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  State: Mississippi
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -6:00. 
| Population: | 8,835 | 
| 2000 Population: | 5,886 | 
| White Population: | 5,612 | 
| Black Population: | 105 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 174 | 
| Asian Population: | 52 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 23 | 
| Indian Population: | 2 | 
| Other Population: | 28 | 
| Male Population: | 2,850 | 
| Female Population: | 3,036 | 
| Median Age: | 48.4 | 
| Male Median Age: | 47.7 | 
| Female Median Age: | 48.9 | 
| Households: | 3,071 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.29 | 
| Average House Value: | $135,000 | 
| Average Household Income: | $51,449 | 
| Land Area: | 10.962 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 0.035 sq mi | 
            Bay Saint Louis, MS (       4.8 miles)
             Stennis Space Center, MS (       6.2 miles)
             Waveland, MS (       6.7 miles)
             Pass Christian, MS (       7.6 miles)
             Kiln, MS (       7.6 miles)
             Long Beach, MS (      11.7 miles)
             Lakeshore, MS (      12.7 miles)
             Pearlington, MS (      15.7 miles)
             Gulfport, MS (      16.8 miles)
             
| 2000 Population: | 2,844,658 | 
| White Population: | 1,746,099 | 
| Black Population: | 1,033,809 | 
| Asian Population: | 18,626 | 
| Indian Population: | 11,652 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 667 | 
| Other Population: | 13,784 | 
| Male Population: | 1,373,554 | 
| Female Population: | 1,471,104 | 
| Median Age: | 33.80 | 
| Male Median Age: | 32.20 | 
| Female Median Age: | 35.30 | 
| 2000 Households: | 1,046,434 | 
| White Households: | 690,183 | 
| Black Households: | 338,092 | 
| Asian Households: | 5,199 | 
| Indian Households: | 3,575 | 
| Hawaiian Households: | 181 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.63 | 
| Average Family Size: | 3.14 |