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Mississippi is divided into 82 counties and contains 300 municipalities, consisting of cities, towns, and villages. [2] [3] Mississippi's municipalities cover 4.3% of the state's land mass and are home to 50.5% of its population. [1] Municipalities in Mississippi are classified according to population size.
The Mississippi Gulf Coast consists of many cities that lie directly on the Mississippi Sound. The U. S. Census Bureau divided the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) for the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 2003, which previously consisted of the three coastal counties (Hancock; Harrison; Jackson), into two MSAs that included two additional counties (George; Stone).
The principal cities are Gulfport and Biloxi. The 2010 census placed the Gulfport-Biloxi MSA population at 388,488, though as of 2019, it was estimated to have increased to 417,665. [ 2 ] The area was significantly impacted by Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005, and prior to the hurricane, had experienced steady to moderate population growth.
Map of Mississippi highlighting the Gulfport–Biloxi–Pascagoula combined statistical area. The Gulfport–Biloxi–Pascagoula Combined Statistical Area is made up of five counties in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region .
The Gulf Coast of the United States, also known as the Gulf South or the South Coast, is the coastline along the Southern United States where they meet the Gulf of Mexico. The coastal states that have a shoreline on the Gulf of Mexico are Texas , Louisiana , Mississippi , Alabama , and Florida , and these are known as the Gulf States .
In its "12 Cutest Small Towns in the Southern United States" list, travel site World Atlas included two quaint Mississippi cities.
Metropolitan Statistical Area July 1, 2009 Estimate 2000 Census Growth Rate (2000–2009) Jackson MSA: 540,866 497,197 8.78% Gulfport-Biloxi MSA 1: 238,772
Cities in Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area (1 P) ... Mississippi City, Mississippi; Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College; P. Pass Christian, Mississippi ...