Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
Bay Saint Louis is a city in Hancock County, Mississippi. It is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, 8,209 people lived there. It is the county seat of Hancock County[1]. Like several other upper Gulf Coast cities, Bay Saint Louis was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005.
 Location of Bay St. Louis, MS | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 30°18′53″N 89°20′39″W / 30.31472°N 89.34417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Hancock |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.9 sq mi (43.7 km2) |
| • Land | 6.1 sq mi (15.8 km2) |
| • Water | 10.7 sq mi (27.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 8,209 |
| • Density | 1,342.1/sq mi (518.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 28-03980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0666588 |
References
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
This short article about a place or feature in the United States can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.