Biloxi, Mississippi
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Biloxi, Mississippi | |
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Nickname(s): Seafood Capital of the World | |
![]() 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) |
Area code(s) | 228 |
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.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Biloxi, Mississippi. |
- Official web page
- Photographs of Hurricane Katrina's destruction on Mississippi's Gulf Coast from davidmetraux.com
- History of Biloxi's Jewish community Archived 2007-10-05 at the Wayback Machine (from the Institute of Southern Jewish Life)
- The Sun-Herald