Victoria, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Victoria, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Victoria, Mississippi
Victoria, Mississippi
Victoria, Mississippi is located in the United States
Victoria, Mississippi
Victoria, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°50′46″N 89°37′05″W / 34.84611°N 89.61806°W / 34.84611; -89.61806
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMarshall
Area
[1]
 • Total7.37 sq mi (19.08 km2)
 • Land7.36 sq mi (19.05 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
410 ft (120 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,066
 • Density144.92/sq mi (55.96/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38679
Area code662
GNIS feature ID679219[2]

Victoria is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States.[2] Its ZIP code is 38679.[3]

History

Victoria is located on the BNSF Railway and was incorporated 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]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 1,066.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,066—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
2020[9]

2020 census

Victoria CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[9] % 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/Multi-Racial (NH) 44 4.13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 107 10.04%
Total 1,066 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Victoria, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ Howe, Tony. "Victoria, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Twenty Killed in Train Wreck". Evening Independent. October 27, 1925.
  7. ↑ "Victoria CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  9. 1 2 "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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