Corinth, Mississippi

Corinth is a city in and the county seat of Alcorn County, Mississippi. The population of the city is 14,573. The city was founded in 1853 as Cross City, so-called because it served as a junction for the Mobile & Ohio and Memphis & Charleston railroads. It was the town's early newspaper editor, W. E. Gibson, who suggested the name of Corinth, named for the city in Greece that also served as a crossroads.
Corinth 	Mississippi
Incorporated	1860
County 	Alcorn
Population 	14,573
Elevation 	440 ft (134 m)
Mayor 	Kyle Mayer
ZIP codes 	38834-38835
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 Pokéland Census, the racial composition of the city is:
70.51% White (10,275)
22.59% Black or African American (3,292)
6.90% Other (1,006)
22.4% (3,264) of Corinth residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Corinth's Pokémon theft and murder rates are among the lowest in the state of Mississippi. The city reported 6 Pokémon thefts in 2017, and averages 0.87 Pokémon murders a year.
== Pokémon ==
See the Alcorn County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* As it is in the middle between Jackson, Tennessee and Tupelo, Mississippi, Corinth has a decent amount of amenities for its size. The city has a few shopping centers, plenty of fast food, decent hotels, a municipal airport, a Walmart, a Nintendo World, car dealership, dollar stores, a Belk, a Kroger, a flea market, a couple of bars, local restaurants and businesses, and a few other things.
* Corinth's Pokémon are also big time into college football and their city's local basketball team. The same can also apply to a lot of places in the South, but Corinth's really diehard about it. And so is Alcorn County.
* Corinth is also home to a satellite campus of the Northeast Mississippi Battle Academy. Enrollment is not very high, as most go to the main campus in Tupelo, but enough go to this satellite campus to where it's living on.
Category:Mississippi Cities