Gloster

Gloster is a town in Amite County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,073 at the 2000 census. It is part of the McComb, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. T. T. Martin, an evangelist and one of the most prominent figures in the anti-evolution movement in the 1920s, is buried in Gloster. Gloster is located at 31°11′49″N 91°1′9″W / 31.19694°N 91.01917°W / 31.19694; -91.01917 (31.196878, -91.019272). According to the United ... more

Gloster is a town in Amite County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,073 at the 2000 census. It is part of the McComb, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. T. T. Martin, an evangelist and one of the most prominent figures in the anti-evolution movement in the 1920s, is buried in Gloster. Gloster is located at 31°11′49″N 91°1′9″W / 31.19694°N 91.01917°W / 31.19694; -91.01917 (31.196878, -91.019272). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 324 people, 223 households, and 114 families residing in the town. The population density was 588.4 people per square mile (227.6/km²). There were 481 housing units at an average density of 263.8/sq mi (102.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 54.99% African American, 44.18% White, 0.56% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.77% of the population. There were... less