Waveland, Mississippi

Waveland, Mississippi
City
Flag of Waveland, Mississippi
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Official seal of Waveland, Mississippi
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Official logo of Waveland, Mississippi
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Motto: 
"America's Small Beach Town"[1]
Location of Waveland, Mississippi
Location of Waveland, Mississippi
Waveland, Mississippi is located in the United States
Waveland, Mississippi
Waveland, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 30°17′23″N 89°23′1″W / 30.28972°N 89.38361°W / 30.28972; -89.38361
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyHancock
Area
[2]
 • Total
8.63 sq mi (22.36 km2)
 • Land8.49 sq mi (21.99 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)
Elevation
16 ft (5 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
7,210
 • Density849.23/sq mi (327.90/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39576
Area code228
FIPS code28-78200
GNIS feature ID0679394
Websitewaveland.ms.gov
Waveland (left) is west of Bay St. Louis, on the Gulf of Mexico.

Waveland is a city located in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States, on the Gulf of Mexico. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city of Waveland was incorporated in 1972. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 6,435.[3] Waveland was nearly destroyed by Hurricane Camille on August 17, 1969, and by Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005.

The current mayor of Waveland is Jay Trapani.[4]

  1. ^ "Mayor Mike Smith Welcomes You to the City of Waveland, Mississippi". City of Waveland. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Waveland city, Mississippi". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "Trapani elected as Waveland's next mayor". WLOX. December 6, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2023.