Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

Coordinates: 30°18′53″N 89°20′39″W / 30.31472°N 89.34417°W / 30.31472; -89.34417
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This article is about the city. For body of water with the same name on which the city is situated, see Bay of St. Louis.
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
City
The Bay of St. Louis, the new bay bridge, and the city of Bay St. Louis on the western shore (upper part of photo)
The Bay of St. Louis, the new bay bridge, and the city of Bay St. Louis on the western shore (upper part of photo)
FIPS code
28-03980
GNIS feature ID0666588
Websitewww.baystlouis-ms.gov

Bay St. Louis is a city in and the county seat of

Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,284 at the 2020 census, up from 9,260 at the 2010 census
.

History

Bay St. Louis seen in 1932

The first European settlers in this area were French colonists, whose culture still influences the small city and who imported enslaved people from Africa. A Louisiana Creole population developed, featuring people of color as well as white colonists of largely French descent.

The county was organized by European Americans, who named it after John Hancock, who was a Founding Father of the United States. While more Protestant Americans migrated into this area after

Indian Removal
in the 1830s, there are still many Catholic families, some dating to both African and French ancestors of the colonial era. Roman Catholic schools still draw area students.

Geography

Bay St. Louis is located in southeastern Hancock County. It is situated on the west side of the

Pass Christian to the east. The city is bordered to the north by the Jourdan River, the primary inlet of the bay and Diamondhead. The eastern border of the city is the Harrison County
line in the middle of the bay.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.6 square miles (69.0 km2), of which 14.7 square miles (38.1 km2) are land and 11.9 square miles (30.9 km2), or 44,82%, are water.[3]

Hurricanes

On August 17, 1969, Hurricane Camille made landfall at the tip of Louisiana before continuing to Bay St. Louis.

On August 29, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. CDT, Hurricane Katrina made its final landfall just west of Bay St. Louis, at the mouth of the Pearl River, causing a 28-foot (8.5 m) storm surge. Hurricane Katrina came ashore during the high tide of 9:15AM, +2.3 feet more,[4] causing a storm tide more than 30 feet (9.1 m) high.

USGS topographic maps show a common 25-foot (7.6 m) elevation contour line running throughout a ridge along the former routing of Highway 90 (Old Spanish Trail) on the western edge of the city. As higher ground, this area was spared inundation from the storm surge of Hurricane Katrina.[citation needed]

Katrina damaged more than 40 Mississippi libraries, including severe roof and water damage to the Bay St. Louis Public Library. The library reopened to the public on October 12, 2005.[5]

The Bay St. Louis Bridge on

US Highway 90
was severely damaged, with many bridge sections down-dropped at the west edges. The destroyed bridge was replaced by a new Bay St. Louis Bridge, which received America's Transportation Award. It includes a pedestrian bridge with an art walk featuring the works of local artists.

The underground utility infrastructure in Bay St. Louis received a

federally funded total overhaul and replacement.[citation needed
]

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the

Köppen Climate Classification system, Bay St. Louis has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[6]

Adjacent cities and towns

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18801,978—
18901,974−0.2%
19002,87245.5%
19103,38818.0%
19203,033−10.5%
19303,72422.8%
19404,13811.1%
19504,62111.7%
19605,0739.8%
19706,75233.1%
19807,85016.3%
19908,0632.7%
20008,2091.8%
20109,26012.8%
20209,2840.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
Hancock County Courthouse in Bay St. Louis
Bay St. Louis racial composition as of 2020[8]
Race Num. Perc.
White
(non-Hispanic) 		6,996 75.36%
Black or African American
(non-Hispanic) 		1,357 14.62%
Native American
 37 0.4%
Asian
 93 1.0%
Pacific Islander
 1 0.01%
Other/Mixed
 404 4.35%
Latino
 396 4.27%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,284 people, 5,447 households, and 4,273 families residing in the city.[9]

Education

Almost all of the city of Bay St. Louis is served by the Bay St. Louis-Waveland School District. Small portions of land are within the Hancock County School District.[10]

It is the home of Bay High School. In addition to Bay High, there are private Catholic schools:

Our Lady Academy
, a day school for girls grades 7–12. The latter two share some classrooms as well as a Roman Catholic curriculum.

All of Hancock County is in the service area of Pearl River Community College.[11]

Media

The 1966 movie

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]

Infrastructure

Major highways

Notable people

See also

  • List of cities in Mississippi

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Bay St. Louis city, Mississippi". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "2005 NOAA Tide Predictions: St. Louis Bay entrance" (2005), tide on 29-Aug-2005, NOAA, web: NOAA-tide-tables.
  5. ^ "Hurricane Katrina Related Damages to Public Libraries in Mississippi" (September 2005), Mississippi Library Commission, (ALA-Katrina) Archived 2007-10-31 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ "Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  9. ^ "Bay St. Louis city, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived
    (PDF) from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  11. ^ "2014-2016 Catalog" (PDF). Pearl River Community College. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 7, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  12. ^ This Property Is Condemned (1966) - IMDb, retrieved February 20, 2021
  13. ^ "Senate Concurrent Resolution 506". Mississippi Legislature. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
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  23. ^ United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on National Parks and Insular Affairs (1980). To Establish a Barrier Islands Protection System: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on National Parks and Insular Affairs of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, Second Session, on H. R. 5981 ... Hearings Held in Washington, D. C., March 24 and 27, 1980. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 341.
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  26. ^ Stanford University (2002). Annual Commencement: Order of Exercises. p. 74.

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