Hissop, Alabama

Hissop, Alabama
Census-designated place

Location of Hissop in Coosa County, Alabama.
Hissop
Location of Hissop in Coosa County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 32°53′32″N 86°09′12″W / 32.89222°N 86.15333°W / 32.89222; -86.15333Coordinates: 32°53′32″N 86°09′12″W / 32.89222°N 86.15333°W / 32.89222; -86.15333
Country United States
State Alabama
County Coosa
Area[1]
 • Total 18.26 sq mi (47.30 km2)
 • Land 18.26 sq mi (47.28 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation 794 ft (242 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 552
 • Estimate (2016)[3] N/A
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID 120154[4]

Hissop is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Coosa County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 658 as of the 2010 census.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

History

A post office was established as Hissop in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1990.[7] The community was named after the biblical plant Ezov, usually translated as hyssop.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Hissop". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  5. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hissop CDP, Alabama". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Coosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Mann, Joel F. (1 January 2005). An International Glossary of Place Name Elements. Scarecrow Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-8108-5040-8.


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