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HISTORY OF EUPORA MS

Once known as "EARLY GROVE", Eupora is a diversified city tracing its origin to 1889. With a population of 2326, Eupora is the largest of five incorporated municipalities in Webster County. Located between Winona and Starkville, Eupora has excellent accredited schools serving kindergarten through twelfth grade and is home to the Webster County Vocational Technical Center. In addition, Eupora serves as a branch of Holmes Community College and is only seven miles from the campus of Wood College. Mississippi State University is only a 30 minute drive east of Eupora, Mississippi University for Women is a 60 minute drive, and the University of Mississippi is only 80 minutes to the North.

Columbus and Greenville Railway Eupora Depot

The Old Eupora Depot received an Award of Merit for the restoration and rehabilitation of the depot for use as a meeting center. In 1999 the City of Eupora acquired the depot building, which was built in 1889, and partnered with the Eupora Beautification Committee and the Mississippi Department of Transportation to restore the building. Due to stability issues a new foundation slab was poured at the east end of the building. The deteriorated exterior wood siding was repaired, existing roof brackets repaired, and a new metal shingle roof was installed. Based on historic photographs a new loading dock was built to replicate the original dock. The freight doors and windows were also restored. The interior received work as well to the decorative trim and cabinets, which were restored. The large freight room was cleaned and a new wood ceiling was installed.

 

 

DOWNTOWN EUPORA MS

Geography

Eupora is located at 33°32'30" North, 89°16'20" West (33.541604, -89.272121)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.3 km˛ (3.6 mi˛). 8.4 km˛ (3.3 mi˛) of it is land and 0.8 km˛ (0.3 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 8.94% water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,326 people, 877 households, and 590 families residing in the city. The population density was 275.5/km˛ (714.2/mi˛). There were 957 housing units at an average density of 113.3/km˛ (293.9/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city was 58.86% White, 38.01% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.28% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 3.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 877 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 21.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 79.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,839, and the median income for a family was $37,950. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $21,458 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,927. 24.0% of the population and 20.9% of families were below the poverty line. 35.6% of those under the age of 18 and 16.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

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