Victoria is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States.[3] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census, which recorded a population of 1,066.[2]
Victoria, Mississippi | |
|---|---|
  Victoria  Victoria | |
| Coordinates: 34°50′46″N 89°37′05″W / 34.84611°N 89.61806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Marshall |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.37 sq mi (19.08 km2) |
| • Land | 7.36 sq mi (19.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 410 ft (120 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,066 |
| • Density | 144.92/sq mi (55.96/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 679219[3] |
| FIPS code | 28-76760 |
History
editVictoria is located on the BNSF Railway and was established on January 22, 1886.[4] In 1900, Victoria had a population of 30, a church, and cotton gin.[5]
In 1925, the Sunnyland passenger train derailed and tumbled down an embankment as it approached Victoria, killing 20.[6]
Geography
editVictoria is in northwestern Marshall County. Mississippi Highway 178 passes through the community, leading northwest 4 miles (6 km) to Byhalia and southeast 11 miles (18 km) to Holly Springs, the county seat. Interstate 22 passes through the south side of Victoria, with access from Exit 18 (Victoria Road). I-22 leads southeast 70 miles (110 km) to Tupelo and northwest to the Memphis, Tennessee, area. Downtown Memphis is 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Victoria.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Victoria CDP has a total area of 7.37 square miles (19.09 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.16%, are water.[1] Barrow Creek passes through the south side of the community, flowing northwest toward Byhalia Creek, a tributary of the Coldwater River and part of the Tallahatchie River watershed.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,066 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 2020[8] | |||
2020 census
edit| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[8] | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 671 | 62.95% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 239 | 22.42% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 3 | 0.28% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 2 | 0.19% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 44 | 4.13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 107 | 10.04% |
| Total | 1,066 | 100.00% |
References
edit- ^ a b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Victoria CDP, Mississippi: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ a b "Victoria, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Victoria, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 886.
- ^ "Twenty Killed in Train Wreck". Evening Independent. October 27, 1925.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Victoria CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
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