West Point, Mississippi West Point, Mississippi Downtown West Point from Broad Street Downtown West Point from Broad Street Official seal of West Point, Mississippi Nickname(s): Point City Location of West Point, Mississippi Location of West Point, Mississippi West Point, Mississippi is positioned in the US West Point, Mississippi - West Point, Mississippi West Point is a town/city in Clay County, Mississippi, in the Golden Triangle region of the state.
It is the governmental center of county of Clay County and the principal town/city of the West Point Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Columbus-West Point Combined Statistical Area.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 21.1 square miles (55 km2), of which 20.8 square miles (54 km2) is territory and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (1.28%) is water.
Child workforce in West Point Cotton Mills, May 1911.
West Point Howlin' Wolf Blues Trail Marker West Point West Point, MS Commerce Street Night Life West Point, MS is positioned in the North East section of Mississippi just athwart the Alabama state line.
West Point has a rich tradition with generations of family lineage calling it home.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 20 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 23.4% of families and 24.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 37.8% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those citizens age 65 or over.
Old Waverly Golf Club, positioned outside of West Point and recognized as one of Mississippi's top golf courses, hosted the 1999 U.S.
West Point Country Club is three minutes from downtown West Point and offers 18 rounds of golf, swimming, tennis and a club home.
Even with averaging less than 1" of snow a year West Point was the home of the initial Blazon-Flexible Flyer, Inc.
Waverly Plantation Mansion, just eight miles east of West Point is a National Historic Landmark.
West Point is the home of the Howlin' Wolf Blues Museum.
Each Labor Day weekend the town of West Point hosts the Prairie Arts Festival.
West Point is the home of three high schools: West Point High School, the town's lone enhance high school, offers a diverse classroom surrounding and is the biggest of the three.
Large businesses in West Point include Southern Ionics, Babcock & Wilcox, and Mossy Oak.
Bryan Foods was established in West Point in 1936 by John H.
Bryan Foods was acquired by Sara Lee Corporation in 1968 and continued operations in West Point until March 2007.
West Point has an ever-increasing economic zone with the opening of the new Prairie Belt Power Site.
The Prairie Belt Power Site allows favor to West Point with its easy access to primary highways, waterways and stockyards s; sizeable electric power and natural gas resources as well as access to three airports.
Public education in the town/city of West Point is provided by the West Point School District.
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Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Mississippi, United States
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