Jacinto, Mississippi

Jacinto, founded in 1836, was named after the Battle of San Jacinto in the Texas Revolution.^[3][4][5]

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 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 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