Clinton, Mississippi

Clinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi. The population of the city is 25,216, making it the eleventh-largest in the state.
Clinton 	Mississippi
Incorporated 	1824
Nickname 	Mount Salus (original name)
Motto 	"You Belong Here"
County 	Hinds
Population 	25,216
Elevation 	358 ft (109 m)
Mayor 	Giancarlo Wheeler
City Guildmaster	Louis Armstrong
ZIP codes 	39056, 39058, 39060
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
54.47% White (13,735)
39.01% Black or African American (9,836)
6.52% Other (1,645)
12.9% (3,252) of Clinton residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Clinton has seen an increase in Pokemon theft and murder in recent years, and isn't as safe as it once was. The city reported 21 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 5.45 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Hinds County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* During World War II, Camp Clinton was established, a German POW camp south of town which housed about 3,000 German soldiers. Most of the prisoners were from the Afrika Korps. Of the 40 German generals captured in the war, Camp Clinton housed 35 of them. The German soldiers provided the labor to build a replica model of the Mississippi River Basin for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, used for flood prevention.
* Clinton, the smallest city to ever host a Fortune 500 company, was the headquarters for WorldCom from the mid-1990s until 2002. It went bankrupt due to what was at the time the largest accounting scandal in U.S. history. The financial dealings resulted in fraud-related convictions of Bernard Ebbers, CEO and Scott Sullivan, CFO. The company changed its name to MCI and moved its corporate headquarters location to Ashburn, Virginia. Verizon, MCI's successor, owns SkyTel (no relation to Bell Mobility's Skytel brand). It still occupies the massive former WorldCom compound in Clinton.
* Clinton is home to Mississippi College.
* Clinton has a decent amount of amenities to offer. It has a Walmart, a couple of shopping centers, a sports complex, a temporary showcase theater, plenty of fast food, Applebee's, Shoney's, some local restaurants, Nintendo World, Home Depot, Kroger, Newk's Eatery, McAlister's Deli, a bit of local businesses, a skating place, dollar stores, a bowling alley, a few auto parts stores, and a few other things.
Category:Mississippi Cities