Harrison County, Mississippi

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Harrison County, Mississippi

Harrison County is a county

County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
located in the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
of Mississippi

Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi ....
. As of 2000, the population was 189,601. Its county seat

County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
s are Biloxi

Biloxi, Mississippi

Biloxi is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, Mississippi, in the United States. The 2000 United States Census recorded the population as 50,644....
and Gulfport

Gulfport, Mississippi

Gulfport is the second largest city in Mississippi after the state capital Jackson, Mississippi. It is the larger of two principal cities of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area....
. Harrison County is named for U.S. President William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison was an Military history of the United States and Politics of the United States, the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, and the first president to die in office....
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Harrison County is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area

Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area

The Gulfport-Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in the Mississippi Mississippi Gulf Coast that covers three counties - Hancock County, Mississippi, Harrison County, Mississippi, and Stone County, Mississippi....
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The county was severely damaged from both Hurricane Camille

Hurricane Camille

Hurricane Camille was the third and strongest tropical cyclone and second hurricane during the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season. The second of three catastrophic-level Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale hurricanes to make landfall in the United States during the 20th century, which it did near the mouth of the Mississippi River on the night of Aug...
in August 1969 and Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest Atlantic hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest, in the history of the United States....
on August 28-29, 2005, causing catastrophic effects

Effect of Hurricane Katrina on Mississippi

Hurricane Katrina's winds and storm surge reached the Mississippi coastline on the afternoon of August 28, 2005,beginning a two-day path of destruction through central Mississippi; by 10 a.m....
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rding to the U.S.

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Harrison County is a county

County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
located in the U.S. state

U.S. state

Mississippi

County seat

Biloxi, Mississippi

Biloxi is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, Mississippi, in the United States. The 2000 United States Census recorded the population as 50,644....
and Gulfport

Gulfport, Mississippi

William Henry Harrison

Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area

Hurricane Camille

Hurricane Katrina

Effect of Hurricane Katrina on Mississippi

Hurricane Katrina's winds and storm surge reached the Mississippi coastline on the afternoon of August 28, 2005,beginning a two-day path of destruction through central Mississippi; by 10 a.m....
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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 976 square miles (2,528 km²), of which, 581 square miles (1,505 km²) of it is land and 395 square miles (1,023 km²) of it is water. The total area is 40.48% water.

Major highways

Interstate 10
Interstate 10

Interstate 10 is the southernmost east-west, coast-to-coast Interstate Highway in the United States. It stretches from the Pacific Ocean at California State Route 1 in Santa Monica, California, California to Interstate 95 in Florida in Jacksonville, Florida, Florida....
Interstate 110
Interstate 110 (Mississippi)

Interstate 110 is a freeway spur route in Biloxi, Mississippi, running south from Interstate 10 to U.S. Highway 90. It is one of very few places on the U.S....
U.S. Highway 49
U.S. Highway 90
Mississippi Highway 15
Mississippi Highway 53
Mississippi Highway 53

Mississippi Highway 53 is a state highway in Mississippi. The highway runs approximately from Poplarville, MS to Gulfport, MS and is part of the list of Mississippi state highways....
Mississippi Highway 67

Adjacent counties

Stone County
Stone County, Mississippi

Stone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Its county seat is Wiggins, Mississippi. Stone County was formed from the northern portion of Harrison County, Mississippi on June 5, 1916....
(north)
Jackson County
Jackson County, Mississippi

Jackson County is a county located at the south tip of the U.S. state of Mississippi, along the state line with Alabama. As of 2000, the population was 131,420....
(east)
Hancock County
Hancock County, Mississippi

Hancock County is the southernmost county of the U.S. state of Mississippi, situated along the Gulf of Mexico and the state line with Louisiana....
(west)

National protected area
Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their environmental, cultural or similar value. The term protected area includes marine protected area, which refers to protected areas whose boundaries include some area of ocean....
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De Soto National Forest
De Soto National Forest

De Soto National Forest is of pine forests in southern Mississippi. It offers year-round opportunities for outdoor activities including camping, canoeing, hunting, fishing, and more....
(part)
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Gulf Islands National Seashore

Gulf Islands National Seashore offers recreation opportunities and preserves natural and historic resources along the Gulf of Mexico barrier islands of Florida and Mississippi....
(part)

Demographics

As of the census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
of 2000, there were 189,601 people, 71,538 households, and 48,574 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
was 326 people per square mile (126/km²). There were 79,636 housing units at an average density of 137 per square mile (53/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 73.15% White, 21.09% Black or African American, 0.45% Native American, 2.60% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.90% from other races, and 1.72% from two or more races. 2.59% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 71,538 households out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.10% were married couples

Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
living together, 15.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.10% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.55 and the average family size is 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 11.10% from 18 to 24, 30.50% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 11.10% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,624, and the median income for a family was $41,445. Males had a median income of $29,867 versus $22,030 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
for the county was $18,024. 14.60% of the population and 11.60% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 20.70% of those under the age of 18 and 11.30% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Harrison County has the sixth highest

Mississippi locations by per capita income

Mississippi is the poorest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $15,853 ....
per capita income in the State of Mississippi.

Communities

Cities

Biloxi
Biloxi, Mississippi

Biloxi is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, Mississippi, in the United States. The 2000 United States Census recorded the population as 50,644....
D'Iberville
D'Iberville, Mississippi

D'Iberville is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States, immediately north of Biloxi, Mississippi, across the back bay....
Gulfport
Gulfport, Mississippi

Gulfport is the second largest city in Mississippi after the state capital Jackson, Mississippi. It is the larger of two principal cities of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area....
Long Beach
Long Beach, Mississippi

Long Beach is a city located in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport, Mississippi–Biloxi, Mississippi, Mississippi Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area....
Pass Christian
Pass Christian, Mississippi

Pass Christian is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States, along the Gulf of Mexico. It is part of the Gulfport, Mississippi–Biloxi, Mississippi, Mississippi Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area....

Census-designated places

Lyman
Lyman, Mississippi

Lyman is a census-designated place in Harrison County, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport, Mississippi–Biloxi, Mississippi, Mississippi Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area....
Saucier
Saucier, Mississippi

Saucier is a census-designated place in Harrison County, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport, Mississippi–Biloxi, Mississippi, Mississippi Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area....

Unincorporated places

Cuevas
De Lisle
Howison
Lizana
Lizana, Mississippi

Lizana is a small, unincorporated area in Harrison County, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States. Lizana is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area....
Woolmarket

Corrections system

Harrison County has received coverage on CNN

CNN

Cable News Network, almost always referred to by its initialism CNN, is a major US Cable News Network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first station to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television network in the United States....
and other media regarding the beatings of inmates, and the death of inmate Jessie Lee Williams Jr., who died while in custody on Feb. 4, 2006, which have occurred in the Harrison County Jail in Gulfport, Mississippi

Gulfport, Mississippi

Gulfport is the second largest city in Mississippi after the state capital Jackson, Mississippi. It is the larger of two principal cities of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area....
. In 2006 and 2007, six Harrison County Sheriff's Department deputies pled guilty to crimes related to the abuse of inmates at the jail.

Wildlife

A single pond in Harrison County is the only known habitat of the critically endangered dusky gopher frog

Dusky Gopher Frog

The dusky gopher frog or Mississippi gopher frog is a species of true frog. It is Endemism to the United States and its natural habitats are temperate forests and intermittent freshwater marshes....
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