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    • Source: Monticello, Mississippi

      • Monticello is a town in and the county seat of Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,571 at the 2010 census.


      Geography


      Monticello is in central Lawrence County, on the west side of the Pearl River. U.S. Route 84 runs through the north side of the town on a four-lane bypass. US 84 leads east 15 miles (24 km) to Prentiss and west 22 miles (35 km) to Interstate 55 in Brookhaven. Mississippi Highway 27 passes through the west side of Monticello, leading north 37 miles (60 km) to Crystal Springs and south 33 miles (53 km) to Tylertown.
      According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Monticello has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11.0 km2), of which 4.2 square miles (10.8 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 2.17%, are water.


      Demographics



      As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,441 people, 640 households, and 350 families residing in the town.


      Education


      The town of Monticello is served by the Lawrence County School District. The district is under the supervision of Superintendent Tammy Fairburn, who took office in 2012.


      Notable people


      Richard Olney Arrington, justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1950-1963
      Erick Dampier, NBA center
      Katherine Ettl, sculptor
      Major Everett, former NFL running back
      Cindy Hyde-Smith, United States Senator
      Al Jefferson, forward/center for the NBA Indiana Pacers
      Kendra King, Miss Mississippi USA 2006
      J. B. Lenoir, blues singer
      Charles Lynch, 8th and 11th Governor of Mississippi
      Henry Mayson, former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and attended the 1868 Mississippi Constitutional Convention
      Harvey McGehee, former member of the Mississippi State Senate and justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1937 to 1964
      Jim Pace, professional racing driver
      Rod Paige, former U.S. Secretary of Education
      Neville Patterson, justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1962 to 1986
      Rosalind Peychaud, former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
      Hiram Runnels, 9th Governor of Mississippi
      George Washington Russell, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives 1916 to 1924
      Francis M. Sheppard, former member of the Mississippi State Senate and Mississippi House of Representatives
      Byther Smith, blues singer
      T. B. Stamps, former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and the Louisiana State Senate
      William Sutton Sr., former President of Mississippi Valley State University
      Matthew Wells, American football linebacker


      See also



      Atwood Music Festival


      References




      External links



      Official website

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