Moss Point Wedding

Moss Point is a city, north of Pascagoula, in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 17,653 at the 2000 census.

On August 29, 2005, Moss Point was hit by the strong east side of Hurricane Katrina, and much of Moss Point was flooded or destroyed (see details below).

Moss Point is located at 302440N, 883131W (30.410999, -88.525140)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 69.3 km (26.8 mi). 64.7 km (25.0 mi) of it is land and 4.6 km (1.8 mi) of it (6.61%) is water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 17,653 people, 6,714 households, and 5,228 families residing in the city. The population density was 344.8/km (634.0/mi). There were 6,237 housing units at an average density of 96.3/km (249.4/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 28.04% White, 70.56% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.