Jacinto, Mississippi | |
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 Jacinto Courthouse. Photo by
Jack Boucher, 1975. | |
  Jacinto, Mississippi  Jacinto, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 34°45′35″N 88°25′42″W / 34.75972°N 88.42833°W | |
| Country |
United States |
| State |
Mississippi |
| County | Alcorn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.87 sq mi (2.26 km2) |
| • Land | 0.87 sq mi (2.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 561 ft (171 m) |
| Population (
2020) | |
| • Total | 52 |
| • Density | 59.56/sq mi (22.99/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 28-35340 |
| GNIS feature ID | 671757 [2] |
Jacinto, founded in 1836, was named after the Battle of San Jacinto in the Texas Revolution. [3] [4] [5] Jacinto was located in the geographic center of the original Tishomingo County, Mississippi. [6] Within ten years of its founding, Jacinto became a flourishing town with stores, hotels, schools, churches and taverns, serving as the center of government and commerce for the county. [3]
Jacinto is the site of a courthouse built in 1854 in the Federal style as the county courthouse for the original Tishomingo County. [4] [6] The courthouse has been refurbished and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. [3] It is open to visitors.
A skirmish occurred on September 7, 1863 in the vicinity of Jacinto between Confederate and Union Cavalry during the American Civil War. [7]
In 1869, Tishomingo was divided into three counties: Tishomingo, Alcorn and Prentiss. [3] Corinth became the county seat of newly established Alcorn County, Iuka of the reduced Tishomingo County, and Booneville of the new county of Prentiss. [3] When the county seat was moved from Jacinto in 1870, the town's importance declined, and town residents and businesses began moving away. [6]
A post office operated under the name Jacinto from 1840 to 1909. [8]
Jacinto appears on the Glens U.S. Geological Survey Map. [9] [10]
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 52. [11]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 52 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census
[12] 2020 [13] | |||
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020 [13] | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 49 | 94.23% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 1.92% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 1 | 1.92% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1 | 1.92% |
| Total | 52 | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
Gallery
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Western façade of the Old Tishomingo County courthouse in Jacinto, 2014 -
Doctor’s Office on the Old Tishomingo County courthouse square in Jacinto, 2014
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Jacinto, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c d e Luke Dove: "The Courthouse at Jacinto," Capital Area Bar Association Newsletter, April 2011, https://www.caba.ms/downloads/caba-newsletter-april2011.pdf, pp. 14-15.
- ^ a b WLBT-Channel 3, Jackson, Mississippi: Look Around Mississippi - Old Jacinto Courthouse, https://www.wlbt.com/global/story.asp?S=5997611, 01/26/07.
- ^ Courthouselover: Jacinto Marker (Jacinto, Mississippi), https://www.flickr.com/photos/courthouselover/4456452660/, photo taken on March 19, 2010.
- ^ a b c Courthouselover: Old Tishomingo County Courthouse (Jacinto, Mississippi), https://www.flickr.com/photos/courthouselover/4456457422/in/photostream/, photo taken on March 19, 2010.
- ^ "Original Records of the Civil War". Ohio State University. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- ^ "Alcorn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ Mississippi Hometown Locator: https://mississippi.hometownlocator.com/ms/alcorn/jacinto.cfm, accessed 25 Nov 2011.
- ^ Lat-Long.com: Jacinto, MS, https://www.lat-long.com/Latitude-Longitude-671757-Mississippi-Jacinto.html, accessed 25 Nov 2011.
- ^ "Jacinto CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Jacinto CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
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