Summit, Mississippi
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|official_name = Summit, Mississippi
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|subdivision_name1 = Mississippi
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|subdivision_name2 = Pike
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|area_total_km2 = 5.98
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|area_total_sq_mi = 2.31
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|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 1505
|population_density_km2 = 251.82
|population_density_sq_mi = 652.08
|timezone = Central (CST)
|utc_offset = -6
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|utc_offset_DST = -5
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|elevation_ft = 433
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|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 39666
|area_code = 601
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|blank_info = 28-71480
|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank1_info = 678402{{gnis|678402|Summit}}
|website = {{Official website|http://www.summitms.org/}}
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Summit is a town in Pike County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,705 at the 2010 census. It is part of the McComb, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The town originated as a railroad town and was named Summit because it was thought to be the highest point on the Illinois Central Railroad between New Orleans and Jackson, Tennessee. However, nearby Brookhaven has that distinction. It was the birthplace of the "Summit Trio", a group of three women artists in the 1960s.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|1.7|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 1604
|1890= 1587
|1900= 1499
|1910= 1471
|1920= 1187
|1930= 1157
|1940= 1254
|1950= 1558
|1960= 1663
|1970= 1640
|1980= 1753
|1990= 1566
|2000= 1428
|2010= 1705
|2020= 1505
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{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}}
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=2020 census=
| class="wikitable"
|+Summit Racial Composition{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2871480&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 9, 2021|website=data.census.gov}} !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White
|275 |18.27% |
| Black or African American
|1,157 |76.88% |
| Native American
|2 |0.13% |
| Asian
|5 |0.33% |
| Other/Mixed
|48 |3.19% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|18 |1.2% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,505 people, 770 households, and 379 families residing in the town.
=2000 census=
As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 1,428 people, 589 households, and 394 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|848.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 658 housing units at an average density of {{convert|391.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 32.63% White, 66.18% African American, 0.07% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.
There were 589 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were married couples living together, 24.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $21,053, and the median income for a family was $24,643. Males had a median income of $27,639 versus $17,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,928. About 26.3% of families and 30.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.3% of those under age 18 and 26.1% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Almost all of the town of Summit is served by the McComb School District, while a small portion in the south lies within the North Pike School District.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28113_pike/DC20SD_C28113.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pike County, MS|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-09-27}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28113_pike/DC20SD_C28113_SD2MS.txt Text list] - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st28_ms/c28113_pike/DC10SD_C28113_001.pdf 2010 map] McComb High School is the comprehensive high school of the former school district.
Southwest Mississippi Community College is in an unincorporated area near Summit.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st28_ms/county/c28113_pike/DC20BLK_C28113.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Pike County, MS|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-09-27|page=1 (PDF p. 2/11)|quote=Southwest Mississippi Community Colg}} Pike County is in the district of Southwest Mississippi Community College.{{cite web|url=https://www.smcc.edu/about/welcome-from-the-president/|title=Welcome from the President|publisher=Southwest Mississippi Community College|access-date=2024-09-27}}
Art
In the 1960s, three women artists, Halcyone Barnes, Bess Phipps Dawson, and Ruth Atkinson Holmes exhibited their artwork in Summit, and they became known as the "Summit Trio".{{cite book |last1=Black |first1=Patti Carr |title=The Mississippi Story |date=2007 |publisher=Mississippi Museum of Art |location=Jackson, Mississippi |isbn=9781887422147 |oclc=86090473 |pages=37–38 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D932HeqCSxgC&q=%22Ruth+Atkinson+Holmes%22&pg=PA38}} The three housewives were trained by Roy Schultz at Summit Junior College.{{cite news |last1=Luter |first1=Nell |title=Summit Trio only looked like housewives |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/184052334/?terms=%22Halcyone%2BBarnes%22 |access-date=February 15, 2020 |work=Clarion-Ledger |location=Jackson, Mississippi |date=July 3, 1988|page=63|via=Newspapers.com}} In 2016, three sisters from Summit exhibited original artwork by the Summit Trio and their recreations at the Summit Railroad Depot.{{cite news |last1=Williamson |first1=Matt |title=Sisters pay homage to 'Summit Trio' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/246581239 |access-date=February 15, 2020 |work=Enterprise-Journal |location=McComb, Mississippi |date=November 2, 2016|pages=1–2|via=Newspapers.com}}
Notable people
- Vernon Butler, National Football League nose tackle{{cite news |last1=Person |first1=Joseph |title=Carolina Panthers DT Vernon Butler just a big man from a small town |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article74796922.html |access-date=October 11, 2024 |work=Charlotte Observer |date=May 1, 2016}}
- John Gilmore, jazz musician{{cite web |title=Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore Blowing In From Chicago (Blue Note 1957) |url=http://flophousemagazine.com/2023/03/25/clifford-jordan-john-gilmore-blowing-in-from-chicago-blue-note-1957/ |website=flophousemagazine.com |access-date=October 12, 2024}}
- Marie Hull, painter{{cite web|last1=Barnwell|first1=Marion|title=Marie Hull (1890-1980): An Adventurous Artist|url=http://mshistorynow.mdah.state.ms.us/articles/301/marie-hull-1890-1980-an-adventurous-artist|website=Mississippi History Now|publisher=Mississippi Historical Society|accessdate=October 11, 2024}}
- Alijah Martin, basketball player{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=The Ballers |date=2024-07-31 |title=Alijah Martin: College Basketball Player, University of Florida |url=https://www.theballersmagazine.com/post/alijah-martin-college-basketball-player-university-of-florida-full-interview |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=The Ballers Magazine |language=en}}
- Ed Manning, National Basketball Association player and coach{{cite web |title=Ed Manning |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mannied01.html |website=basketball-reference.com |access-date=October 11, 2024}}
- Ellis Marsalis Sr., businessman{{cite web |title=Marsalis, Ellis L., Sr. (Ellis Louis), 1908-2004 |url=https://amistad-finding-aids.tulane.edu/agents/people/694 |website=amistad-finding-aids.tulane.edu |access-date=October 12, 2024}}
- T. R. Stockdale, member of the United States House of Representatives from 1886 to 1895 and justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1896 to 1897{{cite web |title=STOCKDALE, Thomas Ringland |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000934 |website=bioguide.congress.gov |access-date=October 11, 2024}}
- Justin Wilson, chef and humorist{{cite news |last1=McConnaughey |first1=Janet |title=Cajun humorist and chef Justin Wilson dies at 87 |url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/nation-world/2001/09/07/cajun-humorist-chef-justin-wilson/50426667007/ |access-date=October 11, 2024 |work=South Coast Today |date=September 7, 2001}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.summitms.org/}}
{{Pike County, Mississippi}}
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