Victoria, Marshall County, Mississippi

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

For the ghost town in Bolivar County, see Victoria, Bolivar County, Mississippi.
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
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]

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. "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. "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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