Crystal Springs, Mississippi | |
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 Crystal Springs,c. 1900-1940 | |
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 Location of Crystal Springs, Mississippi | |
  Crystal Springs, Mississippi Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:31°59′17″N90°21′24″W / 31.98806°N 90.35667°W /31.98806; -90.35667 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Copiah |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.48 sq mi (14.20 km2) |
| • Land | 5.43 sq mi (14.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.054 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 469 ft (143 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,862 |
| • Density | 895.5/sq mi (345.76/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39059 |
| Area code | 601 |
| FIPS code | 28-17060 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0669000 |
| Website | cityofcrystalsprings |
Crystal Springs is a city inCopiah County,Mississippi, United States. As of the2020 census, the city had a population of 4,862.[2] It is part of theJacksonMetropolitan Statistical Area.
U.S. Route 51 runs through the northwest part of Crystal Springs, intersectingInterstate 55 at the latter's Exit 72. I-55 leads north 24 miles (39 km) toJackson, the state capital, and 29 miles (47 km) south toBrookhaven.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14.2 km2), of which 5.4 square miles (14.1 km2) is land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.96%, is water.[3]
| Climate data for Crystal Springs Experiment Station, Mississippi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1892–1954, 1985–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 89 (32) | 86 (30) | 94 (34) | 93 (34) | 101 (38) | 104 (40) | 107 (42) | 108 (42) | 107 (42) | 100 (38) | 91 (33) | 87 (31) | 108 (42) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 58.1 (14.5) | 62.6 (17.0) | 69.5 (20.8) | 76.4 (24.7) | 83.7 (28.7) | 89.9 (32.2) | 92.2 (33.4) | 92.3 (33.5) | 87.8 (31.0) | 79.3 (26.3) | 68.3 (20.2) | 60.8 (16.0) | 76.7 (24.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 47.4 (8.6) | 51.3 (10.7) | 57.9 (14.4) | 64.9 (18.3) | 72.7 (22.6) | 79.3 (26.3) | 81.7 (27.6) | 81.5 (27.5) | 76.8 (24.9) | 66.7 (19.3) | 56.4 (13.6) | 49.9 (9.9) | 65.5 (18.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 36.7 (2.6) | 40.1 (4.5) | 46.3 (7.9) | 53.4 (11.9) | 61.7 (16.5) | 68.7 (20.4) | 71.3 (21.8) | 70.7 (21.5) | 65.7 (18.7) | 54.1 (12.3) | 44.4 (6.9) | 39.1 (3.9) | 54.4 (12.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 3 (−16) | −7 (−22) | 16 (−9) | 27 (−3) | 35 (2) | 50 (10) | 55 (13) | 54 (12) | 40 (4) | 26 (−3) | 17 (−8) | 2 (−17) | −7 (−22) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 6.12 (155) | 5.87 (149) | 5.79 (147) | 5.73 (146) | 4.42 (112) | 5.57 (141) | 5.39 (137) | 5.76 (146) | 3.93 (100) | 3.35 (85) | 4.65 (118) | 5.93 (151) | 62.51 (1,588) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.1 (0.25) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.4 (1.0) | 0.7 (1.8) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 94.1 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Source:NOAA[4][5] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 864 | — | |
| 1880 | 915 | 5.9% | |
| 1890 | 997 | 9.0% | |
| 1900 | 1,093 | 9.6% | |
| 1910 | 1,343 | 22.9% | |
| 1920 | 1,395 | 3.9% | |
| 1930 | 2,257 | 61.8% | |
| 1940 | 2,855 | 26.5% | |
| 1950 | 3,676 | 28.8% | |
| 1960 | 4,496 | 22.3% | |
| 1970 | 4,195 | −6.7% | |
| 1980 | 4,902 | 16.9% | |
| 1990 | 5,643 | 15.1% | |
| 2000 | 5,873 | 4.1% | |
| 2010 | 5,044 | −14.1% | |
| 2020 | 4,862 | −3.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,464 | 30.11% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 3,007 | 61.85% |
| Native American | 1 | 0.02% |
| Asian | 16 | 0.33% |
| Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.08% |
| Other/Mixed | 108 | 2.22% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 262 | 5.39% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 4,862 people, 1,418 households, and 982 families residing in the city.
Crystal Springs is served by theCopiah County School District. Copiah Academy is a local private school in the area.Copiah-Lincoln Community College is located inWesson. The Copiah-Jefferson Regional Library operates a branch in Crystal Springs.[8]
On February 2, 1922,Will Thrasher was lynched, the first lynching in Copiah County in 20 years.[9]
Civil rights–era violence related to passage of civil rights legislation in 1964 and 1965, led the armedDeacons for Defense and Justice to established centers in both Crystal Springs and nearbyHazlehurst, in 1966 and 1967. They acted to provide physical protection for African-American protesters who were working with theNAACP on a commercial boycott of white merchants to force integration of stores and employment, to gain jobs for African Americans at places where they were patrons.[10] Eventually the protesters won the removal of discriminatory practices at stores and African Americans gained some jobs in these local businesses.
In 2012, the First Baptist Church denied a black couple permission to be married there after objections from church members. The pastor performed the wedding at a different church.[11]
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