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Welcome to Gulfport ...

The city of Gulfport is located in Harrison County<1> and is the County Seat for Harrison County.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Gulfport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gulfport has a population of 71,590 people<2> (see below for details).

Gulfport is near sea level<3>.

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

Gulfport is within the (228) area code.

Websites for Gulfport ...

Official Website: www.ci.gulfport.ms.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gulfport had an population of 71,590 people. This is an increase of 5.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gulfport had a population of 67,793 people (or 36.23% of the total population of Harrison County). This makes Gulfport the county's most populous community.

The population of Gulfport represents 2.28% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 67,793 people, the population of Gulfport decreased 4.69% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 71,127 people).

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

Communities Also Named Gulfport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gulfport - they are located in Florida and New York.

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

Communities near Gulfport ...

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

  • Biloxi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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 <4>
  • Ocean Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Bay Saint Louis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Saint Louis
    • Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Saint Louis <4>
  • D'Iberville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Iberville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Diamondhead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
    • Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <4>
  • Pass Christian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Waveland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
    • Waveland is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <4>
  • Long Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <4>
  • Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine Community have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
    • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
  • Beauvoir
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
    • Beauvoir is located in Harrison 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 Gulfport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gulfport.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gulfport. 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 Gulfport.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gulfport. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Gulfport.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gulfport ...

Looking for more information about Gulfport? 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 Gulfport, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gulfport.

Adding Gulfport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gulfport 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 Gulfport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gulfport post office opened in 1887.

We also found Gulfport in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gulfport.

The official website for Gulfport: www.ci.gulfport.ms.us/

The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.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 Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Gulfport.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gulfport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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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