Stone County, Mississippi

{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Stone County

| state = Mississippi

| seal =

| founded = 1916

| seat wl = Wiggins

| largest city wl = Wiggins

| area_total_sq_mi = 448

| area_land_sq_mi = 445

| area_water_sq_mi = 2.6

| area percentage = 0.6

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_total = 18333

| pop_est_as_of = 2023

| population_est = 18756 {{gain}}

| density_sq_mi = auto

| web = www.stonecountyms.gov

| ex image = StoneCountyCourthouse 1.JPG

| ex image cap = Stone County Courthouse in Wiggins

| district = 4th

| time zone = Central

| named for = John M. Stone }}

Stone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,333.{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Stone County, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Stone_County,_Mississippi?g=0500000US28131|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 15, 2023}} Its county seat is Wiggins.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}} Stone County was formed from the northern portion of Harrison County on June 5, 1916.[http://www.mgccc.edu/TCmgccc_history.htm A History of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060908162040/http://www.mgccc.edu/TCmgccc_history.htm |date=September 8, 2006 }} accessed January 1, 2007. The county was named for John M. Stone, who served as Governor of Mississippi from 1876 to 1882 and again from 1890 to 1896. Stone County is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1918, the Stone County Courthouse was completed at a cost of $29,515.18,[http://www.stonecounty.com/stone_county.htm Stone County] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211034940/http://www.stonecounty.com/stone_county.htm |date=February 11, 2009 }} accessed February 18, 2010. and is still in use today, after several renovations.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|448|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|445|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.6|sqmi}} (0.6%) is water.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_28.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 7, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928074019/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_28.txt|archive-date=September 28, 2013}}

=Major highways=

=Adjacent counties=

Perry County (northeast)
George County (east)
Jackson County (southeast)
Harrison County (south)
Pearl River County (west)
Forrest County (northwest)

=National protected areas=

De Soto National Forest (part)
Sweetbay Bogs Preserve{{Cite web|url=https://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/mississippi/placesweprotect/sweetbay-bogs-preserve.xml|title=Sweetbay Bogs Preserve {{!}} The Nature Conservancy|website=www.nature.org|language=en|access-date=April 3, 2018}}

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1920= 6528

|1930= 5704

|1940= 6155

|1950= 6264

|1960= 7013

|1970= 8101

|1980= 9716

|1990= 10750

|2000= 13622

|2010= 17786

|2020= 18333

|estyear=2023

|estimate=18756

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 5, 2024}}

|align-fn=center

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 7, 2014}}
1790-1960{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=November 7, 2014}} 1900-1990{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 7, 2014}}
1990-2000{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 7, 2014}} 2010-2013{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28131.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 5, 2013|archive-date=June 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607052423/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28131.html|url-status=dead}}

}}

class="wikitable"

|+Stone County by race as of 2020{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US28131&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}

!Race

!Num.

!Perc.

White

|13,822

|75.39%

Black or African American

|3,239

|17.67%

Native American

|79

|0.43%

Asian

|89

|0.49%

Pacific Islander

|0.05%

Other/Mixed

|651

|3.55%

Hispanic or Latino

|444

|2.42%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,333 people, 6,334 households, and 4,560 families residing in the county.

{{multiple image|caption_align=center|header_align=center

| direction = vertical

| width = 200

| footer_align = center

| footer = Stone County Courthouse historical timeline

| image1 = StoneCountyCourthouse CaversAve.jpg

| alt1 =

| caption1 = circa 1920

| image2 = S.C.Courthouse.JPG

| alt2 =

| caption2 = 2010

}}

Arts and culture

On April 25, during the 2012 regular session of the Mississippi Legislature, Concurrent Resolution 643 was adopted by the state Senate and state House of Representatives, stating that Stone County be named and declared the Mural County of Mississippi.[http://legiscan.com/gaits/text/633396 Mississippi Senate Concurrent Resolution 643] Retrieved May 3, 2012 During the previous 8 years, a Telling Trees Project was developed in Stone County to document and celebrate Stone County's history and heritage. As part of that project, 23 murals, in the form of paintings and mosaic tiles, were created in cooperation with the Art Department, Perkinston campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and are on public display throughout the county. The murals tell visual stories of Stone County's ecosystems, people, landmarks, and industries.Nicole Dow. 2012. Stone County named state's mural county.Sun Herald (Biloxi, MS), Vol. 128, No, 213, page 2A, May 3, 2012.

Communities

=Cities=

Wiggins (county seat)

=Census-designated place=

Bond

=Unincorporated communities=

Education

=Public school districts=

Stone County School District

=Colleges=

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Perkinston Campus

Politics

{{PresHead|place=Stone County, Mississippi|whig=no|source1={{Cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 17, 2018}}}}

References

External links

{{Commons category-inline|Stone County, Mississippi}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070310234943/http://www.mississippicourthouses.com/Stone/ Mississippi Courthouses – Stone County]

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Category:Mississippi counties

Category:Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area

Category:1916 establishments in Mississippi

Category:Populated places established in 1916