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Henderson Point, Mississippi
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 Henderson Point, Mississippi
Location in Mississippi
Henderson Point, Mississippi
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Harrison |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.15 sq mi (2.99 km2) |
| • Land | 1.06 sq mi (2.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2) |
| Elevation | 5 ft (2 m) |
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| • Total | 232 |
| • Density | 217.84/sq mi (84.10/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 28-31540 |
Henderson Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 170 at the 2010 census.
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Geography
Henderson Point is located at the end of a peninsula along the edge of the Gulf of Mexico. It is bordered by St. Louis Bay to the west and north, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and the city of Pass Christian to the east. Henderson Point is the site of the east end of the Bay St. Louis Bridge, which carries U.S. Route 90 across St. Louis Bay to the city of Bay St. Louis in Hancock County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.0 km2), of which 1.0 square mile (2.7 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2), or 8.64%, is water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 232 | — | |
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2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 208 | 89.66% |
| Asian | 2 | 0.86% |
| Other/Mixed | 12 | 5.17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 4.31% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 232 people, 91 households, and 37 families residing in the CDP.
See also
In Spanish: Henderson Point para niños
