Noxapater, Mississippi

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'''Noxapater''' is a town in [[Winston County, Mississippi]]. The population was 472 at the 2010 census.

==History==
The community takes its name from [[Noxapater Creek]], which flows near the site.<ref>{{cite book|last=Baca|first=Keith A.|title=Native American Place Names in Mississippi|url=https://epdf.pub/native-american-place-names-in-mississippi.html|year=2007|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|isbn=978-1-60473-483-6|page=66}}</ref> A post office was established in 1846, and the town was incorporated in 1906. Noxapater was a stop on the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad, built in 1890.<ref>{{cite web | last = Howe | first = Tony | title = Noxapater, Mississippi | publisher = Mississippi Rails | url = http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Noxapater.htm | access-date =March 1, 2014}}</ref>

In 1927, a mob of 1,000 white men, mostly from [[Louisville, Mississippi|Louisville]], [[Lynching in the United States|lynched]] two African-Americans, [[Lynching of Jim and Mark Fox|Jim and Mark Fox]]. The Foxes were accused of killing a white man who started a fight with them.<ref name="Fox">{{cite news |title=Man Killed: Mob Negroes |newspaper=Winston County Journal |date=June 17, 1927}}</ref><ref name="Mob Rule">{{cite news |title=Shal Law or Criminal Rule |newspaper=Winston County Journal |date=June 17, 1927}}</ref>

==Geography==
Noxapater is located at {{coord|32|59|32|N|89|3|50|W|type:city}} (32.992208, -89.063796).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.0|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 311
|1920= 515
|1930= 526
|1940= 569
|1950= 615
|1960= 549
|1970= 554
|1980= 516
|1990= 441
|2000= 419
|2010= 472
|2020= 390
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 419 people, 171 households and 121 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|417.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 191 housing units at an average density of {{convert|190.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 64.44% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 35.56% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]].

There were 171 households, of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.96.

Age distribution was 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.7 males.

The [[median household income]] was $27,917, and the median family income was $28,750. Males had a median income of $25,500 versus $18,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,658. About 16.9% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.7% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The Town of Noxapater is served by the [[Louisville Municipal School District]]. Its school is Noxapater Attendance Center.

==Notable people==
* [[F. Mason Sones]], pioneer in [[cardiac catheterization]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Sheldon | first = William C. | title = Pathfinders of the Heart: The History of Cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic | publisher = Xlibris | year = 2008 | isbn = 9781436328586 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=xcMWNnFz408C&pg=PA1932}}{{self-published source|date=December 2017}}</ref>{{self-published inline|certain=yes|date=December 2017}}
[[Van Chancellor]] Basketball coach

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.noxapater.com/ Noxapater website]

{{Winston County, Mississippi}}

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[[Category:Towns in Mississippi]]
[[Category:Towns in Winston County, Mississippi]]
[[Category:Mississippi placenames of Native American origin]]

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