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Hissop, Alabama

Census-designated place in Alabama, United States

32°53′32″N 86°09′12″W / 32.89222°N 86.15333°W / 32.89222; -86.15333CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyCoosaArea

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• 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 & 938GNIS 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
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	209		—
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

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