This article is about the U.S. city. For the American Civil War battle of the same name, see
Battle of Raymond
.
City in Mississippi, United States
City in Mississippi, United States
Raymond
is a city in
Hinds County
,
Mississippi
, United States. As of the
2010 census
, the city population was 1,933; in 2020, its population was 1,960. Raymond is one of two
county seats
of Hinds County (along with
Jackson
) and is the home of the main campus of
Hinds Community College
. Raymond is part of the Jackson
metropolitan statistical area
.
History
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In 1829, three commissioners, including John B. Peyton, were appointed by
U.S. President
Andrew Jackson
to find a place near the center of
Hinds County
for the
county seat
. The current location of Raymond is a ridge about a mile from the center of the county, and was selected because the actual center was low and subject to flooding. The town of Raymond received its charter from the
Mississippi
legislature
on December 15, 1830. Because of its status as a seat of justice and its proximity to the
Natchez Trace
, Raymond developed quickly into a prosperous small town whose prosperity and small size have continued to this day.
In the late 1840s, Cooper's Well, a property near Raymond with a well that provided sulphured water, was developed into a resort for those seeking the perceived health benefits from its ingestion.
Construction of a new county courthouse was begun at the center of the town square in 1857 and completed in 1859; the work was largely done by enslaved African Americans. The courthouse is still in use as a secondary location of county legal matters (the city of Jackson having become the primary county seat). The
Raymond courthouse
is considered by many
[
who?
]
to be a prime example of southern
Greek Revival architecture
.
The
Battle of Raymond
was fought by
Confederate
and Union soldiers near Raymond on May 12, 1863 as part of
General
Ulysses S. Grant
's
Vicksburg Campaign
during the
Civil War
. Four days later, the pivotal
Battle of Champion Hill
was won by Grant's troops and sealed the fate of
Vicksburg
. Grant stayed at Waverly, the plantation of John B. Peyton, and Union soldiers used St. Mark's Episcopal Church as a hospital. Blood stains can still be seen on the church's floor from that period.
Construction of a water tower was begun in 1903 in the center of the town square. It and the courthouse are landmarks for the town. A small agricultural high school was opened in 1917; it developed as
Hinds Community College
, which has several sites and the largest student body of any college in the state.
Geography
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According to the
United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km
2
), all land.
Demographics
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As of the
2020 United States census
, there were 1,960 people, 361 households, and 202 families residing in the city.
Government and infrastructure
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The
United States Postal Service
operates the Raymond Post Office.
[5]
The
Mississippi Department of Human Services
operates the
Oakley Training School
in
unincorporated
Hinds County
, near Raymond.
[6]
Education
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Hinds Community College
has a Raymond campus.
Residents are within the
Hinds County School District
, and are zoned to Raymond Elementary School, Carver Middle School, and
Raymond High School
.
[7]
Jackson Hinds Library System
operates the Raymond Public Library at the Hinds Courthouse annex.
[8]
Notable people
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- Willie Banks
,
gospel music
singer
[9]
- Cory Carter
,
American football
punter
[10]
- Stephen Head
,
Major League Baseball
scout
[11]
- George Caldwell Granberry
, former state legislator who served as postmaster of Raymond
- Rick Lawson
, gospel music singer
[12]
- Muna Lee
, Pan-American poet and first wife of
Luis Munoz Marin
(first democratically elected governor of
Puerto Rico
).
- Kansas Joe McCoy
,
Delta blues
singer
[13]
- D. P. Porter
, 25th
Secretary of State of Mississippi
[14]
- Susan Dabney Smedes
, teacher and author
[15]
- Jeremy Williams
, American player of Canadian football
- John Bell Williams
,
governor of Mississippi
from 1968 to 1972, was born in Raymond; he formerly served in the
United States House of Representatives
.
Gallery
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Cooper's Well Resort,
c.
1900
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Raymond Courthouse
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Raymond water tower
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Cain Cochran Hall on the Raymond Campus of
Hinds Community College
References
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- ^
"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files"
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
July 24,
2022
.
- ^
United States Census Bureau
.
"Census of Population and Housing"
. Retrieved
October 21,
2014
.
- ^
"Population Estimates"
.
United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
October 21,
2014
.
- ^
"Explore Census Data"
.
data.census.gov
. Retrieved
December 16,
2021
.
- ^
"
Post Office™ Location - RAYMOND
."
United States Postal Service
. Retrieved on February 1, 2011.
- ^
"
Division of Youth Services
Archived
2010-01-13 at the
Wayback Machine
."
Mississippi Department of Human Services
. Retrieved on July 1, 2010. "2375 Oakley Road | Raymond, MS 39154."
- ^
"
attendance_zone.jpg
."
Hinds County School District
. July 21, 2011. Retrieved on December 29, 2018.
- ^
"
Raymond Public Library
."
Jackson Hinds Library System
. Retrieved on December 29, 2018.
- ^
Carpenter, Bil (2005). "Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia": 34?5.
- ^
"2014 Football Roster"
.
TSUsports.com
. Retrieved
May 8,
2021
.
- ^
"Stephen Head Stats"
.
MiLB.com
. Retrieved
May 8,
2021
.
- ^
Living Blues
. Living Blues Publications. 2004. p. 89.
- ^
Colin Larkin
, ed. (1995).
The Guinness Who's Who of Blues
(Second ed.).
Guinness Publishing
. p. 260.
ISBN
0-85112-673-1
.
- ^
"Weekly Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi on June 29, 1899 · Page 8"
.
Newspapers.com
. Retrieved
May 2,
2021
.
- ^
Larson, Jennifer L.
"Summary of Memorials of a Southern Planter"
.
docsouth.unc.edu
. Retrieved
January 19,
2021
.
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