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Hissop, Alabama

Coordinates: 32°53′32″N 86°09′12″W / 32.89222°N 86.15333°W / 32.89222; -86.15333
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Hissop, Alabama
Location of Hissop in Coosa County, Alabama.
Location of Hissop in Coosa County, Alabama.
Hissop is located in Alabama
Hissop
Hissop
Coordinates: 32°53′32″N 86°09′12″W / 32.89222°N 86.15333°W / 32.89222; -86.15333
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCoosa
Area
 • Total10.93 sq mi (28.31 km2)
 • Land10.93 sq mi (28.30 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
794 ft (242 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total209
 • Density19.13/sq mi (7.39/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256 & 938
GNIS feature ID120154[2]

Hissop is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Coosa County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 209 as of the 2020 census.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020209
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

2020 census

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Hissop racial composition[4]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 46 22.01%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 156 74.64%
Other/Mixed 3 1.44%
Hispanic or Latino 4 1.91%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 209 people, 203 households, and 80 families residing in the CDP.

History

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A post office was established as Hissop in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1990.[5] The community was named after the biblical plant Ezov, usually translated as hyssop.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hissop". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Coosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  6. ^ Mann, Joel F. (January 1, 2005). An International Glossary of Place Name Elements. Scarecrow Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-8108-5040-8.