| Official Name: | Austin, Mississippi |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tunica |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.26 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.26 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 51 |
| Population Density Km2: | 195.89 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 504.95 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 194 |
| Coordinates: | 34.6422°N -90.4478°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 38676 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2812747 |
Austin is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Tunica County, Mississippi, United States. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 51.[2]
Once a thriving shipping port on the Mississippi River, Austin served as county seat from 1847 to 1888. Earlier county seats were Commerce and Peyton.[3] [4]
Austin was founded in 1847 and named for Austin Miller, who donated the land on which the town and a courthouse were built.[4]
Austin was burned in 1863 by Union soldiers of the Mississippi Marine Brigade under the command of Alfred W. Ellet. Two houses were spared.[5]
The town rebuilt and was incorporated in 1871, though it is no longer incorporated.[4]
In 1884, the area was flooded when a nearby levee broke. When waters receded, a large sandbar had been left between the town and the Mississippi River, and steamboats could no longer land. The completion of the Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway 3miles east of Austin in the late 1880s further contributed to its isolation.
In 1888, the county seat was moved to Tunica, a more accessible location.[4]
The construction of the Hardin Cutoff in 1942, which created Tunica Lake, moved the Mississippi River an additional 7miles west of Austin.[6]
| White alone (NH) | 3 | 5.88% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 44 | 86.27% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 3 | 5.88% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1 | 1.96% | |
| Total | 51 | 100.00% |
Residents are in the Tunica County School District.[8] Rosa Fort High School is the district's comprehensive high school.