Alcorn County

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Alcorn County Courthouse
Alcorn County Courthouse
administration
US state : Mississippi
Administrative headquarters : Corinth
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 69
Corinth, MS 38835-0069
Foundation : April 15, 1870
Made up from: Tippah County
Tishomingo County
Area code : 001 662
Demographics
Residents : 37,057  (2010)
Population density : 35.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1039 km²
Water surface : 4 km²
map
Map of Alcorn County within Mississippi
Website : alcorncounty.org

The Alcorn County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Mississippi . In 2010 , the county had 37,057 residents and a population density of 35.8 people per square kilometer. The administrative seat ( county seat ) is Corinth , which was named after the Greek city of the same name. The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located north of Mississippi, borders Tennessee and is about 22 miles east of Alabama . It has an area of ​​1039 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Alcorn County:

Hardeman County,
Tennessee 		McNairy County,
Tennessee 		Hardin County,
Tennessee
Tippah County Compass card (de) .svg Tishomingo County
Prentiss County

history

James Alcorn

In what is now Alcorn County, the Battle of Corinth took place during the American Civil War in 1862 , which ended in a victory for Union forces.

Alcorn County was formed on April 15, 1870 from parts of Tippah County and Tishomingo County. It was named after James L. Alcorn (1816-1894), a former governor of Mississippi who was in office from 1870 to 1871 .

Due to its convenient location at the intersection of two railway lines, the Illinois Central Railroad (now CN ) and the Southern Railway (now NS ), the administrative center was established in the city of Corinth.

In Alcorn County there is a National Military Park , the Shiloh National Military Park . Another site has National Historic Landmark status , the Siege and Battle of Corinth Sites . A total of 20 buildings and sites in the county are registered on the National Register of Historic Places (as of January 31, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1870 10,431 -
1880 14,272 36.8%
1890 13,115 -8.1%
1900 14,987 14.3%
1910 18,159 21.2%
1920 21,369 17.7%
1930 23,653 10.7%
1940 26,969 14%
1950 27,158 0.7%
1960 25,282 -6.9%
1970 27,179 7.5%
1980 33,036 21.5%
1990 31,722 -4%
2000 34,558 8.9%
2010 37,057 7.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

As of the 2010 census , Alcorn County had 37,057 people in 13,685 households. The population density was 35.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.66 people in each of the 13,685 households.

The racial the population was composed of 86.5 percent white, 11.8 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.2 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 32,342  USD . The per capita income was $ 17,954. 19.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Alcorn County localities

City

Towns

Village

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Alcorn County is divided into five numbered districts:

District Population (2010) FIPS
1 7546 28-90018
2 6398 28-90756
3 7603 28-91494
4th 8239 28-92232
5 7271 28-92970

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 711755. Retrieved on February 24, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Alcorn County, MS. Retrieved September 27, 2012
  3. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved September 27, 2012
  4. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Mississippi . National Park Service , accessed January 31, 2018.
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 31, 2018.
  6. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 19, 2011
  7. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 19, 2011
  8. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Mississippi  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 27, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

Commons : Alcorn County, Mississippi  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 34 ° 53 ′  N , 88 ° 35 ′  W