Welcome to Waveland ...
The city of Waveland is located in Hancock County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Waveland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Waveland has a population of 6,330 people<2> (see below for details).
Waveland is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: Waveland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Waveland: 228
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waveland had an population of 6,330 people. This is a decrease of 1.63% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.15% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Waveland had a population of 6,435 people (or 14.6% of the total population of Hancock County). This makes Waveland the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Waveland represents 0.22% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 56th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 6,435 people, the population of Waveland decreased 3.58% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,674 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Waveland.
Communities Also Named Waveland ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Waveland - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts and Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waveland.
Websites for Waveland ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.hancockchamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Waveland, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Waveland ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waveland.
- Gulfport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
- Gulfport is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulfport <4>
- Long Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- 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>
- Diamondhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pass Christian
- Pass Christian is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,500 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pass Christian <4>
- Lakeshore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
- Kiln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiln
- Kiln is located in Hancock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiln <4>
- Pearlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearlington
- Pearlington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearlington <4>
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Logtown is located in Hancock County
- Napoleon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Gainesville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Hancock 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 Waveland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waveland.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waveland. 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 Waveland.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waveland. See our Newspapers Page for Waveland.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waveland ...
Looking for more information about Waveland? 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 Waveland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Waveland.
Adding Waveland to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Waveland 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 Waveland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Waveland post office opened in 1875.
We also found Waveland in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Waveland.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waveland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Hancock, 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 Waveland. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waveland - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |