Summary for Bay Saint Louis

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Located in: Hancock County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Bay St. Louis

Time Zone: Bay Saint Louis lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: (228)

Elevation: Near sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Bay Saint Louis)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	14,044 (51.7% increase since 2010)
2010:	9,260 (12.8% increase since 2000)
2000:	8,209

Total Area:<3> 26.62 sq. miles [69 km²] - of which 44.82% is water (11.93 sq. miles [30.9 km²])

Housing Units:<4> 5,241

Websites for Bay Saint Louis

Official Website: www.ci.bay-st-louis.ms.us/

Chamber of Commerce: www.hancockchamber.org/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Bay Saint Louis:

Lat: 30.311100° (or 30°18'39" N)

Lon: -89.330600° (or -89°19'50" W)

USGS Topo Map: Bay Saint Louis<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Bay Saint Louis

GNIS ID: 2403826

FIPS State / Place Code: 28 / 03980

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bay Saint Louis)

About Hancock County

The city of Bay Saint Louis is the County Seat for Hancock County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Hancock)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	47,673 (8.52% increase since 2010)
2010	43,929 (2.24% increase since 2000)
2000:	42,967

Total Area: 552 sq. miles [1,431 km²] - of which 14.25% is water (78.8 sq. miles [204 km²])

Housing Units: 21,840

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Hancock

GNIS ID: 711756

FIPS State / County Code: 28 / 045

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About Mississippi

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	2,978,227 (0.37% increase since 2010)
2010:	2,967,297 (4.31% increase since 2000)
2000:	2,844,658

Websites for State of Mississippi

Official Website: https://www.ms.gov/

Tourism: https://visitmississippi.org/

Parks: www.mdwfp.com/

Fishing: https://www.mdwfp.com/fishing-boating/

Hunting: https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Mississippi

GNIS ID: 1779790

FIPS State: 28

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bay Saint Louis)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bay Saint Louis: www.ci.bay-st-louis.ms.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bay Saint Louis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Bay Saint Louis. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Bay Saint Louis, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Bay Saint Louis.