Lumberton is a city in Lamar and Pearl River counties, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Lumberton had a population of 1,617. History The city was named for the local lumber industry.
Geography Most of the city is in Lamar County, with a small portion extending east into adjacent Pearl River County.American Factfinder Reference Map In the 2000 census, 2,200 of the city's 2,228 residents (98.7%) lived in Lamar County and 28 (1.3%) in Pearl River County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.3 square miles (18.9 km2), of which 7.3 square miles (18.8 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.27%) is water.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition +Lumberton city, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)1,00887959445.24%42.14%36.73%Black or African American alone (NH)1,1931,17289453.55%56.18%55.29%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)6330.27%0.14%0.19%Asian alone (NH)2050.09%0.00%0.31%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)0270.00%0.10%0.43%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)919890.40%0.91%5.50%Hispanic or Latino (any race)1011250.45%0.53%1.55%Total2,2282,0861,617 100.00%100.00%100.00%
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Lumberton had a population of 1,617. The median age was 40.3 years. 24.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 83.2 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 673 households in Lumberton, of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 27.8% were married-couple households, 23.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 44.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 435 families residing in the city.
There were 865 housing units, of which 22.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 21.7%.
Government In 2025, Democrat James H. Sandifer defeated incumbent mayor Quincy Rogers with over 80% of the vote.
Education The City of Lumberton is served by the Lamar County School District. - Text list The Lumberton Public School District consolidated into it as of 2019.
Lumberton includes Lumberton Elementary School, Lumberton Middle School and Lumberton High School.
Notable people Percy Bailey, former Negro league baseball pitcher Elizabeth Bass, physician, educator, and suffragist Richie Grant, safety for the Atlanta Falcons Terry Grant, former running back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Heber Austin Ladner, former longest serving Secretary of State of Mississippi John Henry Prince, former Negro league third baseman James H. Street, journalist, minister, and writer of Southern historical novels. Richard Alvin Tonry, Louisiana politician. Henry Clay Yawn, former member of the Mississippi Senate
References
External links
Official City of Lumberton Business Website