Bay Springs, Mississippi
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Bay Springs is a city in and the western county seat of Jasper County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,670 at the 2020 census,[3] down from 1,786 at the 2010 census.[4] State highways 15 and 18 intersect at the city. It is part of the Laurel, Mississippi (in Jones County) micropolitan area.
Bay Springs, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 31°58′36″N 89°16′46″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Jasper |
Government | |
• Mayor | Donald Brown[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 15.01 sq mi (38.87 km2) |
• Land | 14.94 sq mi (38.71 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
Elevation | 423 ft (129 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,670 |
• Density | 111.75/sq mi (43.15/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 39422 |
Area code | 601 |
FIPS code | 28-04060 |
GNIS feature ID | 0666590 |
Website | cityofbaysprings |
The area was settled in the 1880s by Joe Blankenship, who built the sawmill for the yellow pine timber industry that comprised the town's industrial base. The city was incorporated about twenty years later after railroads were constructed through it. That access attracted other industry and business, and the city was designated as the second county seat. Its population has declined slightly since 2000.