Austin, Mississippi

Austin, Mississippi
Census-designated place
1862 map showing Austin
1862 map showing Austin
Austin, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Austin, Mississippi
Austin, Mississippi
Austin, Mississippi is located in the United States
Austin, Mississippi
Austin, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°38′26″N 90°26′57″W / 34.64056°N 90.44917°W / 34.64056; -90.44917
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyTunica
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2)
 • Land0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
197 ft (60 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
51
 • Density504.95/sq mi (195.89/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38676
GNIS feature ID666428

Austin is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Tunica County, Mississippi, United States.[2] Per the 2020 Census, the population was 51.[3]

Once a thriving shipping port on the Mississippi River, Austin served as county seat from 1847 to 1888. Earlier county seats were Commerce and Peyton.[4][5]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Austin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Austin CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  4. ^ Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning's Lake and River Guide: Being a Traveler's Companion to the Cities, Towns, and Villages on the Western Waters of the United States. Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning. 1856.
  5. ^ "Communities of Tunica County, Mississippi". MSGenWeb. Retrieved December 21, 2016.