Foxworth (also known as Nearest or West Columbia) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Marion County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 523.
History The community is named after Frank W. Foxworth, who settled the community after moving from the east side of the Pearl River. His father had moved from Marion County, South Carolina, and settled near Columbia, northeast of Foxworth. The community of Foxworth operated a grist mill, sawmill, and gin.
Foxworth is located on the former Illinois Central Gulf Railroad. The community once had a spur line that connected the Hamilton-Uhl Lumber Company with the New Orleans Great Northern Railroad.
In 1992, the Foxworth Bank merged with Trustmark Bank.
Geography Foxworth is in central Marion County, on the west side of the valley of the Pearl River, which separates it from Columbia, the county seat away. U.S. Route 98 runs along the southern edge of Foxworth, leading east through Columbia to Hattiesburg and west to McComb. Mississippi Highway 35 joins US 98 as it passes Foxworth, but leads north to Bassfield and south to Bogalusa, Louisiana.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Foxworth CDP has an area of , all of it recorded as land.
Demographics
Foxworth first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
Racial and ethnic composition +Foxworth CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)39332265.17%61.57%Black or African American alone (NH)19416332.17%31.17%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)010.00%0.19%Asian alone (NH)110.17%0.19%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)030.00%0.57%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)11211.82%4.02%Hispanic or Latino (any race)4120.66%2.29%Total603523 100.00%100.00%
Education Foxworth is part of the Marion County School District, - Text list and the area around Foxworth is the site of two campuses – West Marion Primary School (Grades K–3), and the shared campus of West Marion Elementary (Grades 4–6), and West Marion High School (Grades 7–12). These serve students in rural areas of western Marion County.
Marion County is in the service area of Pearl River Community College.
Notable people Earl Poole Ball, singer-songwriter, pianist, actor Patrick F. Taylor, businessman and founder of Taylor Energy; operated a Brangus ranch and wildlife management research facility in Foxworth
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