Carthage, Mississippi

Carthage is a city in and the county seat of Leake County, Mississippi. The population of the city is 5,075.
Carthage 	Mississippi
Incorporated 	1876
County 	Leake
Population 	5,075
Elevation 	351 ft (107 m)
Mayor 	Telvis Hairston
City Guildmaster	Jaimeson Peterson
ZIP code 	39051
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
48.10% Black or African American (2,441)
34.36% White (1,744)
14.42% Hispanic or Latino (732)
3.11% Other (158)
31.9% (1,618) of Carthage residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Carthage has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 11 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.82 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Leake County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The largest chicken processing plant in the world is located in Carthage.
* As early as 1948, Carthage began holding an annual "Tri-Racial Goodwill Festival", in which all citizens were included. Although the directors of the first festival separated whites, African Americans and Native Americans, this was corrected in subsequent years. The local newspaper reported that at the 1949 festival, "friendship and goodwill fellowship permeated the air".
* In 1964, a group known as Americans for the Preservation of the White Race initiated a boycott in Carthage against white-owned businesses that were complying with the Civil Rights Act. Also, when members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee tried to open a Freedom School in Carthage, local whites told them their deed was invalid, and threatened to burn the school. In 1967, shots were fired into the home of an NAACP worker in Carthage.
* The Square Affair is held annually each May, and features walks, runs, a children's fishing rodeo, an idol competition, vendors, fireworks, and a basketball tournament.
* Carthage has a bit of amenities to offer. It has Dollar stores, Walmart, Nintendo World, the Leake County Airport, a few small motels, a bit of fast food, a few local restaurants and businesses, a sports complex, a few public battle fields, a few parks, Piggly Wiggly, Dirt Cheap, and a few other things.
* The Chambers Brothers, best known for "Time Has Come Today", originally came from Carthage.
Category:Mississippi Cities