Gulfport, Mississippi
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Gulfport, Mississippi

Administration
Full nameGulfport, Mississippi
Official nameGulfport, Mississippi
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyHarrison
Founded1841
IncorporatedJuly 28, 1898
Government
MayorGeorge Schloegel
Geography
Total Area64.2 sq mi (166.3 km2)
Land Area56.9 sq mi (147.4 km2)
Water Area7.3 sq mi (18.9 km2)
Elevation20 ft (6.1 m)
Demography
Total Population70055 (United States Census 2008 estimate)
Density (pop.)475.2/km2 (1231/sq mi)
Metro (pop.)246190
Other information
Time zoneCST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Codes39501-39503, 39505-39507
Area code228
FIPS code28-29700
GNIS feature ID0670771

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:"Gulfport" redirects here. For the city in Florida, see Gulfport, Florida.



Gulfport is the second largest city in Mississippi after the state capital Jackson. It is the larger of the two principal cities of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city of Gulfport had a total population of 71,127, but the population had decreased to 70,055 by the 2008 Census Estimate. Gulfport is co-county seat with Biloxi of Harrison County, Mississippi. Gulfport is also the East Coast home to the US Navy Seabees.

On August 29, 2005, Gulfport was hit by the strong east side of Hurricane Katrina, and much of Gulfport was flooded or destroyed (see details below). Much of Gulfport was also severely damaged by Hurricane Camille on August 17, 1969.

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Disabled American Veterans reach out to vets' entire family - WLOX Tweet this news
WLOX---GULFPORT-, -MS- (WLOX) - Veterans were also honored in Gulfport with a festival that was held in their honor. ... - Date : Sun, 14 Nov 2010 02:05:53 GMT+00:00
Conference targets minority health issues - WLOX Tweet this news
WLOX---GULFPORT-, -MS- (WLOX) - Developing leaders and eliminating health disparities: that's the goal of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Black ... - Date : Sat, 13 Nov 2010 02:52:37 GMT+00:00
Businesses continue to fight questions over seafood safety - WLOX Tweet this news
WLOX---GULFPORT-, -MS- (WLOX) - So much of South Mississippi's economy hinges on one simple question. Is seafood from the Gulf of ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:58:20 GMT+00:00
Personal income climbs for Mississippi coastal metro areas, falls in Jackson - Jackson Clarion Ledger Tweet this news
Jackson Clarion Ledger---Gulfport--Biloxi and Pascagoula each reported growth, while Jackson and Hattiesburg metro markets fell, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported today. ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:46:13 GMT+00:00
4th arrest made in Gulfport murder case - WLOX Tweet this news
WLOX---GULFPORT-, -MS- (WLOX) - A fourth person has now been arrested for the July 2 murder of a Gulfport man. James Goodman, 20, was arrested Monday and charged with ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:35:04 GMT+00:00
Oil Spill Commission co-chair tours Gulfport - WLOX Tweet this news
WLOX---GULFPORT-, -MS- (WLOX) - Walking along Ken Combs Pier in Gulfport was the first time Oil Spill Commission Co-Chair William Reilly ... - Date : Sun, 11 Jul 2010 03:50:43 GMT+00:00
Waterpark thriving despite oil's hit to tourism - WLOX Tweet this news
WLOX---GULFPORT-, -MS- (WLOX) - It was one of the hottest spots on the coast Saturday. The oil crisis has actually brought a boost to ... - Date : Sun, 11 Jul 2010 03:45:21 GMT+00:00
State Closes Some Waters to Fishing Because of Oil, - WJTV Tweet this news
WJTV--Waters between the shore and the islands off Biloxi and -Gulfport- are not included, but the closure area moves north to near the shore around Pascagoula Bay ... - Date : Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:37:43 GMT+00:00
More dead turtles collected on Miss. Gulf Coast - MiamiHerald.com Tweet this news
MiamiHerald.com--AP -GULFPORT-, -Miss-. -- A spokeswoman says the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies received reports of 20 dead turtles Thursday along the Mississippi Gulf ... - Date : Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:43:09 GMT+00:00
DeLeon Springs woman, child killed in Mississippi crash - Daytona Beach News-Journal Tweet this news
Daytona Beach News-Journal--A DeLeon Springs woman and an 11-year-old child were killed in a single-vehicle crash in Biloxi, -Miss-. ... - Date : Sat, 12 Jun 2010 05:32:45 GMT+00:00

Municipalities and communities of Harrison County, Mississippi

County seat: Biloxi
CitiesBiloxi * D'Iberville * Gulfport * Long Beach * Pass Christian
CDPsLyman * Saucier
Unincorporated
communities
Cuevas * De Lisle * Howison * Lizana * Woolmarket



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