Henderson Point, Mississippi

Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
30°18′33″N 89°17′13″W / 30.30917°N 89.28694°W / 30.30917; -89.28694CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyHarrisonArea • Total1.15 sq mi (2.99 km2) • Land1.06 sq mi (2.76 km2) • Water0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)Elevation
5 ft (2 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total232 • Density217.84/sq mi (84.10/km2)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code28-31540

Henderson Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 170 at the 2010 census.[2]

Geography

Henderson Point is located at the end of a peninsula along the edge of the Gulf of Mexico. It is bordered by St. Louis Bay to the west and north, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and the city of Pass Christian to the east. Henderson Point is the site of the east end of the Bay St. Louis Bridge, which carries U.S. Route 90 across St. Louis Bay to the city of Bay St. Louis in Hancock County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.0 km2), of which 1.0 square mile (2.7 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2), or 8.64%, is water.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020232
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

2020 census

Henderson Point racial composition[5]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 208 89.66%
Asian 2 0.86%
Other/Mixed 12 5.17%
Hispanic or Latino 10 4.31%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 232 people, 91 households, and 37 families residing in the CDP.

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Henderson Point CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Henderson Point CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
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