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

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

2020 census

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

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

  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.


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