Jacinto, Mississippi

Jacinto, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Jacinto Courthouse. Photo by Jack Boucher, 1975.
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Coordinates: 34°45′44″N 88°25′39″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Alcorn
Area [1]
• Total	0.87 sq mi (2.26 km^2)
• Land	0.87 sq mi (2.26 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [2]	545 ft (166 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	52
• Density	59.56/sq mi (22.99/km^2)
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

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

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	52		—
U.S. Decennial Census[10] 2020[11]

2020 census

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
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
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  Doctor’s Office on the Old Tishomingo County courthouse square in Jacinto, 2014

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacinto, Mississippi
3. Luke Dove, "The Courthouse at Jacinto", Capital Area Bar Association Newsletter, April 2011, pp. 14-15.
4. "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. 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. "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.