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Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta approximately 96 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi and 130 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. The population was 18,425 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the Greenwood Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Tallahatchie River and the Yalobusha River meet at Greenwood to form the Yazoo River.
History
The flood plain of the Mississippi River has long been an area rich in vegetation and wildlife, feeding off the Mississippi and its numerous tributaries. Long before Europeans migrated to America, the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian nations settled in the Delta's marsh and swampland. In 1830 the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was signed by Choctaw Chief Greenwood Leflore, opening the swampland to European settlers.
The first settlement on the banks of the Yazoo River 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 Greenwood Leflore. Growing into a strong cotton market, the key to the city's success was based on its strategic location in the heart of the Delta; on the easternmost point of the alluvial plain and astride the Tallahatchie River and the Yazoo River. The city served as a shipping point to New Orleans, Louisiana, Vicksburg, Mississippi, Memphis, Tennessee and St. Louis, Missouri. Greenwood continued to prosper until the latter part of the American Civil War. The end of the Civil War in the mid-1860s and the following year of reconstruction severely diminished the cotton industry and crippled the city's previously thriving economy.
The arrival of railroads in the 1880s allowed the city to revitalize, with two rail lines running to downtown Greenwood, close to the Yazoo River. Once again, Greenwood emerged as a prime shipping point for cotton. Downtown's Front Street bordering the Yazoo filled with cotton factors and other related businesses, earning that section the name Cotton Row. The city continued to prosper in this way well into the 1940s. Recent years have seen a decline in cotton planting.
Greenwood's Grand Boulevard was once named one of America's ten most beautiful streets by the U.S. Chambers of Commerce and the Garden Clubs of America. The 1000 oak trees lining Grand Boulevard were planted in 1916 by Sally Humphreys Gwin, a charter member of the Greenwood Garden Club. 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.
From 1962 through 1964, Greenwood was a center of protests and voter registration struggles during the Civil Rights Movement. SNCC, COFO, and the MFDP were all active in Greenwood. During this period hundreds were arrested on nonviolent protests, civil rights activists were subjected to repeated violence, blacks were denied the right to vote, and economic retaliation was used against African-Americans who attempted to register to vote.
Mississippi Blues Trail markers
Radio station WGRM on Howard Street was the location of B.B. King's first live broadcast in 1940. On a Sunday night King performed live gospel music. In dedication to 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 blues singer Robert Johnson. There is also a Blues Trail marker at the Elks Lodge.
Notable natives and residents
- Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Olympian
- Fred Carl, Jr., founder and CEO of Viking Range Corp.
- William V. Chambers, personality psychologist
- Byron De La Beckwith, white supremacist, assassinated Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers
- Carlos Emmons, professional football player
- Betty Everett, R&B vocalist and pianist
- Alphonso Ford, professional basketball player
- Webb Franklin, United States Congressman
- Morgan Freeman, Oscar-winning actor
- Jim Gallagher, Jr., professional golfer
- Bobbie Gentry, singer/songwriter
- Gerald Glass, professional basketball player
- Guitar Slim, blues musician
- Kent Hull, professional football player
- Tom "Hambone" Hunley, real-life "Hambone" depicted in J.P. Alley's syndicated cartoon feature, Hambone's Meditations
- Jermaine Jones, footballer at Schalke 04 and US
- Cleo Lemon, Miami Dolphins quarterback
- Walter "Furry" Lewis, songster and blues musician
- Bernie Machen, president of University of Florida
- Matt Miller, baseball pitcher
- Carrie Nye, actress
- Mary Ann Pearce, first wife of novelist Mickey Spillane (who lived in Greenwood in 1945)
- Fenton Robinson, blues singer and guitarist
- Hubert Sumlin, blues guitarist
- Donna Tartt, novelist
City government
Greenwood is governed by city council form of government composed of council members from seven wards and headed by a mayor.
Mayor
- Carolyn McAdams (I)
Council Members
- Ward 1: Johnny Jennings (R)
- Ward 2: Lisa Cookston (R)
- Ward 3: Ronnie Stevenson (D)
- Ward 4: Charles McCoy, Sr. (D)
- Ward 5: Tennill Cannon (D)
- Ward 6: David Jordan (D)
- Ward 7: Carl Palmer (D)
Media and publishing
Newspapers, Magazines and Journals
- The Greenwood Commonwealth (published daily except Saturday)
- Leflore Illustrated (published yearly)
Television
- WABG - ABC affiliate
- WMAO-TV, PBS affiliate
AM/FM Radio
- WABG, 960 AM and 87.7 FM (ABC Broadcasting)
- WGNG, 106.3 FM (Hip-Hop/Urban Contemporary)
- WGNL, 104.3 FM (Adult Contemporary/Blues)
- WGRM, 1240 AM & 93.9 FM (Gospel)
- WKXG, 1540 AM
- WMAO-FM, 90.9 FM (NPR Broadcasting)
- WYMX, 99.1 FM (Top 40/Popular Music)
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 (GWO) is served by Greenwood-Leflore Airport to the east and is located midway between Jackson, Mississippi and Memphis, Tennessee and about halfway between Dallas, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia.
Highways
- U.S. Route 82 runs through Greenwood on its way from the White Sands of New Mexico (Alamogordo, New Mexico) east to Georgia's Atlantic coast (Brunswick, Georgia).
- U.S. Route 49 passes through Greenwood as it stretches between Piggott, Arkansas south to Gulfport, Mississippi.
- Other Greenwood highways include Mississippi Highway 7.
Geography
Greenwood is located at 33°31′7″N 90°11′2″W / 33.51861°N 90.18389°W / 33.51861; -90.18389 (33.518719, -90.183883). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.5 square miles (24.7 km²), of which, 9.2 square miles (23.9 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it is water. The total area is 3.15% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,425 people, 6,916 households, and 4,523 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,997.8 people per square mile (771.6/km²). There are 7,565 housing units at an average density of 316.8/km² (820.3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the city was 32.82% White, 65.36% Black, 0.11% Native American, 0.91% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population.
There were 6,916 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.4% are married 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 median 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 per capita income for the city was $14,461. 33.9% of the population and 28.8% of families are below the poverty line. 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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