Biloxi, Mississippi

Biloxi, Mississippi
City
Nickname(s):  Seafood Capital of the World
Location of Biloxi in the State of Mississippi
Coordinates:
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.

Other websites

• 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