Waveland, Mississippi
Waveland is a city in Hancock County, Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico. It is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, 6,674 people lived there. On August 29, 2005, Waveland was nearly destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
Coordinates: Coordinates: 30°17′23″N 89°23′1″W / 30.28972°N 89.38361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Hancock |
Area | |
• Total | 6.8 sq mi (17.6 km2) |
• Land | 6.8 sq mi (17.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 6,674 |
• Density | 980.2/sq mi (378.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 39576 |
FIPS code | 28-78200 |
GNIS feature ID | 0679394 |
Waveland, Mississippi Media
Waveland (left) is west of Bay St. Louis, on the Gulf of Mexico.
Waveland during Hurricane Katrina, August 29, 2005
Other websites
- City of Waveland, Mississippi Archived 2007-12-19 at the Wayback Machine, Official Web Site of the City of Waveland
- Waveland practically wiped off map by force of Katrina Archived 2006-05-04 at the Wayback Machine, an August 31, 2005 article about the damage from Hurricane Katrina
- Katrina town fights for survival, BBC report, December 2, 2005
- Turtles in Action, Tulpe Lodge of the Order of the Arrow, Boy Scouts of America, has been to Waveland as part of the relief effort.
- The Giving Circle, Inc., carries out Operation: Waveland, MS, helping to rebuild Waveland.
- alexwrege.com Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, blog entries and images about a volunteer operation from The University of Toledo.
- Mission to Mississippi Archived 2020-08-04 at the Wayback Machine, group started in Wayland, Massachusetts to help rebuild Waveland.