Austin, Mississippi

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Austin, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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Austin, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°38′26″N90°26′57″W / 34.64056°N 90.44917°W / 34.64056; -90.44917
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Tunica
Area
[1]
 • Total0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2)
 • Land0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
197 ft (60 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total51
 • Density504.95/sq mi (195.89/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38676
GNIS feature ID666428

Austin is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Tunica County, Mississippi, United States. [2] Per the 2020 Census, the population was 51. [3]

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Once a thriving shipping port on the Mississippi River, Austin served as county seat from 1847 to 1888. Earlier county seats were Commerce and Peyton. [4] [5]

History

Austin was founded in 1847 and named for Austin Miller, who donated the land on which the town and a courthouse were built. [5]

Austin was burned in 1863 by Union soldiers of the Mississippi Marine Brigade under the command of Alfred W. Ellet. Two houses were spared. [6]

The town rebuilt and was incorporated in 1871, though it is no longer incorporated. [5]

In 1884, the area was flooded when a nearby levee broke. When waters receded, a large sandbar had been left between the town and the Mississippi River, and steamboats could no longer land. The completion of the Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway 3 mi (4.8 km) east of Austin in the late 1880s further contributed to its isolation.

In 1888, the county seat was moved to Tunica, a more accessible location. [5]

The construction of the Hardin Cutoff in 1942, which created Tunica Lake, moved the Mississippi River an additional 7 mi (11 km) west of Austin. [7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 51—
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
2020 [9]

2020 census

Austin 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 [9] % 2020
White alone (NH)35.88%
Black or African American alone (NH)4486.27%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%
Asian alone (NH)00.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)00.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)35.88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)11.96%
Total51100.00%

Education

Residents are in the Tunica County School District. [10] Rosa Fort High School is the district's comprehensive high school.

Notable person

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Austin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "Austin CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning's Lake and River Guide: Being a Traveler's Companion to the Cities, Towns, and Villages on the Western Waters of the United States. Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning. 1856.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Communities of Tunica County, Mississippi". MSGenWeb. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ Jones, Terry L. (2002). Historical Dictionary of the Civil War. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   9780810866119.
  7. ↑ Bragg, Marion (1977). "Historic Names and Places on the Lower Mississippi River" (PDF). Mississippi River Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  9. 1 2 "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Austin CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau .
  10. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tunica County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 31, 2022. - Text list
  11. ↑ "Sport McAllister". BaseballReference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
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