Picayune, Mississippi
| Picayune, Mississippi | |
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Downtown Picayune
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 Location of Picayune, Mississippi |
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 Picayune, Mississippi
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| Coordinates: 30°31′41″N 89°40′49″W / 30.52806°N 89.68028°WCoordinates: 30°31′41″N 89°40′49″W / 30.52806°N 89.68028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Pearl River |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.8 sq mi (30.6 km2) |
| • Land | 11.8 sq mi (30.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 73 ft (22 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 10,878 |
| • Density | 921.8/sq mi (345.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 39466 |
| Area code(s) | 601 |
| FIPS code | 28-57160 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0675698 |
| Website | http://www.picayune.ms.us/, http://www.maroontide.com/ |
Picayune is the largest city in Pearl River County, Mississippi. The population was 10,878 at the 2010 census. Picayune was added to the New Orleans metropolitan area in 2014. Picayune is located approximately 45 miles (72 km) from New Orleans, Hattiesburg and Gulfport-Biloxi. The Stennis Space Center is 10 miles (16 km) away.
Picayune was founded in 1904, named by Eliza Jane Poitevent Nicholson, the owner and publisher of the New Orleans Daily Picayune, a newspaper named for the Spanish coin.
While Picayune received extensive damage from Hurricane Katrina, it was not as severe as in other nearby cities. This has caused it to become the permanent home for many who relocated from the New Orleans area and from the Mississippi Gulf Coast – who were seeking a safer home site with easy commuting to those areas.
The bulk of the Katrina damage in Picayune was caused by high winds. This resulted in widespread roof, window, and fence damage. The wind also caused hundreds, if not thousands, of downed trees – and power outages of up to several months.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.8 square miles (31 km2), of which 11.8 square miles (31 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (7.34%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,535 people, 4,100 households, and 2,865 families residing in the city. The population density was 895.6 people per square mile (345.9/km²). There were 4,568 housing units at an average density of 388.3 per square mile (150.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 62.02% White, 35.92% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population.
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