Sharon, Jones County, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 31°47′22″N 89°5′54″W / 31.78944°N 89.09833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Jones |
Area | |
• Total | 8.58 sq mi (22.23 km2) |
• Land | 8.56 sq mi (22.18 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
Elevation | 315 ft (96 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 1,344 |
• Density | 156.94/sq mi (60.59/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 601 |
FIPS code | 28-66840 |
GNIS feature ID | 0677615 |
Sharon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jones County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,344 at the 2020 census. [2] It is part of the Laurel micropolitan statistical area.
Sharon is in northeastern Jones County and is bordered to the north by Jasper County. It is 7 miles (11 km) north of Laurel, the largest city in Jones County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Sharon CDP has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22.2 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.20%, are water. [2]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 1,344 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [3] |
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (NH) | 1,159 | 86.24% |
Black or African American (NH) | 122 | 9.08% |
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 1 | 0.07% |
Asian (NH) | 1 | 0.07% |
Some Other Race (NH) | 1 | 0.07% |
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 28 | 2.08% |
Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 2.38% |
Total | 1,344 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,344 people, 591 households, and 505 families residing in the CDP.