Biloxi, Mississippi

City
	Location of Biloxi in the State of Mississippi
	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/

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.

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

Old Biloxi (site B) and New Biloxi (site A), French map, beginning of 18th century
Looking West down Howard Avenue at Lameuse Street, 1906
Child laborers picking shrimp in Biloxi, 1911. Photo by Lewis Hine.
Beauvoir, the post-war home of Confederate States President Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum at Beauvoir
Location of Biloxi, east of Gulfport (center), on Gulf of Mexico
Casinos in Biloxi
Ohr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art campus in Biloxi
(Old) U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse, also known as Biloxi City Hall. Located at 140 Lameuse Street, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA. Constructed 1905-08 in Neoclassical Architectural Style.
Hurricane Katrina pushed houses inland along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, including at Biloxi.

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