Biloxi, Mississippi
Biloxi ([bəˈlʌksi]) is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the United States. The 2000 census recorded the population as 50,644. Biloxi is co–county seat with the larger city Gulfport, in the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area.
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Coordinates: Coordinates: 30°24′43″N 88°55′40″W / 30.41194°N 88.92778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Harrison |
Incorporated | in 1838 as a township. |
Government | |
• Mayor | A.J. Holloway |
Area | |
• City | 114 sq mi (195 km2) |
• Land | 38.0 sq mi (98.5 km2) |
• Water | 8.5 sq mi (22.0 km2) |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Population (2005) | |
• City | 48,972 (2,005 estimation) |
• Density | 4,330/sq mi (1,672/km2) |
• Metro | 255,383 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 28-06220 |
GNIS feature ID | 0667173 |
Website | http://www.biloxi.ms.us/ |
The beachfront of Biloxi lies directly on the Mississippi Sound, with barrier islands scattered off the coast and into the Gulf of Mexico.
Biloxi, Mississippi Media
Child laborers picking shrimp in Biloxi, 1911. Photo by Lewis Hine.
Beauvoir, the post-war home of Confederate States President Jefferson Davis
Location of Biloxi, east of Gulfport (center), on Gulf of Mexico
Ohr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art campus in Biloxi
Other websites
- Official web page
- Photographs of Hurricane Katrina's destruction on Mississippi's Gulf Coast from davidmetraux.com
- History of Biloxi's Jewish community Archived 2007-10-05 at the Wayback Machine (from the Institute of Southern Jewish Life)
- The Sun-Herald
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