Austin, Mississippi
Encyclopedia
Austin is an unincorporated community
in Tunica County
, Mississippi
, United States
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Austin was the third community to serve as county seat
of Tunica County, from 1847-1888. In 1888, Tunica
became the fourth and current seat of Tunica County. Earlier county seats were Commerce (1839-1842, 1842-1847) and Peyton (1842, temporary).
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Tunica County
Tunica County, Mississippi
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,227 people, 3,258 households, and 2,192 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile . There were 3,705 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...
, Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Austin was the third community to serve as county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Tunica County, from 1847-1888. In 1888, Tunica
Tunica, Mississippi
Tunica is a town in Tunica County, Mississippi, United States, located near the Mississippi River. Until the early 1990s the town was one of the most impoverished places in the United States, semi-famous for the particularly deprived neighbourhood known as "Sugar Ditch Alley", named for the open...
became the fourth and current seat of Tunica County. Earlier county seats were Commerce (1839-1842, 1842-1847) and Peyton (1842, temporary).