Moss Point, Mississippi

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Moss Point is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 12,147 in 2020, a decline from the figure of 13,704 in 2010. The Moss Point Historic District and several individual buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places' Jackson County listings.

History

On August 29, 2005, Moss Point was hit by the strong east side of Hurricane Katrina, and much of the city was flooded or destroyed (see details below). Moss Point is home to Trent Lott International Airport and the Mississippi Export Railroad.

On August 29, 2005, Moss Point was hit by the strong eastern side of Hurricane Katrina, when it passed Script error: No such module "convert". east of central New Orleans with minimal gale-force winds. However, on the east side of Hurricane Katrina, much of Moss Point was flooded or destroyed in one day, by the strong hurricane-force winds which lasted several hours and a storm surge exceeding Script error: No such module "convert". in some sections.[1]

An EF2 tornado touched down in Moss Point on June 19, 2023 [2] The tornado covered six miles of the city and damaged or destroyed over 300 homes and businesses.[3][4]

Geography

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View from ISS Expedition 72, November 2024

Moss Point is in southeastern Jackson County, on the east side of the Pascagoula River. It is bordered to the south by the city of Pascagoula, the county seat, and to the north by unincorporated Escatawpa. The Escatawpa River flows east–west through the city into the Pascagoula River.

U.S. Route 90 forms the southeastern boundary of Moss Point, leading southwestward into Pascagoula and northeastward to Interstate 10, which runs through the northern part of the Moss Point city limits. I-10 leads west Script error: No such module "convert". to the Biloxi area and northeast Script error: No such module "convert". to Mobile, Alabama. Mississippi Highways 63 and 613 (Main Street) are north–south roads through Moss Point. Highway 63 leads south to US-90 and north Script error: No such module "convert". to Lucedale, while Highway 613 leads south Script error: No such module "convert". to the center of Pascagoula and north Script error: No such module "convert". to Escatawpa.

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Demographics

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U.S. Decennial Census[6]

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Moss Point racial composition as of 2020[7]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 2,617 21.54%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 8,655 71.25%
Native American 23 0.19%
Asian 40 0.33%
Pacific Islander 1 0.01%
Other/Mixed 361 2.97%
Hispanic or Latino 450 3.7%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 12,147 people, 5,102 households, and 3,263 families residing in the city.

Education

The city is served by the Moss Point School District.

Notable people

Sister cities

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Burlington, Vermont became the sister city of Moss Point and provided much-needed aid to the city.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Gary Tuchman, Transcript of "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" (2006-08-29) 19:00 ET, CNN, CNN-ACooper082906 GARY TUCHMAN, CNN Correspondent: Responds to Anderson Cooper that it felt like it would never end, saying winds were at least 100 miles per hour in Gulfport for seven hours, between about 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. For another five or six hours, on each side of that, they had hurricane-force winds over 75 miles per hour; much of the city of Gulfport, Mississippi, in Harrison County of 71,000 was then under water.
  2. ↑ Tornado touches down in Moss Point WXXV-TV, June 19, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023
  3. ↑ City of Moss Point provides update on tornado WXXV-TV, June 21, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023
  4. ↑ Moss Point community prepares to rebuild after tornado WXXV-TV, June 21, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023
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External links

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