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Summary for Fort Bayou

So far, we found very little information about Fort Bayou. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fort Bayou to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Bayou, please Contact Us.

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Our information shows that the community of Fort Bayou is historic. The information below applies to the area where Fort Bayou would have been located.

Typical Abbreviation: Ft. Bayou

Time Zone: The area where Fort Bayou was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: 228

Elevation: Near sea level<2>

Websites for Fort Bayou

Chamber of Commerce: www.jcchamber.com/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Fort Bayou:

Lat: 30.447400° (or 30°26'50" N)

Lon: -88.718100° (or -88°43'5" W)

USGS Topo Map: Gautier North<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Fort Bayou

GNIS ID: 690050

FIPS State / Place Code: None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fort Bayou)

About Jackson County

The community of Pascagoula is the County Seat for Jackson County.

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	143,617 (2.97% increase since 2010)
2010	139,469 (6.12% increase since 2000)
2000:	131,420

Total Area:<6> 1,043 sq. miles [2,702.4 km²] - of which 30.73% is water (320.6 sq. miles [830.5 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 60,067

Official Website: https://www.co.jackson.ms.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Jackson

GNIS ID: 695753

FIPS State / County Code: 28 / 059

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fort Bayou)

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: https://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 Fort Bayou)

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fort Bayou, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Bayou - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Fort Bayou, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Fort Bayou.
<5>	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.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Fort Bayou. 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.
<7>	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).