Biohazard and Crime Scene Remediation in Crosby, MS

Crosby is a town that straddles the boundary between Amite County on the north and east and Wilkinson County on the west, and it is part of the McComb micropolitan statistical area.

As of the 2020 census, Crosby had a population of 242, with 99 households and 59 families, down from 318 in 2010, while its peak population was 1,489 in 1940.

In the 2000 census, 258 of Crosby's 360 residents, or 71.7 percent, lived in Wilkinson County and 102, or 28.3 percent, lived in Amite County.

Crosby was originally named Dayton in 1884, as a tribute to landowner David Day, who provided a right-of-way for the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad, and in 1900 the population of Dayton was just 30.

In January 1934, L.O. Crosby Sr., a wealthy, self-made lumberman from Picayune, Mississippi, purchased the Foster Creek Lumber and Manufacturing Company, including its sawmill, the town of Stephenson, and 55,000 acres of timberland.

The town of Stephenson was renamed Crosby on April 4, 1934.

In the 2020 census, Crosby's racial and ethnic makeup was 72.31 percent Black or African American, 22.73 percent non-Hispanic white, 4.13 percent other or mixed, and 0.83 percent Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Crosby's population fell from 1,489 in 1940 to 242 in 2020, reflecting the long decline of its lumber-mill economy.

Crosby covers about 2.1 square miles.

Crosby's ZIP code is 39633.