Brandon (Mississippi)
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Mississippi |
| County : | Rankin County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 16 ′ N , 89 ° 59 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 21,705 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 393.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 55.3 km 2 (approx. 21 mi 2 ) of which 55.1 km 2 (approx. 21 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 147 m |
| Postcodes : | 39042, 39043, 39047 |
| Area code : | +1 601 |
| FIPS : | 28-08300 |
| GNIS ID : | 0667519 |
| Website : | www.brandonms.org |
| Mayor : | Butch Lee |
Brandon is a city in Rankin County in the US state of Mississippi and also the county seat of the county. The city is located about 15 kilometers east of the capital Jackson and belongs to the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area .
At the 2010 census , Brandon had a population of 21,705. In 2014 there were already 23,156 inhabitants, more than 76% white and around 18% black. Overall, Brandon recorded a population growth of 40.9% from 2000 to 2014. This made Brandon (as of 2010) the second largest city in Rankin County and the nineteenth largest in Mississippi. Brandon covers an area of 26 square miles , or about 67.34 square kilometers. 95% of the population lives in an urban area.
Brandon has a high school, a middle school, and three elementary schools .
The Rankin County Confederate Monument with the historic courthouse in the background
Personalities
People who were born, died or worked locally in Brandon:
- Volney Howard (1809–1889), politician, member of the House of Representatives
- Patrick Henry (1843–1930), politician, member of the House of Representatives
- Anselm J. McLaurin (1848–1909), politician, governor of Mississippi
- Louis H. Wilson, Jr. (1920-2005), 26th Commandant of the Marine Corps
- Dee Barton (1937–2001), jazz musician (trombone, drums), arranger and film composer
- Dale Thorn (1942–2014), journalist and professor
- Mamie E. Locke (* 1954), political scientist and politician
- Jenna Edwards (* 1981), model, former Miss Florida and Miss Florida USA
- Jerious Norwood (born 1983), American football player
- Justin Mapp (* 1984), soccer player
- Tyler Moore (born 1987), baseball player
- Devin Britton (born 1991), tennis player
- Skylar Laine (* 1994), singer
Web links
- The city's website ( English )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brandon, Mississippi , on city-data.com (English). Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ↑ United States Census 2010 : Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State - Place and (in selected states) County Subdivision (English), United States Census Bureau . Retrieved June 18, 2017.