City in Mississippi, United States
Corinth
is a city in and the
county seat
of
Alcorn County
,
Mississippi
, United States.
[2]
The population was 14,573 at the 2010 census.
[3]
Its
ZIP codes
are 38834 and 38835. It lies on the state line with
Tennessee
.
History
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Corinth was founded in 1853 as
Cross City
, so-called because it served as a junction for the
Mobile & Ohio
and
Memphis & Charleston
railroads. It was the town's early newspaper editor, W. E. Gibson, who suggested its current name for the city of
Corinth
in Greece that also served as a crossroads.
Corinth's location at the junction of two railroads made it strategically important to the
Confederacy
during the
American Civil War
. Confederate
General
P. G. T. Beauregard
retreated to Corinth after the
Battle of Shiloh
(April 1862), pursued by
Union
Major General
Henry W. Halleck
. General Beauregard abandoned the town on May 29 when General Halleck approached, letting it fall into the Union's hands. Since Halleck had approached so cautiously, digging entrenchments at every stop for over a month, this action has been known as the
Siege of Corinth
.
The Union sent Maj. Gen.
William Rosecrans
to Corinth as well and concentrated its forces in the city. The
Second Battle of Corinth
took place on October 3?4, 1862, when Confederate Maj. Gen.
Earl Van Dorn
attempted to retake the city. Corinth ultimately became a destination for refugees from slavery called
contrabands
and was "widely regarded as a 'model' camp."
[5]
Locales on the National Register of Historic Places
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- Battery Williams (also known as Fort Williams)
- Siege and Battle of Corinth Sites
- Coliseum Theatre- built in the early 20th century in the
Colonial Revival
style
- Corinth National Cemetery
- Downtown Corinth Historic District
- Dr. Joseph M. Bynum House?a home in the
Late Gothic Revival
style built in the late 19th century
- Federal Siege Trench (also known as Harper Road Trench)
- Fort Robinette (also known as Battery Robinette)?site of the Civil War Interpretive Center
- Jacinto Courthouse (also called the Old Tishomingo County Courthouse)?built in the mid-19th century in the
Federal
style
- L.C. Steele House
- Midtown Corinth Historic District
- Moores Creek site?a
prehistoric
Native American
site from 3000 to 3500 B.C.
- Old U.S. Post Office
- Rienzi Commercial Historic District
- Thomas F. Dilworth House
- Union Battery F, Battle of Corinth
- Union Earthworks
- Veranda House (also known as the Curlee House)?built in 1857, it served as headquarters for Confederate generals during the Battle of Corinth
Geography
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Corinth is located in northeast Mississippi at the intersection of (north/south)
U.S. Route 45
and (east/west)
U.S. Route 72
. U.S. 45 runs to the west of the city as a bypass, leading north 19 mi (31 km) to
Selmer
,
Tennessee
, and south 21 mi (34 km) to
Booneville
. U.S. 72 runs through the southern part of the city, leading southeast 14 mi (23 km) to
Burnsville
and west 23 mi (37 km) to
Walnut
. It is the county seat of Alcorn County, which is the smallest county by area in the state of Mississippi.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 30.3 square miles (78.4 km
2
), of which 30.2 square miles (78.1 km
2
) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km
2
), or 0.43%, is water.
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Communities near Corinth
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- Eastview
,
Tennessee
, 9.85 miles (15.85 km)
- Farmington
, 3.97 miles (6.39 km)
- Guys
, Tennessee, 7.24 miles (11.65 km)
- Kossuth
, 8.21 miles (13.21 km)
- Michie
, Tennessee, 9.75 miles (15.69 km)
- Ramer
, Tennessee, 10.92 miles (17.57 km)
Rivers and streams
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- Bridge Creek
- Elam Creek
- Phillips Creek
- Turner Creek
Climate
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The climate is
humid subtropical
(
Koppen
:
Cfa
) like all of
Mississippi
but with frequent and regular gusts of
snow
.
[7]
Climate data for Corinth, Mississippi (1991?2020 normals, extremes 1895?present)
|
Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Record high °F (°C)
|
80
(27)
|
86
(30)
|
89
(32)
|
97
(36)
|
100
(38)
|
106
(41)
|
111
(44)
|
110
(43)
|
105
(41)
|
96
(36)
|
88
(31)
|
80
(27)
|
111
(44)
|
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)
|
49.2
(9.6)
|
54.0
(12.2)
|
63.0
(17.2)
|
72.6
(22.6)
|
80.2
(26.8)
|
86.9
(30.5)
|
90.0
(32.2)
|
89.7
(32.1)
|
84.5
(29.2)
|
73.7
(23.2)
|
61.4
(16.3)
|
52.1
(11.2)
|
71.4
(21.9)
|
Daily mean °F (°C)
|
39.8
(4.3)
|
43.7
(6.5)
|
51.6
(10.9)
|
60.5
(15.8)
|
69.2
(20.7)
|
76.5
(24.7)
|
79.9
(26.6)
|
78.9
(26.1)
|
72.5
(22.5)
|
61.0
(16.1)
|
49.6
(9.8)
|
42.6
(5.9)
|
60.5
(15.8)
|
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)
|
30.4
(?0.9)
|
33.5
(0.8)
|
40.1
(4.5)
|
48.4
(9.1)
|
58.2
(14.6)
|
66.0
(18.9)
|
69.7
(20.9)
|
68.0
(20.0)
|
60.5
(15.8)
|
48.2
(9.0)
|
37.7
(3.2)
|
33.2
(0.7)
|
49.5
(9.7)
|
Record low °F (°C)
|
?19
(?28)
|
?6
(?21)
|
9
(?13)
|
25
(?4)
|
35
(2)
|
43
(6)
|
51
(11)
|
47
(8)
|
33
(1)
|
21
(?6)
|
4
(?16)
|
?6
(?21)
|
?19
(?28)
|
Average
precipitation
inches (mm)
|
4.89
(124)
|
5.01
(127)
|
5.42
(138)
|
5.54
(141)
|
5.67
(144)
|
5.02
(128)
|
4.57
(116)
|
3.57
(91)
|
4.12
(105)
|
4.26
(108)
|
4.43
(113)
|
6.32
(161)
|
58.82
(1,494)
|
Average snowfall inches (cm)
|
0.4
(1.0)
|
0.3
(0.76)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.7
(1.8)
|
Average precipitation days
(≥ 0.01 in)
|
9.8
|
9.0
|
10.1
|
9.2
|
9.4
|
8.9
|
8.9
|
7.4
|
5.4
|
7.0
|
8.0
|
10.2
|
103.3
|
Average snowy days
(≥ 0.1 in)
|
0.3
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.5
|
Source:
NOAA
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Demographics
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Historical population
Census
| Pop.
| Note
| %±
|
1870
| 1,512
| | ?
|
---|
1880
| 2,275
| | 50.5%
|
---|
1890
| 2,111
| | ?7.2%
|
---|
1900
| 3,661
| | 73.4%
|
---|
1910
| 5,020
| | 37.1%
|
---|
1920
| 5,498
| | 9.5%
|
---|
1930
| 6,220
| | 13.1%
|
---|
1940
| 7,818
| | 25.7%
|
---|
1950
| 9,785
| | 25.2%
|
---|
1960
| 11,453
| | 17.0%
|
---|
1970
| 11,581
| | 1.1%
|
---|
1980
| 13,180
| | 13.8%
|
---|
1990
| 11,820
| | ?10.3%
|
---|
2000
| 14,054
| | 18.9%
|
---|
2010
| 14,573
| | 3.7%
|
---|
2020
| 14,622
| | 0.3%
|
---|
2020 census
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As of the
2020 United States Census
, there were 14,622 people, 6,087 households, and 3,555 families residing in the city.
2000 census
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As of the
census
[12]
of 2000, there were 14,054 people, 6,220 households, and 3,800 families residing in the city. The
population density
was 461.5 people per square mile (178.2 people/km
2
). There were 7,058 housing units at an average density of 231.8 per square mile (89.5/km
2
). The racial makeup of the city was 76.28%
White
, 21.60%
African American
, 0.09%
Native American
, 0.36%
Asian
, 0.12%
Pacific Islander
, 0.84% from
other races
, and 0.73% from two or more races.
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race were 1.73% of the population.
There were 6,220 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were
married couples
living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. Of all households, 35.6% were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,436, and the median income for a family was $35,232. Males had a median income of $29,027 versus $21,071 for females. The
per capita income
for the city was $15,452. About 18.2% of families and 22.2% of the population were below the
poverty line
, including 26.2% of those under age 18 and 23.9% of those age 65 or over.
Education
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Public schools
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Corinth School District
:
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- Corinth High School?grades 9?12 with an enrollment of 473
- Corinth Middle School-grades 5?8 with an enrollment of 265
- Corinth Elementary School?grades K?4
- Easom High School (the only African American school in the city before desegregation; Became home of South Corinth Elementary School teaching 5th and 6th Grade until the 2009?2010 school year, when it ceased to be used until 2014 when a health clinic opened in the building)
Alcorn School District
:
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- Alcorn Alternative School
- Alcorn Central Elementary
[15]
?grades K?4, with enrollment of 520
- Alcorn Central Middle School
[16]
?grades 5?8 with an enrollment of 539
- Alcorn Central High School
[17]
?grades 9?12 with an enrollment of 515
- Biggersville Elementary?grades K?6 with an enrollment of 161
- Biggersville High School?grades 7?12 with an enrollment of 236
- Kossuth Elementary School?grades K?4 with an enrollment of 562
- Kossuth High School?grades 9?12 with an enrollment of 438
- Kossuth Middle School?grades 5?8 with an enrollment of 499
Libraries
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- Corinth Public Library?part of the Northeast Regional Library System
Museums
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- Northeast Mississippi Museum
[18]
- Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center
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(part of the National Park Service)
- Artist Guild Museum and Shop
- Museum of Southern Culture
- Black History Museum
Health care
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- Veranda Health Center
- Magnolia Regional Health Center
Transportation
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Highways
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Air travel
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Roscoe Turner Airport
[20]
is a
general aviation
airport just outside Corinth. The nearest airports with regularly scheduled commercial service are
Tupelo Regional Airport
, about 54 miles (87 km) south of Corinth, and
Memphis International Airport
, about 90 miles (140 km) west of Corinth.
Media
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Newspapers
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FM and AM radio stations
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- WKCU
1350, Country music
- WXRZ
94.3, News and Talk /
Supertalk Mississippi
(Mississippi political and local)
- WADI
95.3, 95.5 The Bee (Country)
- Radio Mexico 107.9 (Spanish)
Notable people
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- Neal Brooks Biggers Jr.
, federal judge
- Don Blasingame
, baseball player
- Ezekiel S. Candler Jr.
, U.S. congressman
- Bert Cumby
, Army intelligence officer
- Larry Dorsey
, football coach
- Steve Gaines
, pastor
- Frances Gaither
, novelist
- Philip Henson
, scout and spy
- Russell Keaton, aviation cartoonist, first illustrator for the Sunday edition of the Buck Rogers cartoon and first cartoonist to feature women in leading roles in an aviation cartoon. See
Flyin' Jenny
.
- Etheridge Knight
, poet
- Peggy Smith Martin
, Illinois state representative
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- Jimbo Mathus
, musician
- Thomas K. McCraw
, educator
- Maty Noyes
, singer
- John F. Osborne
, editor and journalist
- Rubel Phillips
, politician
- Thomas Hal Phillips
, author
- J.E. Pitts
, poet and songwriter
- Saving Abel
, rock band
- Everett Sharp
, football player
- Jackie Simpson
, professional football player.
- Orma Rinehart Smith
, federal judge
- John Benjamin Splann
, Mississippi state senator
- Roscoe Turner
, aviator
- Jack Yarber
, musician
- Bobby Emmons
, American keyboard player and songwriter, keyboardist of
The Memphis Boys
keyboards on tracks by
Elvis Presley
,
Willie Nelson
See also
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Notes
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- ^
"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files"
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
July 24,
2022
.
- ^
"Find a County"
. National Association of Counties. Archived from
the original
on May 31, 2011
. Retrieved
June 7,
2011
.
- ^
"Corinth (city), Mississippi"
. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from
the original
on January 20, 2016.
- ^
McCord's Studio.
"
'Taylor Street Looking North, Oct. 1930.' Work crew repaving street"
.
Mississippi Department of Archives and History
. Archived from
the original
on April 6, 2012
. Retrieved
December 2,
2011
.
- ^
Manning, Chandra (December 19, 2017),
"Contraband Camps and the African American Refugee Experience during the Civil War"
,
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of American History
, Oxford University Press,
doi
:
10.1093/acrefore/9780199329175.013.203
,
ISBN
978-0-19-932917-5
, retrieved
July 29,
2023
- ^
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Corinth city, Mississippi"
. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from
the original
on February 12, 2020
. Retrieved
June 18,
2013
.
- ^
"Corinth climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Corinth weather averages - Climate-Data.org"
.
en.climate-data.org
. Retrieved
February 20,
2019
.
- ^
"NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data"
. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
. Retrieved
June 9,
2021
.
- ^
"Station: Corinth 7 SW, MS"
.
U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991?2020)
. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
. Retrieved
June 9,
2021
.
- ^
"Census of Population and Housing"
. Census.gov
. Retrieved
June 4,
2015
.
- ^
"Explore Census Data"
.
data.census.gov
. Retrieved
December 7,
2021
.
- ^
"U.S. Census website"
.
United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
January 31,
2008
.
- ^
"Corinth School District :: Welcome to Corinth School District"
. Retrieved
August 22,
2015
.
- ^
"Alcorn School District"
.
www.alcornschools.org
. Retrieved
March 29,
2019
.
- ^
"Alcorn School District ::"
. Retrieved
August 22,
2015
.
- ^
"Alcorn School District ::"
. Retrieved
August 22,
2015
.
- ^
"Alcorn School District ::"
. Retrieved
August 22,
2015
.
- ^
Northeast Mississippi Museum
Archived
2005-03-08 at the
Wayback Machine
- ^
"Corinth"
. Retrieved
August 22,
2015
.
- ^
"AirNav: KCRX - Roscoe Turner Airport"
. Retrieved
August 22,
2015
.
- ^
'Illinois Blue Book 1977?1978,' Biographical Sketch of Peggy Smith Martin, pg. 119
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