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Gulfport, MS 1 of 10 Active Retirement Communities Location
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Mississippi City:
Gulfport Gulfport is the second largest
city in Mississippi after the
state capital Jackson. It is the larger of the two principal cities of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi
Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is
included in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula,
Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. As of
the 2000 census, the city of Gulfport had a total population of 71,127, but the
population had decreased to 70,055 by the 2008 Census Estimate. Gulfport is
co-county seat with Biloxi of Harrison County,
Mississippi. Gulfport is also the East Coast
home to the US Navy Seabees. On August 29, 2005,
Gulfport was hit by the strong east side of Hurricane Katrina, and much of Gulfport was flooded or destroyed (see details
below). Much of Gulfport was also severely damaged by Hurricane Camille on August 17, 1969. On August 29, 2005,
Gulfport was hit by the strong eastern side of Hurricane Katrina. Much of Gulfport was flooded or destroyed in one day
by the strong hurricane-force winds which lasted over 16 hours and a storm surge
exceeding 28 feet (9 m) in some
sections. Hurricane Katrina
damaged over 40 Mississippi libraries, gutting the Gulfport Public Library,
first floor, and breaking windows on the second floor, beyond repair, requiring
a total rebuild. The Sun
Herald newspaper in Biloxi-Gulfport, under the executive editor
Stanley R. Tiner, won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in journalism for its Katrina
coverage. The MSPA is critical to
the economic well-being and diversity of the Gulf Coast, as well as, the entire
state of Mississippi. Prior to Hurricane Katrina the MSPA was the third
busiest container port situated on the United States Gulf of Mexico. Peak
capacities at other ports in the region, the expansion of the Panama Canal and
shifting international trade patterns all present opportunities for future
growth. With a strategic restoration, the MSPA has the
opportunity to become the nation's Port of the
Future. Income & Housing Costs Numbers: Estimated median household income in 2008: $39,733 (it
was $32,779 in 2000)
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $134,700
(it was $77,900 in 2000)
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