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Census
Bureau Release of 2008 Population Estimates Shows Continued
Recovery from Hurricane Katrina
The Census Bureau recently
released its official estimates of population at July 1, 2008
for the cities of the three
Mississippi coastal counties. The results can be seen in the
table below:
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NAME
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Census 2000
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7/1/2005 Pop
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7/1/2006 Pop
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7/1/2007 Pop
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7/1/2008 Pop
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% of 2005 Pop
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% of 2000 Pop
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Hancock County
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42967
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46546
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40421
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39687
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40140
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86.2
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93.4
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Bay St. Louis city
|
8209
|
8276
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Z
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Z
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8052
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97.3
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98.1
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Waveland city
|
6674
|
7203
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Z
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Z
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5249
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72.9
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78.6
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Balance of Hancock County
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28084
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31067
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28430
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26969
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26839
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86.4
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95.6
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Harrison County
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189601
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193187
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171875
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176105
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178460
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92.4
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94.1
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Biloxi city
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50644
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49904
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44342
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44292
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45670
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91.5
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90.2
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D'Iberville city
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7608
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8146
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7064
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7423
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7928
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97.3
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104.2
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Gulfport city
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71127
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72304
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64316
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66271
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70055
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96.9
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98.5
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Long Beach city
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17320
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17234
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Z
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Z
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12234
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71.0
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70.6
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Pass Christian city
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6579
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6861
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Z
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Z
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3993
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58.2
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60.7
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Balance of Harrison County
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36323
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38738
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34782
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36414
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38580
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99.6
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106.2
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Jackson County
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131420
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135571
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130577
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130098
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130694
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96.4
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99.4
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Gautier city
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16828
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16814
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16251
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16096
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16306
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97.0
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96.9
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Moss Point city
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15851
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15078
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14583
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14199
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13951
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92.5
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88.0
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Ocean Springs city
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17225
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17726
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17140
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17246
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17149
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96.7
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99.6
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Pascagoula city
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26200
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25101
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23719
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23452
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23609
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94.1
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90.1
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Balance of Jackson County
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60463
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60852
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58884
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59105
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59679
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98.1
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98.7
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Total Coastal Population
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363988
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375304
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342873
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345890
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349294
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93.1
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96.0
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Source: US Census Bureau
Note: 1) Z indicates no estimate for this
jurisdiction due to excessive housing damage from Hurricane
Katrina;
2) Bay St. Louis and Waveland 2008 populations reflect
the annexations to their boundaries.
The columns "% of 2005 Pop" and
"% of 2000 Pop" refer to the 2008 estimated population as a
percentage of the July 1, 2005 and April 2000 populations,
allowing comparison to the last population estimate before
Hurricane Katrina and to the last census. By making these
comparisons the degree of recovery from the hurricane can be
measured. The total coastal population has returned to 93.1% of
its level immediately prior to Hurricane Katrina, while 96.0% of
the 2000 population has been recovered.
These numbers correlate well with the percentage of public
school enrollment recovered by September 2008 and the 2008
average annual residential employment in the three coastal
counties. The late September 2008 K-12 enrollment for the area
was 92.3% of the September 2004 enrollment. Residential jobs in
the three counties averaged 96.3% of the 2004 total.
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