Gulfport

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 2010 census, the city of Gulfport had a total population of 67,793. Gulfport is co-county seat with Biloxi of Harrison County, Mississippi. Gulfport is also home to the US Navy Atlantic Fleet Seabees. Gulfport was incorporated on July 28, 1898. Gulfport was founded by two men: William H. Hardy who...
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quick facts
County:Harrison County
State:Mississippi
Country:United States of America
Population:67,793
Area:64.2 sq. mi.
Time zone:Central Time zone
Also known as:Gulfport, Mississippi, Harrison County / Gulfport city

Population history for Gulfport

YearEstimated Population
2010 67,793
2009 70,794
2008 70,433
2007 68,971
2006 67,597
2005 73,299
2004 72,691
2003 71,711
2002 72,649
2001 72,386
2000 71,457
1999 64,679
1998 65,036
1997 65,176
1996 65,252
1995 65,140
1994 65,753
1993 64,690
1992 63,773
1991 63,441
1990 64,683
1980 39,676
1970 40,791
1960 30,204
1950 22,659
1940 15,105
1930 12,547
1920 8,157
1910 6,386
1900 1,060
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Colleges and universities in Gulfport

Chris Beauty College
Chris Beauty College
J & J Hair Design College
J & J Hair Design College
Blue Cliff College, Gulfport
Blue Cliff College, Gulfport

Famous residents of Gulfport

Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley
Author, TV Actor, Film Actor

Tavis Smiley is a talk show host, author, liberal political commentator, entrepreneur, advocate and philanthropist. Smiley was born in Gulfport,...
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Don Jeffcoat
Don Jeffcoat
TV Actor, Film Actor

Donnie Lee Jeffcoat, Jr. is an American actor. Jeffcoat an American actor, who got his big break playing Eric Antonio on The Wonder Years, has...
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Robin Roberts
Robin Roberts
Basketball Player, TV Actor

Robin René Roberts is an American television broadcaster. Roberts is the anchor of ABC's morning show Good Morning America. Roberts is an...
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Lamar Williams
Lamar Williams
Musical Artist

Lamar Williams was an American musician, most known as the bassist for The Allman Brothers Band and Sea Level. Influenced by players from James...
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Brett Favre
Brett Favre
Football Player, TV Actor, Film Actor

Brett Lorenzo Favre is a former American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers of the National...
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Famous people born in Gulfport

Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley
Author, TV Actor, Film Actor

Tavis Smiley is a talk show host, author, liberal political commentator, entrepreneur, advocate and philanthropist. Smiley was born in Gulfport,...
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Don Jeffcoat
Don Jeffcoat
TV Actor, Film Actor

Donald Lee "Don" Jeffcoat, Jr. is an American actor. Jeffcoat an American actor, who got his big break playing Eric Antonio on The Wonder Years, has...
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Mylon LeFevre
Mylon LeFevre
Musical Artist

Mylon R. LeFevre is an American Christian music singer, who was the leader of the Grammy Award-winning band Mylon and Broken Heart. He is a member...
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Brett Favre
Brett Favre
Football Player, TV Actor, Film Actor

Brett Lorenzo Favre is a former American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers of the National...
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Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton
Musical Artist, Film Actor

Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe , known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer. Widely...
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Willow Hale
Willow Hale
Film Actor

Willow Hale is an film actor and director.

Israel Broussard
Israel Broussard
Film Actor, TV Actor

Israel Broussard is a film actor.

Airports in or near Gulfport

Mobile Regional Airport
Mobile Regional Airport
Airport code:MOB
New Orleans Lakefront Airport
New Orleans Lakefront Airport
Airport code:NEW
Trent Lott International Airport
Trent Lott International Airport
Airport code:PGL
Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport
Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport
Airport code:GPT

U.S. state

Mississippi
Mississippi
Population:7,600 (1800)

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi . Mississippi is the 32nd most extensive and the 31st most populous of the 50 United States. The state is heavily forested outside of the Mississippi Delta area, which was cleared for...
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