Town in Mississippi, United States
Blue Mountain
is a town in
Tippah County, Mississippi
, United States. The population was 920 at the 2010 census. It is the location of
Blue Mountain Christian University
, a private
Christian
liberal arts college.
History
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Blue Mountain is rooted in the community that developed around Blue Mountain Christian University, which was founded in 1873. The Town of Blue Mountain was incorporated in 1877.
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The name refers to the blueish morning hue of the surrounding hills.
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Geography
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Blue Mountain lies in southwestern Tippah County at the intersection of
Mississippi Highway 2
and
Mississippi Highway 15
. The latter highway connects the town with
Ripley
to the northeast and
New Albany
to the south, while the former highway connects the town with
Hickory Flat
to the west. Blue Mountain College lies in the northwestern part of town, occupying much of the land north of Mill Street, east of 2nd Street, and west of State Highway 15.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km
2
), all land.
Demographics
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As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 670 people, 241 households, and 161 families residing in the town. The population density was 580.8 inhabitants per square mile (224.2/km
2
). There were 268 housing units at an average density of 232.3 per square mile (89.7/km
2
). The racial makeup of the town was 82.84%
White
, 13.73%
African American
, 0.45%
Native American
, 0.45%
Asian
, 1.94% from
other races
, and 0.60% from two or more races.
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race were 3.73% of the population.
There were 241 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were
married couples
living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% 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 3.00.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 21.0% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $27,969, and the median income for a family was $40,833. Males had a median income of $28,661 versus $23,750 for females. The
per capita income
for the town was $12,870. About 17.3% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
, including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 25.3% of those age 65 or over.
Education
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The Town of Blue Mountain is served by the
South Tippah School District
.
Blue Mountain Christian University
, a private liberal arts college supported by the
Mississippi Baptist Convention
is located there.
Cultural References
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Blue Mountain is the town where the character of Amanda Wingfield in
Tennessee Williams
'
The Glass Menagerie
recalls growing up.
References
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- ^
"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files"
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
July 24,
2022
.
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Andrew Brown,
History of Tippah County, Mississippi: The First Century
(1976). Information accessed at the Mississippi GenWeb website, September 20, 2018.
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Duane Bullard,
Tippah County
(Arcadia Publishing, 2012), p. 18.
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"Census of Population and Housing"
. Census.gov
. Retrieved
June 4,
2015
.
- ^
"U.S. Census website"
.
United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
January 31,
2008
.
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