Hattiesburg
| Hattiesburg | |
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| Nickname : Hub City | |
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| Location in Mississippi | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1882 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Mississippi |
| County : | Forrest County |
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 19 ′ N , 89 ° 19 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
46,926 (as of 2016) 149,138 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 367.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 128.6 km 2 (approx. 50 mi 2 ) of which 127.6 km 2 (approx. 49 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 52 m |
| Postcodes : | 39401-39404, 39406, 39407 |
| Area code : | +1 601 |
| FIPS : | 28-31020 |
| GNIS ID : | 0691565 |
| Website : | www.hattiesburgms.com |
| Mayor : | Johnny DuPree |
 De Soto National Forest |
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Hattiesburg is a city ( City ) and the county seat ( the county seat ) in Forrest County in the US state of Mississippi . With just under 50,000 inhabitants, it is the fourth largest in the state.
The location at the intersection of Interstate 59 and US Highway 49 houses the University of Southern Mississippi and the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum .
Hattiesburg, the administrative seat of the county named after the Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest , was also the scene of an attack by the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in 1966 .
A tornado raged here on February 10, 2013. South of the city is the De Soto National Forest .
Personalities
- Paul B. Johnson senior (1880-1943), politician
- Martin Sennett Conner (1891–1950), politician
- Vernon Dahmer (1908–1966), civil rights activist
- Henry Winston (1911–1986), politician
- Jimmy Swan (1912-1994), country musician
- John Davis (1913–1985), blues musician
- Dorothy Dell (1915–1934), actress and singer
- Paul B. Johnson Jr. (1916–1985), politician
- Bobby Bryant (1934-1998), trumpeter
- Van Dyke Parks (born 1943), actor
- Barbara Ferrell (* 1947), sprinter
- Eddie Hodges (born 1947), singer
- Carolyn Haines (born 1953), author
- Tim Floyd (born 1954), basketball coach
- Bob Dudley (born 1955), economic manager
- Fred Armisen (born 1966), comedian
- Danny Manning (born 1966), basketball player
- Shelby Cannon (born 1966), tennis player
- Todd Grisham (born 1976), sports journalist
- Taylor Spreitler (* 1993), actress
Web links
Commons : Hattiesburg, Mississippi - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
