Winstonville, Mississippi
town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States of America
Winstonville is a town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 153.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.29 square miles (0.76 km2), all land.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
2000 Census
As of the census of 2000, there were 319 people, 116 households, and 77 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,097.1 inhabitants per square mile (423.6/km2). There were 120 housing units at an average density of 412.7 per square mile (159.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 1.88% White, 97.81% African American, 0.31% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.
There were 116 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.4% were married couples living together, 27.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
“Winstonville, Mississippi” enters the record as town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States of America. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Winstonville, Mississippi and town can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1827396. Authority coordinates are 33.912, -90.753. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2000.
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