Jacinto, Mississippi

Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States

Jacinto, Mississippi

Census-designated place

Jacinto Courthouse. Photo by Jack Boucher, 1975.

Jacinto, Mississippi

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Coordinates: 34°45′44″N 88°25′39″W﻿ / ﻿34.76222°N 88.42750°W﻿ / 34.76222; -88.42750
Country|  United States
State| Mississippi
County| Alcorn
Area

[1]

• 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

[2]

| 545 ft (166 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| 2812710[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] It 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.

## History

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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]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 52.[9]

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 52| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[10]
2020[11]

### 2020 census

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Jacinto CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
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 may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[11] | % 2020

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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 or Multi-Racial (NH)  | 1  | 1.92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)  | 1  | 1.92%
Total | 52 | 100.00%

## 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

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1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacinto, Mississippi
3. ^ a b c d e Luke Dove, "The Courthouse at Jacinto", Capital Area Bar Association Newsletter, April 2011, pp. 14-15.
4. ^ a b "Look Around Mississippi - Old Jacinto Courthouse", WBLT.com, January 26, 2007. Accessed May 15, 2024.[dead link]
5. ^ Photo taken on March 19, 2010 of Jacinto Marker (Jacinto, Mississippi), flickr.com. Accessed May 15, 2024.
6. ^ a b c Photo taken on March 19, 2010 of Old Tishomingo County Courthouse (Jacinto, Mississippi), flickr.com. Accessed May 15, 2024.
7. ^ "Original Records of the Civil War". Ohio State University. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
8. ^ "Alcorn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
9. ^ "Jacinto CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
10. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
11. ^ 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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