Hissop, Alabama

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Hissop, Alabama
Census-designated place
Coosa County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Hissop Highlighted 0134984.svg
Location of Hissop in Coosa County, Alabama.
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Hissop
Coordinates: 32°53′32″N86°09′12″W / 32.89222°N 86.15333°W / 32.89222; -86.15333
Country United States
State Alabama
County Coosa
Area
[1]
 • Total10.93 sq mi (28.31 km2)
 • Land10.93 sq mi (28.30 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
794 ft (242 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total209
 • Density19.13/sq mi (7.39/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID120154 [2]

Hissop is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Coosa County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 209 as of the 2020 census.

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Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 209—
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

2020 census

Hissop racial composition [4]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)4622.01%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)15674.64%
Other/Mixed 31.44%
Hispanic or Latino 41.91%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 209 people, 203 households, and 80 families residing in the CDP.

History

A post office was established as Hissop in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1990. [5] The community was named after the biblical plant Ezov, usually translated as hyssop. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Hissop". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Coosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ Mann, Joel F. (January 1, 2005). An International Glossary of Place Name Elements. Scarecrow Press. p. 77. ISBN   978-0-8108-5040-8.


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