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The Gulf Coast consist of
5 States Touching the Gulf of Mexico. Those
states are Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama and Florida.
Each state offers it's own unique history, beauty and
attractions. For hundreds of years the Gulf of
Mexico and it's Gulf Coast States have been
renowned vacation spots and the winter homes to
many of histories well noted. It is also
favored as a place to live and raise children it
also offers a variety in life, adventures and
educational opportunities.
A cultural melting pot with many states having flown under
several flags. From the French and Creole
influence to the Spanish and western influences,
it all comes together to present our visitors
with our famous and always warm,
SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY. We invite you to Come and
enjoy the Gulf Coast.
This area of the site is focused on City and State information,
statistics, demographics, data and a touch of
history.
Combined with maps and important phone numbers.
For over 10 years we have been offering detailed information about
the Mississippi Gulf Coast known as the Golden
Gulf Coast. We are proud to announce the
expansion to our surrounding Gulf Coast
neighbors and ask you check back frequently for
updates and new information.
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Area attractions and points of interest. |
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Mississippi Gulf Coast from Alabama
State Line to
Louisiana State Line. Marks major
routes, and all Gulf
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Biloxi
(bi-LUHK-see), city (1990 pop. 46,319),
Harrison co. (seat shared with Gulfport) |
| SE
Miss., 54 mi/87 km WSW of Mobile (Ala.), 77
mi/124 km ENE of New Orleans, 12 mi/19 km E of
Gulfport, on a small peninsula bet. Biloxi Bay
and Mississippi Sound, arm of the Gulf of
Mexico; 30°25'N 88°55'W. Biloxi R. enters bay
from NW. Highway and RR bridges cross entrance
of Biloxi Bay to Ocean Springs (E); highway
bridge crosses back bay to D'Iberville (N). The
warm, coastal climate has made Biloxi a popular
resort dating back to before the Civil War. Mfg.
(fishing fleet and shrimp trawls; seafood, fish,
and shrimp processing; bakery prods., marble
prods.; printing and publishing). The 1st Eur.
settlement in the lower Mississippi valley was
est. 1699 across the bay at Old Biloxi (now
Ocean Springs) by the French. New Biloxi was
founded in 1719 and was the capital of the Fr.
colony of Louisiana until 1722, when New Orleans
replaced it. Scene of civil rights unrest and
violence in the 1960s. In the city are Keesler
Air Force Base, a U.S. coast guard air station,
and a Veterans Administration medical center.
Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to W, at
Gulfport. Seat of Miss. Gulf Coast Community
Col.-Jefferson Davis Campus; has a symphony, and
a theater group. In W is “Beauvoir” (built
1852-1854), the last home of Jefferson Davis;
the Biloxi Light House (built 1848); Ft.
Maurepas (1699) to NE; on coast, passenger ferry
to Ship Isl., part of Gulf Isls. Natl. Seashore,
large gambling casino complex on gulf; Maritime
and Seafood Industry Mus.; Gulf Coast Coliseum;
Arts and Cultural Center. De Soto Natl. Forest
to N, Deer Isl. to SE. Inc. as a town 1838, as a
city 1896.
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United
States Census Data 2000 |
Total persons 50,644
Persons Per Household 2.42
Median Household Income $34,106
Median Age 32.5
High School Graduates 81.9%
Bachelors Degree or Higher 19.2%
White 71.4
Black 19.0
Vietnamese 3.4
Total Labor Force 26,461
Civilian Labor Force 21,793
Armed Forces 4,668
Total single-family detached
11,941
Average Purchase Value $92,600
Per Capita Income
Biloxi $17,809.00
Mississippi $15,858.00
United States $21,690 |
Keesler Air Force Base
228-377-1110 Base Operator
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www.GoBiloxi.biz
Mayor AJ Holloway
Office of the Mayor
P.O. Box 429
Biloxi, MS 39533
mayor@biloxi.ms.us
(228) 435-6254
Chief of Police Bruce Dunagan
170 Porter Ave.
Biloxi, MS 39530
cathyg@biloxi.ms.us
(228) 435-6100
Fire Chief David Roberts
170 Porter Ave.
Biloxi, MS 39530
droberts@biloxi.ms.us
(228) 435-6200
City Council
Office
P.O. Box 429
Biloxi, MS 39533
ccouncil@biloxi.ms.us
(228) 435-6257
Drivers
License, Registration and Tags
10470 Lamey Bridge Rd
(228) 392-1183
Voters Registration
140
Lameuse St.,
Biloxi, MS 39533-0429
(228) 435-6279
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Downloadable form click here
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Biloxi
Municipal Court
170
Porter Ave
Biloxi MS 39530
(228) 435-6125
City of
Biloxi's Official Government Site
http://www.biloxi.ms.us |
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GAUTIER MS
Gautier
(go-SHAI), city
(1990 pop. 10,088), Jackson co., SE Miss |
| Residential suburb 4 mi/6.4 km W of
Pascagoula, on Mississippi Sound, Gulf of
Mexico, at mouth of Pascagoula R. (bridged to
Pascagoula); 30°23'N 88°38'W. Light mfg. Shepard
State Park to SW; Mississippi Sandhill Crane
Natl. Wildlife Refuge to NW. Seat of Mississippi
Gulf Community Col., Jackson co. campus.
Gautier lies one hour west of Mobile and
less than two hours east of New Orleans,
in the center of Jackson County on the
Mississippi Gulf Coast. Located between
Pascagoula (the largest industrial area
of Mississippi with thousands of
high-paying manufacturing jobs), and the
Biloxi-Gulfport area (with a high
concentration of tourism related jobs
from the gaming industry), Gautier is
home to thousands of employees of these
major enterprises.
Gautier contains an area of 32 square
miles and water frontage of 76 miles
along the Mississippi Sound and bayous
of the Singing River basin. Gautier is
strategically located in the center of
Jackson County, Mississippi’s number one
county in manufacturing jobs. Major
industry lies just east of the Gautier
city limits, while Mississippi’s premier
tourism and gaming industry is to the
west in Harrison County.
Gautier is home to GCCC, The Jackson
County Campus of the Gulf Coast
Community College, and also the Jackson
county Campus of USM, University of
Southern Mississippi.
There are 4 public
elementary schools, 1 public middle and
1 public high school. |
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www.GoGautier.com
Mayor Pete Pope
3330 Highway 90
Gautier, MS 39553
228-497-8000
Chief of Police
718 Hwy 90
Gautier, MS 39553
228-497-2486
Fire Chief Mike Gray
3604 Gautier Vancleave Rd.
Gautier, MS 39553
228-497-1656
Visit the Official
Website for the City of Gautier at
http://www.gautier-ms.gov/
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Gulfport
, city (1990 pop. 40,775), a
Harrison co. (seat shared with Biloxi) |
| SE Miss., 65 mi/105 km ENE of New
Orleans, La., and 12 mi/19 km W of
Biloxi, a port on Mississippi Sound,
Gulf of Mexico; bounded N by Bernard
Bayou; Biloxi Bay to NE; 30°23'N
89°04'W. A beach resort area, a port of
entry (Miss. State Port; man-made port
extends into Gulf), and a RR junction,
it receives large shipments of bananas.
The city's mfg. includes: ink and
petroleum resins, steel, appliances,
concrete, furniture, lumber, cleaning
prods., tungsten carbide, apparel,
asphalt, metal bldg. components,
transport tanks, plastics,
pharmaceuticals, boats, barges. Gulfport
was settled (1891) as the site for a RR
terminus. In 1902 its harbor was opened,
and the city developed as an important
lumber-shipping center. With the
depletion of timber resources, Gulfport
extended its shipping facilities and
shipyards, and turned to mfg. and a
growing tourist trade. Gambling casinos
and several military installations are
in Gulfport. A number of antebellum
houses remain, and the city has one of
the longest artificial sand beaches (28
mi/45 km) in the world, with tourists
year-round. Seat of William Carry Col.
Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport in N;
Gulfport Naval Construction Batallion center in W. De
Soto Natl. Forest is to the N; Ship Isl., with
its Civil War Fort Massachusetts, is 12 mi/19 km
out in the sound; passenger ferry to Ship Isl.;
part of Gulf Islands Natl. Seashore; Copa and
Grand Casinos. Inc. 1898 |
PHOTOS COMING SOON
Visit
www.GoGulfport.com |
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Long Beach
, city (1990
pop. 15,804), Harrison co., SE Miss. |
| 4 mi/6.4 km WSW of Gulfport, on
Mississippi Sound; 30°21'N 89°10'W. Mfg.
(restaurant chinaware, industrial
prototypes, vacuum cleaners, banking
machines). Seat of Gulf Park Col.
Gulfport Naval Center in NE; Univ. of
Southern Miss. (Gulfport campus). Beach
resort area.
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PHOTOS COMING
SOON |
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Ocean Springs
, city (1990 pop.
14,658), Jackson co., extreme SE Miss. |
| 3 mi/4.8 km ENE of Biloxi, at
entrance to Biloxi Bay (bridged), on
Gulf of Mexico; 30°24'N 88°47'W. Mfg.
(electronics prods., plastics, optical
goods, pottery, apparel, consumer goods,
boats, wood prods.; printing and
publishing, shrimp processing); fish,
shrimp. Seat of marine research
laboratory (1948). Walter Anderson Mus.
of Art; The Doll House, doll mus.; Fort Maurepas
(replica 1 mi/1.6 km from original 1699 site);
Miss. Sandhill Crane Natl. Wildlife Refuge to
NE; Gulf Isls. Natl. Seashore Visitors Center,
on mainland, to E; De Soto Natl. Forest to N;
Gulf Marine State Park is here; Deer Isl. to S.
Town established on site of Old Biloxi, founded
in 1699 by Iberville as 1st Eur. settlement in
lower Mississippi valley.
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Visit
www.GoOceanSprings.com |
Yellow Diamond symbolize the MS Gulf Coast Casinos and the Red
Circles symbolize
Gulf Coast Area attractions, parks, museums, and historical places,
the Red H, stands for Hospital, the blue P symbolizes the Police
department. All roads and streets are not depicted on this map.
For a larger printable version click on the thumbnail in the left column. |
