ZIP Code 38873

Tishomingo is named for Tishominga, who signed the Treaty of Pontotoc in 1832. He served with Major-General Anthony Wayne against the Shawnees in the Northwest Territory. His son, Iuka, is the namesake of the county seat of Tishomedo County, Mississippi. The town developed with the building of the Illinois Central Railroad. Andrew Jackson also camped at the site of TISHomingo, on his way to visit the Creek nation. Four sites near the town are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including Bear Creek Mound and Village Site. The population of the town was 339 at the 2010 census, and it has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) The town is situated along Mississippi Highway 25, south of the highway's intersection with Mississippi Highway 30, and north of its intersection with the Natchez Trace Parkway. The Mississippi-Alabama border lies a few miles to the east, Tishoningo State Park lies to the southeast, and Bay Springs Lake (part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway) lies toThe west. The state park has 1,530 acres (2.2 km) of geology and unique terrain in geology, including streams, rivers, and streams. The county seat is Iuka; Belmont is 9 mi (14 km) south, and Paden is 2.51 miles (4.04 km) north. The U.S. Census Bureau says the town has a population of 316.

History

Tishomingo is the primary city name, but also Paden are acceptable city names or spellings, Mingo on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. The official name is Town of Tishomingo. Tishomingo signed the Treaty of Pontotoc in 1832. He served with Major-General Anthony Wayne against the Shawnees in the Northwest Territory. He died of smallpox on the Trail of Tears and is buried in Arkansas somewhere near Little Rock. His son, Iuka, is the namesake of the county seat of Tishowingo County, Mississippi. Four sites near Tishomedo are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The town developed with the building of the Illinois Central Railroad. Andrew Jackson also camped at the site of TISHomingo, on his way to visit the Creek nation. The site is now home to Tishomingi State Park and Bear Creek Mound and Village Site, which is on the N.R.P.S. list of historic sites in the Mississippi Valley. It is also home to the Tishamingo State Park, a state park with a museum and interpretive center for the history of the Mississippi River valley and its tributaries. The state park's name comes from the town's namesake, who signed the 1832 treaty with the Chickasaws to move to the Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma. In 1837, a final treaty forced the Chick asaws to leave the territory and move to Oklahoma. The city is named for Tishoningo, who served in the military during the War of 1812 and died in 1837. He was buried in Little Rock, Arkansas, near his son Iuka. He also served under Andrew Jackson, who visited the area in 1812.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all land. The town is situated along Mississippi Highway 25, south of the highway's intersection with Mississippi Highway 30, and north of its intersection with the Natchez Trace Parkway. Iuka, the county seat of Tishomingo County, is 13 mi (21 km) north, and Belmont is 9 mi (14 km) south. The Mississippi-Alabama border lies a few miles to the east, Tishomedo State Park lies to the southeast, and Bay Springs Lake (part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway) lies toThe west. The nearest city to the town is Belmont, which is 8.86 miles (14.26 km) away. The closest town to the city of Iuka is Paden, at 2.51 miles (4.04 km) to the south. It is located on the Mississippi River, which flows through the town of Tshomingo. It also has a number of rivers and streams, including King Creek, which runs through the center of the town. The city has a population of 1,071 (1,084 people) and is located near the Mississippi/Alabama border. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the town's population to be 1,081 (0,082 people) in 2013. The population of Tashomingo, Mississippi, in 2013 was 1,091 (923 people), according to the Census Bureau.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 316 people, 144 households, and 87 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 97.15% White, 1.90% African American, 0.63% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. 1.27% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The town's population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.6%) from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there are 73.6 males. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was2.89. the town's median income was $19,044, and the median income for a family was $31,250. The per capita income for the town is $18,480. Out of the total population, 18.9%. of those under the Age of 18 and 27.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the town has a population of 316, including 165 people living in households. The population density is 572.5 people per square mile (221.8/km²). There were 165 housing units at an average density of 299.0 per squaremile (115.8 /km²).

Education

The town of Tishomingo is located in the Northeast Regional Library System. The town has a public school system with grades K-8 and an alternative school. The city is home to the Margaret McRae Memorial Library, a local branch of the Northeast regional library system. It is also home to a local elementary school and a county alternative school for students in grades K to 8. The school district has a total of seven schools. The community has a population of about 1,000. The population of the town is about 2,000 people. The area is in the northeastern part of the Northeastern Regional Library system, which includes the following schools: Tishomeo County, Tishomero County Alternative School, and Tishomedo County Elementary School. In addition, the city has a local library system with three branches: Margaret Mcrae Memorial, the Northumberland County Library System, and the Tishomoney County Library, and Northumberly County Alternative Library. It also has a county high school with an enrollment of 350 students, and a local alternative school with 350 students. It has one public library system branch, the Northeast regional library System, which serves the county. The county also has two alternative schools and one local high school. It was founded in the early 1900s as a result of a land grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The current school system was established in the 1930s. In the 1940s, the town was the site of the first post-secondary school.

Recreation

Tishomingo State Park is 1,530 acres (6.2 km²) of geology and terrain unique in Mississippi. Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Bear Creek is a popular stream for canoeing and fishing, is a beautiful stream that passes through Tishominga State Park. The park is located in the southern part of Mississippi, in the state's southernmost foothills. It is located on the Mississippi River, which runs through the center of the park.

In popular culture

"Tishomingo Blues" was a 1917 song composed by Spencer Williams that became a Jazz standard. It was the theme music for Garrison Keillor on public radio until his 2016 retirement. The song is mentioned in the film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, where the characters record "Man of Constant Sorrow" at WEZY. It is also the subject of a 2002 novel by best-selling crime author Elmore Leonard. The book is called "Tshomingo" and was published by Simon & Schuster in 2002. The novel was based on a real-life incident that took place in the town of Shreveport, Louisiana, in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In the book, the town is referred to as "Shreveport" and the townspeople refer to themselves as "the Shrevets" The town is also referred to by the name of the town in the novel, "The Shrevetts," which means "shrews" or "shropshirts" in Spanish. The town was the site of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 18th-century Louisiana. The city is also known as "Tchad" in the book "The Birth of the Blues" by ElmoreLeonard. The word "shad" means "to kill" and "shade" in English. The name "Shad" is also used to refer to the city in the movie "O Brother, where Art Thou?" The town's name means "the birthplace" in French.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Tishomingo, Tishomingo County, Mississippi = 94.9. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 60. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 98. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Tishomingo = 5.2 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 127,647 individuals with a median age of 40.9 age the population dropped by -6.65% in Tishomingo, Tishomingo County, Mississippi population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 433.76 residents per square mile of area (167.49/km²). There are average 2.14 people per household in the 138 households with an average household income of $21,861 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 11.10% of the available work force and has dropped -1.96% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 24.98%. The number of physicians in Tishomingo per 100,000 population = 62.5.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Tishomingo = 57.9 inches and the annual snowfall = 0.7 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 76. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 214. 90 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 26.4 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 27, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Tishomingo, Tishomingo County, Mississippi which are owned by the occupant = 63.75%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 50 years with median home cost = $54,450 and home appreciation of 0.07%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $3.31 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,147 per student. There are 16.4 students for each teacher in the school, 406 students for each Librarian and 374 students for each Counselor. 6.53% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 11.06% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 5.53% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).