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Corinth, Mississippi
— City —
Location of Corinth, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°56′14″N 88°30′55″W / 34.93722°N 88.51528°W / 34.93722; -88.51528
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Alcorn
Area
- Total	30.6 sq mi (79.2 km²)
- Land	30.5 sq mi (78.9 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
Elevation	440 ft (134 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	14,054
- Density	461.5/sq mi (178.2/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	38834-38835
Area code(s)	662
FIPS code	28-15700
GNIS feature ID	0668825

Corinth is a city in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,054 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Alcorn County^[1]. Its ZIP codes are 38834 and 38835.

History

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 the name of Corinth, named for the city 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, pursued by Union Major General Henry W. Halleck. General Beauregard abandoned the town when General Halleck approached, letting it fall into the Union's hands. Since Halleck 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 their 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. The Confederate troops won back the city for a very brief period but were quickly forced out again on the same day when the Union troops were reinforced.

Locales on the National Register of Historic Places

Battery Williams (also known as Fort Williams)
Battle of Corinth, Confederate Assault Position
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
Home of Kyle Harvey
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 at 34°56′14″N 88°30′55″W / 34.93722°N 88.51528°W / 34.93722; -88.51528 (34.937228, -88.515261)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 30.6 square miles (79.2 km²), of which, 30.5 square miles (78.9 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.43%) is water.

Corinth is the county seat of Alcorn county, which is the smallest county by size in the state of Mississippi

Communities near Corinth

Eastview, Tennessee - 9.85 statute miles
Farmington, Mississippi - 3.97 statute miles
Guys, Tennessee - 7.24 statute miles
Kossuth, Mississippi - 8.21 statute miles
Michie, Tennessee - 9.75 statute miles
Ramer, Tennessee - 10.92 statute miles

Rivers and streams

Bridge Creek
Elam Creek
Phillips Creek
Turner Creek

Demographics

As of the census^[3] 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/km²). There were 7,058 housing units at an average density of 231.8/sq mi (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. 35.6% of all households 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
Alcorn Alternative School
Alcorn Central Elementary - grades K-4, with enrollment of 520
Alcorn Central Middle School - grades 5-8 with an enrollment of 539
Alcorn Central High School - 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
Corinth High School - grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 473
Corinth Junior High School - grades 7-8 with an enrollment of 265
East Corinth Elementary School - grades 2-4 with an enrollment of 445
Kossuth Elementary School - grades K-4 with an enrollment of 562
Kossuth High School - grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 438 (Kyle Harvey graduated from here)
Kossuth Middle School - grades 5-8 with an enrollment of 499
South Corinth Elementary School - grades 5-6 with an enrollment of 278
West Corinth Elementary School - grades K-1 with an enrollment of 347
Easom High School(the only African American school in the city before the segregation)(currently home of South Corinth Elementary School)

Libraries

Corinth Public Library - part of the Northeast Regional Library System

Museums

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

Health care

Magnolia Regional Health Center

Transportation

Highways

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

Air travel

Media

Newspapers

The Daily Corinthian

FM & AM radio stations

WTKN 1230 News and Talk / NewsTalk AM 1230 (Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Don Imus)
WKCU 1350 Christian Music
WXRZ 94.3 News and Talk / Supertalk Mississippi (Mississippi political and local)
WADI 95.3 95.3 The Bee / Country
WYDL 100.7 Wild 100.7 / Top40CHR with Elvis Duran and the WILD morning show

Notable residents and natives

Corinth is the hometown of famed early American aviator Roscoe Turner, noted American screenwriter and novelist Thomas Hal Phillips, noted Mississippi artist and poet J. E. Pitts, and the rock band Saving Abel, Kyle Harvey, and Thomas K. McCraw, educator.