Harrison County, Mississippi

Older photo (1906) of the Harrison County Courthouse in Gulfport
administration
US state :	Mississippi
Administrative headquarters :	Gulfport
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box CC Gulfport, MS 39502-0860
Foundation :	February 5, 1841
Made up from:	Hancock County Jackson County
Area code :	001 228
Demographics
Residents :	185,105  (2010)
Population density :	123 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2528 km²
Water surface :	1023 km²
map
Website : www.co.harrison.ms.us

The Harrison County is a county in the US state of Mississippi . The county seats are Gulfport , named for its location on the Gulf of Mexico , and Biloxi . It is one of the ten Mississippi counties that have two county governments.

geography

The county is located in the south of Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico and has an area of ​​2528 square kilometers, of which 1023 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:

Pearl River County	Stone County
Hancock County		Jackson County

history

WH Harrison

Harrison County was formed on February 5, 1841 from parts of Hancock County and Jackson County. It was named after William Henry Harrison (1773–1841), the ninth President of the United States.

One place has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the last home of Jefferson Davis , Beauvoir . A total of 40 buildings and sites in the county are registered on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 1, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1850	4875		-
1860	4819		-1.1%
1870	5795		20.3%
1880	7895		36.2%
1890	12,481		58.1%
1900	21.002		68.3%
1910	34,658		65%
1920	32,855		-5.2%
1930	44,143		34.4%
1940	50,799		15.1%
1950	84,073		65.5%
1960	119,489		42.1%
1970	134,582		12.6%
1980	157,665		17.2%
1990	165.365		4.9%
2000	189,601		14.7%
2010	185.105		-2.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Harrison County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Biloxi Veterans Administration Medical Center , listed on the NRHP

Redding House , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Harrison County had 189,601 people in 71,538 households and 48,574 families. The population density was 126 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 73.15 percent white, 21.09 percent African American, 0.45 percent Native American, 2.60 percent Asian, 0.09 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.90 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.72 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any of the above mentioned groups were 2.59 percent of the population.

Of the 71,538 households, 33.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 48.1 percent were married couples living together, 15.1 percent were single mothers, and 32.1 percent were non-families. 25.8 percent of all households were single households and 8.3 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.07.

26.0 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 11.1 percent between 18 and 24, 30.5 percent between 25 and 44, 21.2 percent between 45 and 64 years old, and 11.1 percent were 65 years or older . The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 99.1 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 97.5 males.

The average income of a household amounted to 35,624 USD , for a family is 41,445 US dollars. For men, the median income was $ 29,867 compared to $ 22,030 for women. The per capita income was $ 18,024. About 11.6 percent of families and 14.6 percent of the population were below the poverty line .

cities and communes

Citys

1. Biloxi
2. D'Iberville
3. Gulfport
4. Long Beach
5. Pass Christian

Census-designated places

1. Lyman
2. Saucier

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 695747. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Mississippi . National Park Service , accessed February 1, 2018.
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 1, 2018.
4. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 19, 2011
5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 19, 2011
6. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 4, 2012 
7. ↑ Harrison County, Mississippi Datasheet showing the 2000 census results at factfinder.census.gov

Web links

Commons : Harrison County, Mississippi  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• www.city-data.com

Coordinates: 30 ° 25 ′  N , 89 ° 5 ′  W