Sturgis, Mississippi

Sturgis is a town in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. The population was 206 at the 2000 census.

Sturgis, Mississippi
Town
Location of Sturgis, Mississippi
Sturgis, Mississippi Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°20′38″N 89°2′48″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Oktibbeha
Government
• Mayor	Walter Turner
• Police Chief	Will Hutchinson
Area [1]
• Total	1.29 sq mi (3.34 km^2)
• Land	1.29 sq mi (3.34 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation	338 ft (103 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	254
• Estimate  (2019)[2]	263
• Density	203.88/sq mi (78.71/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39769
Area code(s)	662
FIPS code	28-71320
GNIS feature ID	0694900

Sturgis annually hosts "THE RALLY", an all-bike motorcycle rally. According to Scott Smith, former Mayor of Sturgis, in 2005 around 20,000 visitors attended that year's rally. The most recent was August 2015.

Geography

Sturgis is located at 33°20′38″N 89°2′48″W (33.344027, -89.046618).[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1910	321		—
1920	354		10.3%
1930	477		34.7%
1940	485		1.7%
1950	402		−17.1%
1960	358		−10.9%
1970	321		−10.3%
1980	269		−16.2%
1990	198		−26.4%
2000	206		4.0%
2010	254		23.3%
2019 (est.)	263	[2]	3.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 206 people, 83 households, and 61 families residing in the town. The population density was 158.3 people per square mile (61.2/km²). There were 92 housing units at an average density of 70.7 per square mile (27.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.69% White, 5.83% African American, 0.49% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population.

There were 83 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,125, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had a median income of $30,179 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,916. None of the families and 2.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 11.1% of those over 64.

Education

The Town of Sturgis is served by the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District. West Oktibbeha County Elementary School (formerly Sturgis Elementary School) is in Sturgis. All residents are zoned to Armstrong Middle School and Starkville High School in Starkville.[6]

It was previously in the Oktibbeha County School District, and Sturgis had its own schools, including Sturgis High School, which was merged with Maben High School to form West Oktibbeha County High School. In 2013, the Mississippi Legislature passed a bill requiring that all Oktibbeha County schools be merged into the Starkville School District.[7]

In 2015 the West Oktibbeha County High School in Maben, which served Sturgis, consolidated into Starkville High.[6]

Sturgis is served by the Starkville-Oktibbeha County Public Library System which operateas the Sturgis Public Library.[8]

Sturgis South Bike Rally

For fourteen straight years, taking advantage of the built-in name recognition of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, Sturgis was home to the annual Sturgis South Bike Rally, which drew crowds of as many as 20,000 people.[9] After being discontinued due to a funding conflict between rally organizers and local government from 2011-2013, the rally resumed in 2014.[10]

Notable people

• Kirby Jackson, a former professional American football defensive back who played for the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills, was born in Sturgis.[11]
• Kid Thomas (musician) was born in Sturgis.[12]

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
3. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
5. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
6. "The Plan for Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District." Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District. January 20, 2015. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.
7. "COMMISSION RELEASES PROPOSED PLAN FOR CONSOLIDATION STRUCTURE". Starkville, MS. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
8. "Sturgis Public Library". Starkville-Oktibbeha County Public Library System. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
9. Pratt, Tim; Mamrack, Kristin (15 August 2009). "Heaven on wheels: Thousands rumble through Oktibbeha County for annual festival". The Commercial Dispatch. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
10. "The Rally 2014". Retrieved 6 December 2014.
11. "Kirby Jackson". Databasefootball. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
12. "Oktibbeha County Blues - Starkville". Retrieved 4 December 2015.

External links

• Greater Starkville Development Partnership Website