Jacinto, Mississippi

Jacinto, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Jacinto Courthouse. Photo by Jack Boucher, 1975.
Jacinto Courthouse. Photo by Jack Boucher, 1975.
Jacinto, Mississippi is located in the United States
Jacinto, Mississippi
Jacinto, Mississippi
Location within the United States
Jacinto, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Jacinto, Mississippi
Jacinto, Mississippi
Location within Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°45′44″N 88°25′39″W / 34.76222°N 88.42750°W / 34.76222; -88.42750
CountryUnited States United States
StateMississippiMississippi
CountyAlcorn
Area
 • Total
0.87 sq mi (2.26 km2)
 • Land0.87 sq mi (2.26 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
545 ft (166 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
52
 • Density59.5/sq mi (22.99/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code28-35340
GNIS feature ID2812710

Jacinto is an unincorporated community in Alcorn County, Mississippi, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Jacinto had a population of 52. It was founded in 1836, and was named after the Battle of San Jacinto in the Texas Revolution.

Jacinto was located in the geographic center of the original Tishomingo County, Mississippi. 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. It is the site of a courthouse built in 1854 in the federal style as the county courthouse for the original Tishomingo County. The courthouse has been refurbished and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It is open to visitors.

Per the 2020 Census, the population was 52.

History

A skirmish occurred on September 7, 1863 in the vicinity of Jacinto between Confederate and Union Cavalry during the American Civil War.

In 1869, Tishomingo was divided into three counties: Tishomingo, Alcorn and Prentiss. Corinth became the county seat of newly established Alcorn County, Iuka of the reduced Tishomingo County, and Booneville of the new county of Prentiss. When the county seat was moved from Jacinto in 1870, the town's importance declined, and town residents and businesses began moving away.

A post office operated under the name Jacinto from 1840 to 1909.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202052—
U.S. Decennial Census
2020

Jacinto was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.

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 % 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%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 1 1.92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1 1.92%
Total 52 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacinto, Mississippi
  3. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Luke Dove, "The Courthouse at Jacinto" Archived April 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Capital Area Bar Association Newsletter, April 2011, pp. 14-15.
  5. 1 2 "Look Around Mississippi - Old Jacinto Courthouse" Archived June 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, WBLT.com, January 26, 2007. Accessed May 15, 2024.[dead link]
  6. ↑ Photo taken on March 19, 2010 of Jacinto Marker (Jacinto, Mississippi), flickr.com. Accessed May 15, 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 Photo taken on March 19, 2010 of Old Tishomingo County Courthouse (Jacinto, Mississippi), flickr.com. Accessed May 15, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Jacinto CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Original Records of the Civil War". Ohio State University. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Alcorn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  12. 1 2 "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.
  13. ↑ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.