Moss Point
| Moss Point, Mississippi | |
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City Hall in Moss Point, Mississippi
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 Location of Moss Point in the State of Mississippi |
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 Moss Point, Mississippi
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| Coordinates: 30°24′42″N 88°32′04″W / 30.411744°N 88.534355°WCoordinates: 30°24′42″N 88°32′04″W / 30.411744°N 88.534355°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Jackson |
| Incorporated | 1901 (as a city) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario King (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.8 sq mi (69.3 km2) |
| • Land | 25.0 sq mi (64.8 km2) |
| • Water | 1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 13,704 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 13,570 |
| • Density | 510/sq mi (200/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 39562, 39563, 39581 |
| Area code(s) | 228 |
| FIPS code | 28-49240 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0673878 |
| Website | cityofmosspoint |
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| Crime rates* (2012) | |
| Violent crimes | |
| Homicide | 0 |
| Robbery | 29 |
| Aggravated assault | 63 |
| Total violent crime | 104 |
| Property crimes | |
| Burglary | 314 |
| Larceny-theft | 368 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 54 |
| Arson | 2 |
| Total property crime | 736 |
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Notes
*Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population.
2012 population: 13,756
Source: 2012 FBI UCR Data |
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Moss Point is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi. The population was 13,704 at the 2010 census. 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 has a total area of 26.8 square miles (69 km2), of which 25.0 square miles (65 km2) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) (6.61%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,653 people, 6,714 households, and 5,228 families residing in the city. The population density was 634.0 people per square mile (344.8/km²). There were 6,237 housing units at an average density of 249.4 per square mile (96.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 28.04% White, 70.56% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.
There were 5,714 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 23.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the city, the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
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