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Kossuth is a village in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 209 at the 2010 census.

Kossuth village overview:
Name:	Kossuth village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Mississippi
County:	Alcorn County
Elevation:	463 ft (141 m)
Total Area:	0.97 sq mi (2.50 km²)
Land Area:	0.96 sq mi (2.50 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Total Population:	160
Population Density:	165.80/sq mi (64.05/km²)
ZIP code:	38834
Area code:	662
FIPS code:	2838360
GNISfeature ID:	0672214

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History

Kossuth, located about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Corinth, was founded in the 1840s as “New Hope”. In 1852, the town changed its name to Kossuth in honor of Lajos Kossuth, a Hungarian revolutionary hero who led the democratic, anti-Habsburg Hungarian Revolution of 1848.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km), all land. The village is concentrated around the intersection of Mississippi Highway 2 (Kossuth Road) and County Road 604 southwest of Corinth. MS 2 connects Kossuth with U.S. Route 72 on the outskirts of Corinth. Wheeler Grove Road connects the village with U.S. Route 45 near Rienzi to the southeast.