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Jacinto, Mississippi
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 in the United States
Jacinto, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Jacinto, Mississippi
Jacinto, Mississippi
Location in Mississippi
Country United States United States
State MississippiMississippi
County Alcorn
Elevation
561 ft (171 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 52
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID 671757

Jacinto, founded in 1836, was named for 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.

Jacinto 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.

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.

Jacinto appears on the Glens U.S. Geological Survey Map.

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

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Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 52
U.S. Decennial Census
2020

2020 census

Jacinto CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity 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%
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.

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