Laurel (Mississippi)
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Location in Mississippi
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Basic data | |
Foundation : | 1882 |
State : | United States |
State : | Mississippi |
County : | Jones County |
Coordinates : | 31 ° 42 ′ N , 89 ° 8 ′ W |
Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
Residents : | 18,540 (as of 2010) |
Population density : | 454.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
Area : | 40.8 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) |
Height : | 82 m |
Postcodes : | 39440, 39441, 39442, 39443 |
Area code : | +1 601 |
FIPS : | 28-39640 |
GNIS ID : | 672321 |
Website : | www.laurelms.com |
Mayor : | Melvin Mack |
![]() Lauren Rogers Museum of Art |
Laurel is a town of Jones County in the US -amerikanischen State Mississippi .
geography
Laurel is located at 31 ° 41'51 "north latitude and 89 ° 8'22" west longitude. The closest major cities are Jackson (120 kilometers northwest) and New Orleans (200 kilometers southwest). The Interstate-59 highway runs through town.
history
Laurel was founded in 1882. Due to the abundance of forests in the area, a pronounced timber industry soon developed. After the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad railway line was built, several sawmills began operating in the years that followed. Because of the pure yellow color of the wood of the processed softwood , the products were in great demand. In the early 1900s, Laurel was the world leader in supplying these products. The name of the city goes back to the bushes of the broad-leaved bay rose ( Kalmia latifolia ), locally known as mountain laurel , which were abundant in the entire region at that time . Due to the increased forestry, their stock has now declined noticeably.
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the city and caused significant damage.
Today, in addition to the wood industry, Laurel also houses the oil, gas, metalworking and electrical industries. Mississippi's oldest art museum , the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art , is in the city.
Demographic data
In 2009 a population of 18,831 people was determined, which means an increase of 2.4% compared to the year 2000. The increase can mainly be explained by the fact that people from the southern coastal regions, who had lost their existence as a result of Hurricane Katrina, looked for a new home in Laurel. The average age of the residents in 2009 was 34.7 years.
sons and daughters of the town
- Lance Bass (* 1979), singer, actor and film producer
- Marsha Blackburn (* 1952) Congressman from Tennessee
- Ralph Boston (born 1939), track and field athlete
- Lee Calhoun (1933-1989), track and field athlete
- Robert Hyatt (* 1948), computer scientist and computer chess programmer
- Mundell Lowe (1922-2017), jazz guitarist
- Charles McGhee (1942-2002), jazz trumpeter
- Sam Myers (1936–2006), blues musician and songwriter
- Michael Parker (* 1949), politician
- Chip Pickering (* 1963), politician
- Clinton Portis (born 1981), football player
- Parker Posey (born 1968), actress
- Leontyne Price (born 1927), opera singer
- Ben Thigpen (1908–1971), jazz musician
- Mary Elizabeth Ellis (born 1979), actress
Web links
- History ( Memento from April 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- www.laurelms.com
- city city data
- calval.cr.usgs.gov (PDF; 2.29 MB) Hurricane Katrina
- museum Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ hometowns
- ↑ laurel-mayor-reflects-back-on-katrina
- ↑ kat mississippi.careers ( memento of the original from June 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.