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Welcome to Harrison County ...

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

The community of Gulfport is the Seat for Harrison County.

Harrison County was founded in 1841 and was created by taking area from Hancock County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Harrison had a population of 208,080 people. This is an increase of 10.76% since the last Census (which gave a population of 187,859 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Harrison represented 6.33% of the total population of Mississippi.

Below are some of the communities located in Harrison County:

  • Biloxi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Biloxi is located in Harrison County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <2>
  • D'Iberville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Gulfport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gulfport is located in Harrison County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,438 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulfport <2>
  • Long Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pass Christian
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

Websites of Interest ...

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.
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