Poplarville
| Poplarville | |
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 Huff Hall at Pearl River Community College |
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| Location in Mississippi | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Mississippi |
| County : | Pearl River County |
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 50 ′ N , 89 ° 32 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,601 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 260.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 10.0 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 97 m |
| Postal code : | 39470 |
| Area code : | +1 601 |
| FIPS : | 28-59480 |
| GNIS ID : | 0676247 |
| Mayor : | Billy Spiers |
Poplarville is a city of around 2000 residents in the US state of Mississippi and the seat of the county seat of the Pearl River Counties .
Poplarville has a low crime rate. Students have the option of attending the local high school or the Pearl River Community College.
The town's history dates back to 1879 when the local post office was founded by "Poplar" Jim Smith. This gave the city its characteristic name. In 1884, Poplarville was accepted by the State of Mississippi as an independent administrative unit.
There are many churches in the city. For example, Poplarville has Baptists, Methodists, Catholics, the Holiness Church and the Assembly of God.
The ZIP code for the Picayune metro area in which the town is located is 39470. Local newspapers are the Poplarville Democrat and other commercial papers.
history
- Theodore G. Bilbo was born here in 1877.
- On April 24, 1959, Mack Charles Parker , an African American, was murdered by a lynch mob.
- On August 29, 2005, the city was hit by Hurricane Katrina .