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Corinth, Mississippi
Corinth, Mississippi
City
	City of Corinth
	Downtown Corinth Crossroads Museum Coliseum Theatre
	Flag Seal
	Nickname: Crossroads of the South
	Motto(s): Pride, Service
	Location in Alcorn County and Mississippi
	Corinth Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 34°56′50″N 88°30′12″W / 34.94722°N 88.50333°W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Alcorn
Founded	1853
Incorporated	March 12, 1856
Named for	Corinth, Greece
Government
• Mayor	Ralph Dance (R)
Area
• Total	30.29 sq mi (78.44 km2)
• Land	30.16 sq mi (78.12 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.32 km2)
Elevation	495 ft (151 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	14,622
• Density	484.80/sq mi (187.18/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	38834–38835
Area code	662
FIPS code	28-15700
GNIS feature ID	2404132
Website	cityofcorinthms.com

Corinth is a city in and the county seat of Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States.^[4] The population was 14,573 at the 2010 census.^[5] Its ZIP codes are 38834 and 38835. It lies on the state line with Tennessee.

History

Established in 1853, Corinth was first named Cross City for its location at the junction of the Mobile & Ohio and Memphis & Charleston railroads, it was renamed Corinth after the famous Greek crossroads city. Because of the town’s strategic location, it was a center of contention between Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War and was ultimately occupied by Union troops from 1862 to 1864.

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 their camp was "widely regarded as a 'model' camp."^[6]

Locales on the National Register of Historic Places

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

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 km²), of which 30.2 square miles (78.1 km²) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km²), or 0.43%, is water.^[7]

Communities near Corinth

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)
Selmer, Tennessee, 17.28 miles (27.81 km)

Rivers and streams

Bridge Creek
Elam Creek
Phillips Creek
Turner Creek

Climate

The climate is humid subtropical (Köppen: Cfa) like all of Mississippi but with frequent and regular gusts of snow.^[8]

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^[9]^[10]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
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%
U.S. Decennial Census^[11]

2020 census

Corinth Racial Composition^[12]
Race	Num.	Perc.
White	9,477	64.81%
Black or African American	3,570	24.42%
Native American	33	0.23%
Asian	121	0.83%
Pacific Islander	10	0.07%
Other/Mixed	531	3.63%
Hispanic or Latino	880	6.02%

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

As of the census^[13] 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/km²). There were 7,058 housing units at an average density of 231.8 per square mile (89.5/km²). 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

Public schools

Corinth School District:^[14]

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:^[15]

Alcorn Alternative School
Alcorn Central Elementary^[16]—grades K–4, with enrollment of 520
Alcorn Central Middle School^[17]—grades 5–8 with an enrollment of 539
Alcorn Central High School^[18]—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

Corinth Public Library—part of the Northeast Regional Library System

Museums

Northeast Mississippi Museum^[19]
Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center^[20] (part of the National Park Service)
Artist Guild Museum and Shop
Museum of Southern Culture
Black History Museum

Health care

Veranda Health Center
Magnolia Regional Health Center

Transportation

Highways

U.S. Route 45—runs north–south from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico
U.S. Route 72—runs east–west from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Memphis
Mississippi Highway 2—runs southwest from the Tennessee state line to Hickory Flat
Mississippi Highway 145

Air travel

Roscoe Turner Airport^[21] 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

Newspapers

Daily Corinthian

FM and AM radio stations

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

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
Bobby Emmons, songwriter and keyboardist of The Memphis Boys
Steve Gaines, pastor
Frances Gaither, novelist
Philip Henson, scout and spy
Etheridge Knight, poet
Peggy Smith Martin, Illinois state representative^[22]
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

References

^ Moore, William (August 2, 2022). "Dance holds slim lead for Corinth mayor". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corinth, Mississippi
^ "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.
^ 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

External links

Official website
Corinth, Mississippi at Ballotpedia
Geographic data related to Corinth, Mississippi at OpenStreetMap

[1] Moore, William (August 2, 2022). "Dance holds slim lead for Corinth mayor". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[CenPopGazetteer2020-2] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.

[gnis-3] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corinth, Mississippi

[GR6-4] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[5] "Corinth (city), Mississippi". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016.

[6] 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

[Census_2010-7] "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.

[8] "Corinth climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Corinth weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved February 20, 2019.

[NOAA-9] "NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

[NCEI-10] "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.

[DecennialCensus-11] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

[12] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[GR2-13] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[14] "Corinth School District :: Welcome to Corinth School District". Retrieved August 22, 2015.

[15] "Alcorn School District". www.alcornschools.org. Retrieved March 29, 2019.

[16] "Alcorn School District ::". Retrieved August 22, 2015.

[17] "Alcorn School District ::". Retrieved August 22, 2015.

[18] "Alcorn School District ::". Retrieved August 22, 2015.

[19] Northeast Mississippi Museum Archived 2005-03-08 at the Wayback Machine

[20] "Corinth". Retrieved August 22, 2015.

[21] "AirNav: KCRX - Roscoe Turner Airport". Retrieved August 22, 2015.

[22] 'Illinois Blue Book 1977–1978,' Biographical Sketch of Peggy Smith Martin, pg. 119

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