D'Iberville,_Mississippi

D'Iberville, Mississippi

D'Iberville, Mississippi

City in Mississippi, United States


D'Iberville (/diˈbərvɪl/ dee-EYE-bər-vil) is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, immediately north of Biloxi, across the Back Bay. The population was 12,721 at the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Gulfport—Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Etymology

It is named after Canadian explorer Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, who arrived at the area in 1699. Almost 300 years later, D'Iberville officially became a city in 1988.[4]

History

D'Iberville was one of the Gulf Coast cities hit and extensively damaged by Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. The following month, Mexican marines, the U.S. Navy, and Dutch navy sailors were sent to the city to clean up hurricane debris and distribute aid supplies.[5][6][7][8]

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.[9] 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-fledged New Urbanism SmartCode for its downtown area, and on the implementation of mixed-use neighborhoods and main street.[10]

Geography

D'Iberville is located at 30°26′13″N 88°53′51″W.[11]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.3 square miles (19.0 km2), of which 7.1 square miles (18.3 km2) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km2), or 3.84%, is water.[12]

Education

The city of D'Iberville is served by the Harrison County School District.

Demographics

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Water flowing over Old Hwy 67 and MS 15 near their intersection north of D'Iberville on September 29, 1998, during flooding of the Tchoutacabouffa River caused by Hurricane Georges

2020 census

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As of the census of 2020, there were 12,721 people, 4,979 households, and 3,137 families residing in the city.

Notable people


References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". United States Census Bureau. September 17, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  3. "History of D'Iberville". Diberville.ms.us. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  4. "Photograph by Mark Wolfe taken on 09/12/2005 in Mississippi". FEMA. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "Photograph by Mark Wolfe taken on 09/12/2005 in Mississippi". FEMA. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. "Category:F831 Zr.Ms. Van Amstel (Ship, 1993) - Wikimedia Commons". commons.wikimedia.org. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  7. "Mississippi Renewal". Mississippirenewal.com. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  8. "Grant Park". New Urban Network. July 22, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  9. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  10. Brandon Davis ("Killer B"). Tapology. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  11. Clark, Jeff (May 25, 2016). "Former Miss Mississippi and D'Iberville native plays "bad mom" with Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis". Sun Herald. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  12. Giardina, AJ (January 29, 2015). "Seattle Seahawks receiver Kevin Norwood was a special player at D'Iberville High School". WLOX. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  13. Giardina, AJ (July 26, 2016). "D'Iberville's Chase Sherman ready for his first UFC fight in Salt Lake City next month". WLOX. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

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