Hancock (MS)

Welcome to Hancock County ...

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

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

Hancock County was founded in 1812.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Hancock had a population of 47,632 people. This is an increase of 8.04% since the last Census (which gave a population of 44,089 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hancock represented 1.49% of the total population of Mississippi.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Mississippi
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- Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History

Websites specific to Hancock County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Harrison County
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- Pearl River County
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- Saint Tammany Parish
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Hancock County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Mississippi

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.