Victoria,_Marshall_County,_Mississippi

Victoria, Marshall County, Mississippi

Victoria, Marshall County, Mississippi

Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States


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]

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History

Victoria 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

Victoria 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

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2020 census

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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. "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  2. Howe, Tony. "Victoria, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  3. 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.
  4. "Twenty Killed in Train Wreck". Evening Independent. October 27, 1925.



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