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Welcome to Gautier ...

The city of Gautier is located in Jackson County<1>.


The location of Gautier has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Gautier, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gautier has a population of 18,434 people<3> (see below for details).

Gautier is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Gautier lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Gautier is within the (228) area code.

Websites for Gautier ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Gautier, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gautier had an population of 18,434 people. This is a decrease of 0.74% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 57.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gautier had a population of 18,572 people (or 13.3% of the total population of Jackson County). This makes Gautier the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Gautier represents 0.63% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 21st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 18,572 people, the population of Gautier increased 58.99% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 11,681 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gautier.

Communities Also Named Gautier ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gautier - it's located in Manitoba.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gautier.

Communities near Gautier ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gautier.

  • Biloxi
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
    • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <5>
  • Pascagoula
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ocean Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Springs
    • Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Springs <5>
  • D'Iberville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Iberville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Iberville
    • D'Iberville is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Iberville <5>
  • Moss Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Point
    • Moss Point is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moss Point <5>
  • Gulf Park Estates
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Park Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
    • Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
  • Escatawpa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escatawpa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
    • Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
  • Coll Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coll Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
    • Coll Town is located in Jackson County
  • Vancleave
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Gulf Hills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
    • Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gautier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gautier.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gautier. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gautier.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gautier. See our Newspapers Page for Gautier.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gautier ...

Looking for more information about Gautier? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gautier, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gautier.

Adding Gautier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gautier in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gautier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gautier post office opened in 1898.

We also found Gautier on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gautier.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gautier. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Gautier.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gautier - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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