Ocean Springs, Mississippi
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Ocean Springs is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Biloxi and west of Gautier. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 17,225 at the 2000 U.S. Census. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city of Ocean Springs had a population of 17,442.
Ocean Springs, Mississippi | |
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City of Ocean Springs | |
Nickname: City of Discovery | |
Coordinates: 30°24′36″N 88°47′51″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Jackson |
Unofficially incorporated (settlement) | April 1699 |
Incorporated (village) | 1843 |
Incorporated (city) | September 9, 1892[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-council |
• Mayor | Kenny Holloway (R) |
• Aldermen | Jennifer Burgess Rickey Authement Kevin Wade Ken Papania Robert Blackman Michael Impey Bobby Cox |
Area | |
• Total | 15.21 sq mi (39.38 km2) |
• Land | 11.55 sq mi (29.92 km2) |
• Water | 3.66 sq mi (9.47 km2) |
Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,429 |
• Density | 1,595.58/sq mi (616.04/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 39564-39566 |
Area code | 228 |
FIPS code | 28-53520 |
GNIS feature ID | 0675137 |
Website | www.oceansprings-ms.gov |
The town has a reputation as an arts community. The town was voted as a top 10 Happiest Seaside Town by Coastal Living in 2015. Its historic and secluded down town area, with streets lined by live oak trees, is home to several art galleries and shops. It is also home to a number of ethnic restaurants relatively uncommon in surrounding communities.
Ocean Springs was the home town of the late Walter Inglis Anderson, a nationally renowned painter and muralist who died in 1965 from lung cancer. The town plays host to several festivals, including its Peter Anderson Festival and The Herb Festival.
Ocean Springs was severely damaged on August 29, 2005, by Hurricane Katrina, which destroyed many buildings along the shoreline, including the Ocean Springs Yacht Club, and the wooden replica of Fort Maurepas, and gutted or flooded other buildings. Katrina's 28 ft (8.5 m) storm surge also destroyed the Biloxi Bay Bridge, which connected Biloxi to Ocean Springs.[3]