamship, ], sunk to prevent passage of the Union flotilla to Vicksburg.
*Cottonlandia Museum in Greenwood houses furniture from Chief ]’s mansion ], which burned in 1942.
*] conducted a concert in Greenwood in 1930.
*Keesler Bridge in Greenwood is a swing bridge of the ] design and a dedicated Mississippi landmark.
*The movie ] was filmed on location in Greenwood.
*Greenwood known as the ] and boasts the second largest cotton exchange in the nation located on ].
*], King of the Blues, was born in ] as was broadcast over Greenwood’s own WGRM as part of the St. John’s Gospel Choir.
*The Leflore County Courthouse in Greenwood stands on ] land once used for rituals and sacraments.
*] sang a song titled, “Greenwood, Mississippi”
*] gave a speech about happiness in Greenwood on March 29, 1916.
*Academy Award winning actor ] graduated from high school in Greenwood in 1955


==Arts and culture==
== City Government ==
===Mississippi Blues Trail markers===
Greenwood is governed by ] form of government composed of council members from seven wards and headed by a strong ].
] 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>
'''''Current City Officials (as of 2005):'''''
{{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==
'''Mayor:'''
=== Local government ===
*Harry L. Smith
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==
'''Council Members:'''
] (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.
*Ward 1: Johnny Jennings
*Ward 2: John Lee
*Ward 3: Ronnie Stevenson
*Ward 4: Sheriel Perkins
*Ward 5: Arance Williamson
*Ward 6: David Jordan
*Ward 7: Carl Palmer


], a private school, is located in ] ], near Greenwood.
'''City Attorney:'''
*Billy Bowman


], a newly founded private school located in downtown Greenwood, has an enrollment of nearly 50 students. It has continued to increase enrollment.
'''City Clerk:'''
*Deirdre Mayes


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>
== Education ==
'''Post-Secondary Institutions:'''
*] – Greenwood Center ()
*] – Greenwood Branch ()


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? -->
'''Greenwood Public Schools:''' ()
*Greenwood High School
*Greenwood Middle School
*Bankston Elementary
*Davis Elementary
*Threadgill Elementary
*W.C. Williams Elementary


==Media==
'''Private Schools:'''
===Newspapers, magazines and journals===
*Pillow Academy ()
* '']''


===Television===
'''Parochial Schools:'''
* ] – ABC/Fox affiliate
*St. Francis of Assisi
* ] - MeTV affiliate
* ] – PBS affiliate


===AM/FM radio===
== Media and Publishing ==
* ], ] (])
'''Newspapers, Magazines and Journals'''
* ], ] (]/])
*The Greenwood Commonwealth (published daily) ()
* ], ] (]/blues)
*Leflore Illustrated (published yearly)
* ], ] (])
* ], ] (gospel)
* ], ] (] broadcasting)
* ], ] (]) KIX-92.7
* ], 99.1 FM (])


===Filming location===
'''Television:'''
'']'' (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>
*WABG, ABC Affiliate (Channel 6)
*WMAO, PBS Affiliate (Channel 23)


==Infrastructure==
'''AM/FM Radio:'''
===Transportation===
*WYMX, 99.1 FM
====Railroads====
*WGRM, 93.9 FM
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? -->
*WGNL, 104.3 FM
*WMAO, 90.9 FM
*WGRM, 1240 AM
*WABG, 960 AM
*WKXG, 1540 AM


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


====Highways====
Greenwood is served by two major railroad lines: the ] and the ]-]. ]’s ] train connects Greenwood with ], ], ] and ]. The ] station is located at 506 Carrollton Avenue.
* ] 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==
'''Air Transportation'''
<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->
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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==
Greenwood (GWO) is served by Greenwood-Leflore Airport to the east and is located midway between ] and ] and about halfway between ] and ].
{{Portal|Mississippi}}


==References==
'''Highways'''
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
*] runs through Greenwood on its way from the ] of ] (Alamogordo, New Mexico) east to Georgia’s ] (]).
*
*] passes through Greenwood as it stretches between ] south to ].
*Other Greenwood highways include ].


{{Greenwood, Mississippi}}
== Employers ==
'''The largest employers in Leflore County are:''' {{Leflore County, Mississippi}}
{{Mississippi}}
*]
{{Mississippi county seats}}
*Greenwood Leflore Hospital
*Greenwood Public Schools
*]
*Heartland Catfish
*America’s Catch Catfish
*The John-Richard Collection
*Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp.
*J.J. Ferguson Sand and Gravel
*Staplcotn


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==Sites of interest==
'''Museums and History'''
*Greenwood Blues and Heritage Museum
*Cottonlandia
*] and ]

'''Historic Downtown:'''
*Three Dueces Building
*Veronica's Bakery
*Mockingbird Bakery
*Greenwood Blues Museum
*Viking Range Corporate Headquarters
*The Viking Cooking School
*The Viking Culitary Arts Center
*The Alluvian Hotel
*The Alluvian Spa
*Staplcotn Corporate Headquarters
*]

'''Fine Dining:'''
*Blue Parrott
*Lusco’s
*Giardina’s
*Yianni’s
*Crystal Grill
*Delta Fresh Market
*Flatland Grill
*KK’s Delicatessen
*Webster’s

==Geography==
Greenwood is located at 33°31'7" North, 90°11'2" West (33.518719, -90.183883){{GR|1}}.

According to the ], the city has a total area of 24.7 ] (9.5 ]). 23.9 km² (9.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 3.15% ].

==Demographics==
As of the ]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 18,425 people, 6,916 households, and 4,523 families residing in the city. The ] was 771.6/km² (1,997.8/mi²). There are 7,565 housing units at an ] density of 316.8/km² (820.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 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 were ] or ] of any race.

There were 6,916 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.4% are ] couples living together, 27.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the city the population was 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 were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 84.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.9 males.

The ] income for a household in the city is $21,867, and the median income for a family was $26,393. Males had a median income of $27,267 versus $18,578 for females. The ] for the city was $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 were living below the poverty line.

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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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