Moss Point, Mississippi facts for kids
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Moss Point, Mississippi
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Moss Point City Hall
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Location of Moss Point in the state of Mississippi
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Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Jackson |
Incorporated | 1901 (as a city) |
Area | |
• Total | 26.58 sq mi (68.83 km2) |
• Land | 24.12 sq mi (62.48 km2) |
• Water | 2.45 sq mi (6.35 km2) |
Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
Population
(2010)
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• Total | 13,704 |
• Estimate
(2019)
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13,350 |
• Density | 553.39/sq mi (213.66/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes |
39562, 39563, 39581
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Area code(s) | 228 Exchanges: 285,474,475 |
FIPS code | 28-49240 |
GNIS feature ID | 0673878 |
Moss Point is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 13,704 at the 2010 census, down from 17,653 at the 2000 census. The Moss Point Historic District and several individual buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Mississippi).
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Geography
Moss Point has a total area of 26.8 square miles (69 km2), of which 25.0 square miles (65 km2) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) (6.61%) is water.
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1870 | 440 | — | |
1880 | 1,333 | 203.0% | |
1910 | 3,054 | — | |
1920 | 3,340 | 9.4% | |
1930 | 2,453 | −26.6% | |
1940 | 3,042 | 24.0% | |
1950 | 3,782 | 24.3% | |
1960 | 6,631 | 75.3% | |
1970 | 19,321 | 191.4% | |
1980 | 18,998 | −1.7% | |
1990 | 17,837 | −6.1% | |
2000 | 17,653 | −1.0% | |
2010 | 13,704 | −22.4% | |
2019 (est.) | 13,350 | −2.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
2020 census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 2,617 | 21.54% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 8,655 | 71.25% |
Native American | 23 | 0.19% |
Asian | 40 | 0.33% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.01% |
Other/Mixed | 361 | 2.97% |
Hispanic or Latino | 450 | 3.7% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 12,147 people, 5,102 households, and 3,263 families residing in the city.
Hurricane Katrina
On August 29, 2005, Moss Point was hit by the strong eastern side of Hurricane Katrina, when it passed 30 miles (48 km) east of central New Orleans with minimal gale-force winds. However, on the strong side of Hurricane Katrina, much of Moss Point was flooded or destroyed in one day, by the strong hurricane-force winds which lasted several hours and a storm surge exceeding 20 feet (6 m) in some sections.
Sister city
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Burlington, Vermont became the sister city of Moss Point and provided much-needed aid to the city.
Education
The city is served by the Moss Point School District.
Notable people
- Jeramey Anderson, State Representative Mississippi's 110'th House District
- Verlon Biggs, NFL football player, Hall of Famer, and former defensive end for the Washington Redskins from 1965 to 1971 and the New York Jets from 1971 to 1980
- Damarius Bilbo, NFL football player and sports agent, graduated from Moss Point High School in 2001
- Devin Booker, NBA basketball player
- Melvin Booker, graduated from Moss Point High School in 1990, former NBA basketball player, father of Devin Booker
- John Brock, CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises (graduated from Moss Point High School in 1967)
- Ray Costict, former linebacker for the New England Patriots from 1977 to 1979
- Ken Farragut, NFL and Ole Miss Hall of Fame football player
- Silky Nutmeg Ganache, contestant on season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race
- Eddie Glaude, Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Princeton University
- Don Hultz, NFL football player
- Alcender Jackson, NFL football player
- Tom Johnson, NFL defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings
- Robert C. Khayat, Chancellor of the University of Mississippi
- David Thomas Roberts, composer and musician
- Toni Seawright, 1982 Graduate of Moss Point High; Made history as the first African American to win Miss Mississippi in 1987 (4th Runner-up Miss America 1988)
- Tony Sipp, Major League Baseball player
- George Wonsley, NFL football player
- Nathan Wonsley, NFL football player
See also
In Spanish: Moss Point para niños