- D'Iberville, Mississippi
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D'Iberville, Mississippi — City — Location of D'Iberville, Mississippi
Coordinates: 30°26′13″N 88°53′51″W / 30.43694°N 88.8975°WCoordinates: 30°26′13″N 88°53′51″W / 30.43694°N 88.8975°W Country United States State Mississippi County Harrison Area – Total 4.7 sq mi (12.3 km2) – Land 4.7 sq mi (12.3 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation 13 ft (4 m) Population (United States Census 2007 estimate) – Total 7,423 – Density 1,579/sq mi (603/km2) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP code 39540 Area code(s) 228 FIPS code 28-19180 GNIS feature ID 0669069 D'Iberville is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, immediately north of Biloxi, across the back bay. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.
It is named after Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville who arrived at the area in 1699. Nearly 300 years later, D'Iberville officially became a city in 1988.[1]
The City of D’Iberville was one of the Gulf-Coast cities hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. As a result of an initiative by the Congress for the New Urbanism under the sponsorship of Governor Haley Barbour and the State of Mississippi, the City of D’Iberville received town design consulting services from some of the most prestigious urban designers in the country.[2] Since then, the City of D’Iberville has been working with Jaime Correa and Associates on the implementation of its master plan, on a full fledge New Urbanism SmartCode for its downtown area, and on the implementation of mixed-use neighborhood and main street.[3]
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Geography
D'Iberville is located at 30°26′13″N 88°53′51″W / 30.437048°N 88.897619°W.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
Water flowing over Old Hwy 67 and MS 15 near their intersection in near D'Iberville on September 29, 1998 during the September 1998 flooding caused on the Tchoutacabouffa River by Hurricane Georges.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 7,608 people, 2,827 households, and 1,976 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,604.1 people per square mile (619.7/km²). There were 3,088 housing units at an average density of 651.1 per square mile (251.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.21% White, 11.40% African American, 0.37% Native American, 7.03% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.85% from other races, and 2.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.64% of the population.
There were 2,827 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,700, and the median income for a family was $40,347. Males had a median income of $26,774 versus $22,259 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,846. About 9.0% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.9% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.
As of July 2009, the mayor of D'Iberville is Russell "Rusty" Quave.
Public schools
The City of D'Iberville is served by the Harrison County School District.
- D'Iberville High School
- D'Iberville Middle School
- D'Iberville Elementary School
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Mississippi Renewal Forum
- ^ Philip Langdon, "Katrina Cottages funded; implementation questions remain", "New Urban News", July/August 2006
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Harrison County, Mississippi Cities Biloxi | D'Iberville | Gulfport | Long Beach | Pass Christian
CDPs Unincorporated
communitiesCuevas | De Lisle | Howison | Lizana | Woolmarket
Categories:- Cities in Mississippi
- Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area
- Populated places in Harrison County, Mississippi
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