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Itta Bena, Mississippi

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65: 465: 1730: 53: 150: 81: 453:, the Choctaw words for "camp in the woods". It was built from lumber from the land of the plantation, logs which were plastered and painted. The earliest substantial home built in the frontier Yazoo country, it was the center of the plantation’s many hundred acres. The main portion of the original Humphreys home was still used as a residence in 1954 (thought to be the home of Dr. B. B. Harper on Lakeshore Street). Following the Civil War, Humphreys was elected as governor of Mississippi. 2947: 1618: 170: 401: 88: 445:. Bringing a group of slaves up from his plantations during the winter, when boats could use high water to pass from the Yazoo into Roebuck, he directed them in clearing timber and brush from the overgrown bottomland to develop agricultural fields for cultivation of cotton. Longtime Claiborne County friends became interested in his project, and others began to acquire land in the area two years later. 476:, begun in 1888 and serving the village, stimulated trade and growth. Among the first to build stores were J. B. Humphreys, P. Cohen, and Uriah Ray. The first store was operated by H. M. Weber and a man named Long. The town’s first school, a one-room building only for white students, was built in 1888 and Emma Cross served as the first teacher. 456:
As other settlers moved into the area, the village that grew up around the plantation was also called Itta Bena. Planters used the Yazoo River to ship cotton downriver, ultimately to New Orleans for transport to markets in the United States and Great Britain. Cotton continued as the commodity crop
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In the city, the population was spread out, with 33.3% under the age of 18, 11.7% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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living together, 35.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.43.
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of 2000, there were 2,208 people, 763 households, and 559 families living in the city. The population density was 1,541.5 inhabitants per square mile (595.2/km). There were 797 housing units at an average density of 556.4 per square mile (214.8/km). The racial makeup of the city was 81.34%
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Development of the growing city continued in the early 20th century. The first high school was erected in 1905, across from the present-day First Baptist Church. The post office in Itta Bena was opened in 1918. The white minority dominated politics and the economy, as the state legislature
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essentially disenfranchised blacks by the constitution of 1890. Working as sharecroppers and tenant farmers, they had difficulty getting ahead in the agricultural economy. During the 20th century, many left the county for work in industrial cities of the north and midwest, in the
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The city reached its peak of population in 1980. Population has declined since then, reflecting limited opportunities in the rural region. The population has decreased more markedly in the county outside the city, as agricultural jobs have been reduced.
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Humphreys had established a permanent winter residence, "Lucknow", in Claiborne County. He did not bring his family to his Itta Bena plantation until slaves had completed construction of a substantial home in 1857, which he christened as
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The median income for a household in the city was $ 20,968, and the median income for a family was $ 24,271. Males had a median income of $ 21,917 versus $ 16,136 for females. The
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occupied the Delta region for hundreds of years prior to the arrival of European settlers, with ancestors stretching thousands of years into the past. The first
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He found such an opportunity on Roebuck Lake, a stretch of old channel that the river had discarded a few miles west of Greenwood, in what was then
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Leflore County. It was the state of Mississippi's black vocational college before educational segregation ended.
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There were 763 households, of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.6% were
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for the city was $ 11,132. About 29.5% of families and 34.5% of the population were below the
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Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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I'll find a way or make one: a tribute to historically Black colleges and Universities
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For a Voice and the Vote: My Journey with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
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receivers of all time, spent his college days playing for the
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is located 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Itta Bena in
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University Press of Kentucky. p. 49. 1544: 1381:School District Consolidation in Mississippi 1521:"BB King: American Blues Musician, b. 1925" 508:coined the rallying phrase "Black power!". 1942: 1928: 1664: 1650: 1125:Native American place names in Mississippi 897:of any race were 1.54% of the population. 479: 1310:Williams, Juan and Dwayne Ashley (2007). 1075:Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 457:and the source of local wealth after the 2982:Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area 1949: 1545:Eagle, Bob L.; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). 1448:Janofsky, Michael (September 14, 1994). 1447: 939:, widely considered one of the greatest 463: 399: 385:Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area 1572:Lisa Anderson Todd (December 1, 2014). 1153: 1151: 1149: 958:The City of Itta Bena is served by the 14: 2964: 1518: 1183: 1161:Rinehart & Company, New York, 1954 559: 2977:Cities in Leflore County, Mississippi 1923: 1645: 1495:"HALL, Katie Beatrice, (1938 - 2012)" 1279: 1424: 1146: 1122: 889:, and 0.27% from two or more races. 1778:Mississippi Valley State University 1298:Mississippi Valley State University 1174:2nd Edition, 1980, James F. Brieger 1127:. University Press of Mississippi. 929:Mississippi Valley State University 234:0.04 sq mi (0.12 km) 226:1.41 sq mi (3.65 km) 218:1.46 sq mi (3.77 km) 24: 1728: 1672:Municipalities and communities of 1254: 1215:"Census of Population and Housing" 549: 69:Location of Itta Bena, Mississippi 29:City in Mississippi, United States 25: 2998: 1630: 1361:from the original on May 13, 2021 973: 2945: 1616: 1083:, broadcaster and music promoter 1055:singer, producer, and songwriter 951:play at Itta Bena's 10,000-seat 395: 168: 148: 86: 79: 63: 51: 1592: 1565: 1538: 1519:Troupe, Quincy (June 4, 1958). 1512: 1487: 1460: 1441: 1418: 1393: 1373: 1337: 1303: 535: 474:Columbus and Greenville Railway 263:1,189.94/sq mi (459.48/km) 1229: 1177: 1164: 1116: 1061:, author, grew up in Itta Bena 1037:Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson 968:Leflore County School District 867: 855: 767: 422:Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek 13: 1: 1300:. Retrieved on April 5, 2012. 1104:. 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Itta Bena
City
Home in the Woods
Location of Itta Bena, Mississippi
Itta Bena, Mississippi is located in the United States
33°29′45″N 90°19′20″W / 33.49583°N 90.32222°W / 33.49583; -90.32222
United States
State
Mississippi
County
Leflore
Mayor
Time zone
UTC−6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC−5
ZIP code
Area code
662
FIPS code
GNIS
ittabenams.homestead.com
city
Leflore County, Mississippi
Choctaw
Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area

Choctaw Indians
removal treaty

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