Gluckstadt, Mississippi
Gluckstadt is a city in Mississippi; it was a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Madison County, Mississippi, United States until the municipal incorporation of the City of Gluckstadt became effective in June 2021. The community is located along Interstate 55 in south central Madison County, between the cities of Canton and Madison. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. History. Gluckstadt was established in June 1905 by several German Catholic families from Klaasville, Lake County, Indiana. The community's name translated into English means "Lucky Town." There is also a town in Germany that  has the name Glückstadt. Each year, a German Festival is held in Gluckstadt on the grounds of St. Joseph Catholic Church. In 1964 civil rights workers ran a freedom school in Gluckstadt. It was firebombed and burned but the school continued to meet in the ashes of its former location. In the Fall of 1964 some of the people who had attended the freedom school in Gluckstadt moved to the one in Canton. In 2021, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that Gluckstadt may incorporate into Mississippi's newest city. The new city is represented by Mayor Walter Morrison IV and  Alderman Jayce Powell, Lisa Williams, John Taylor, Miya Warfield Bates and Wesley Slay. Demographics. 2020 census. As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 3,208 people. Education. Public education in most of the community of Gluckstadt is provided by the Madison County School District. The area is served by two elementary schools (grades K-5), Madison Crossing and Mannsdale, by Germantown Middle School (grades 6-8), and by Germantown High School (grades 9-12). In 2009, Madison County School District granted Gluckstadt, Mississippi a high school when Madison Central High School became overcrowded. Before the establishment of Germantown High School  Madison Crossing Elementary, Mannsdale Elementary, and Germantown Middle were feeder schools to Madison Central High School. A section of Gluckstadt is in the Canton School District. Subdivisions. Gluckstadt has 50 subdivisions. 25 for Mannsdale Elementary and 25 for Madison Crossing Elementary