Bogue Chitto, Lincoln County, Mississippi
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Bogue Chitto of Lincoln County, Mississippi is a NOT census-designated place (CDP) in Mississippi, United States. The population was 5924 at the 2000 census. Bogue Chitto in Kemper County, Mississippi is a CDP and is often confused with Bogue Chitto of Lincoln County. Many websites actually give a combination of information from both locations.
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[edit] Geography
Bogue Chitto is located at 31°26'19.00"N 90°27'8.00"W. Located to the East of US HWY 51 and Interstate 55 in Lincoln County, Ms.
Due to the confusion involved in the names and since it is not a CDP, the census information with be for the entire zipcode since Bogue Chitto in Lincoln County does have its own zip code and post office. That zip code being 39629 and will be used to differentiate between the two.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the zip code of 39629 has a total area of 161.83 mi². 161.62 mi² of it is land and .21 mi² of it is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 5924 people. The population density was 36.7/mi². There were 2480 housing units at an average density of 15.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the 39629 was 80.9% White, 18.6% African American, 0.2% Native American, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population. The median income for a household in the 39629 was $28,986. The per capita income for 39629 was $13,268. About 13.5% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line.
[edit] History
Named for the nearby river, the Bogue Chitto River. "Bogue Chitto" means big creek in Choctaw. The phrase is used to refer to clear,swift flowing rivers as opposed to "hatchie" which refers to sluggish, broad, deep river. The pronunciation is close to the original Choctaw. It should be pronounced like boga chitto.
The following documentation was produced by the Bicentanneal Community on August 17, 1976. Bogue Chitto is a rural village, located some 67 miles south of Jackson, Mississippi, on Highway 51. It was settled before the coming of the New Orleans, Jackson and Northern Railroad. The first train came through Bogue Chitto, from New Orleans to Brookhaven, in 1856. Mr. Joseph Hart, Stephen Sasser and T.J. Gill were big landowners along the railroad who wanted the depot on their property. The site was settled when Joseph Hart offered his lumber from his water powered sawmill.
Bogue Chitto was chartered as a Village July 3, 1892 and was raised to the status of a town December 12, 1904. J. H. Curtis was lited as the first Mayor of the "Village" with P. E. Brister, F. H. McLaurin and W. I. Lewis as alderman. The first town officials were J. B. Bailey, L. C. Crosby, V. V. Busby, T. S. Heuck, and R. L. Brent. The town was declared unincorporated during the administration of Gov. Paul B. Johnson, Sr. Mr. Leslie Bolian was the last town Mayor and Mr. Sidney P. Spencer last town clerk.
The first known Baptist Church in our post office area was Mt. Moriah, organized in 1821, by John Bryan Hart and others. Mr. J.E. (Dude) Morgan states that his mother walked from Bogue Chitto to Mt. Moriah to church, about 6 miles. The present white Baptist Church was organized in 1885; the Presbyterian Church in 1889 and Methodist Church in 1890. Land for the cemetery was donated by John Z. and Emily Sutton, in a deed dated February 7, 1880. The oldest tombstone is dated 1870. The cemetery association was charted by an act of the City Board on September 3, 1907. All 3 churches used the cemetery as did some residents of Norfield, Mississippi. The oldest organization in Bogue Chitto is the Masonic Lodge #260 chartered January 15, 1866.
The order of the Western Star #263 was organized in 1915 but reorganized in 1925.
The Bogue Chitto Garden Club was organized by Mrs. A.W. (Sue) Noland in 1922.
The Chloe Holt Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, was organized in September 1969 by Ronnie B. Cole with 27 charter members.
During the Civil War, "The Bogue Chitto Rifles Company" with Bob Charter, the school teacher, as Captain was formed. Joe Hart and Melt Brister served as first and second lieutentants.
[edit] Current
Although Bogue Chitto is no longer the boomtown of the early 20th century, it is still has a school. The Bogue Chitto Attendance Center is K-12 level 4 school. The original school was built in 1924.
Bogue Chitto has a truck stop, clinic, several stores, and a volunteer fire department.
