Sumrall, Mississippi

Sumrall is a town in Lamar County, Mississippi. The population of the town is 1,421.
Sumrall 	Mississippi
Incorporated 	October 6, 1903
County 	Lamar
Population 	1,421
Elevation 	292 ft (89 m)
Mayor 	Agustin Dorsey
Town Guildmaster	Neil Dale
ZIP code 	39482
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
82.69% White (1,175)
15.90% Black or African American (226)
1.41% Other (20)
18.4% (261) of Sumrall residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Sumrall has very low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 1 Pokemon theft in 2018, and averages 0.40 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Lamar County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Sumrall was one of many new towns incorporated along the Mississippi Central Railroad during the first decade of the 20th century. Prior to the arrival of the railroad, founder Daniel Sumrall operated a grist mill along Mill Creek. In 1890, the federal government established a post office in the community and named it Sumrall. The J. J. Newman Company, headed by Fenwick Peck, chose the site as the location for a large sawmill. Situated in the heart of South Mississippi's pine belt, the location was ideal for just such a large mill. Evidence of the quality of timber in the area is supported by a prize-winning short leaf pine displayed at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. The tree was 160 feet tall, measured 20 feet in circumference and was 6 feet eight inches in diameter.
** For nearly 30 years the Newman Lumber Company was the main industry of the city. As the timber industry was a "cut out and get out" operation at this time, when the mill depleted the profitable timber supply it ceased operation in 1931. Combined with the Great Depression, the shutdown of the mill had a marked impact on the town and left it with no large employer for nearly 20 years. In 1949, the Movie Star Company opened a plant in nearby Purvis, and soon opened a similar plant in Sumrall which provided stable employment for many local women until the 1990s. The population of the city remained flat or declined from 1940-2000. As the metropolitan area of Hattiesburg has expanded westward, Sumrall is now once again experiencing economic growth. The Longleaf Trace, a recreational trail which follows the route of the former Mississippi Central Railroad, runs through the center of town. The Longleaf Trace extends from Hattiesburg, MS to Prentiss Mississippi and is popular with bikers, hikers, and horseback riders.
** In 2017 Cooperative Energy opened a solar farm (photovoltaic power station) near Sumrall.
* Sumrall doesn't have a lot to offer. It has a Ward's, Subway, dollar stores, a few local businesses and restaurants, a small sports complex, a landing strip, a used car dealership, a drug store, and there's not much else in the area.
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