D'Iberville, Mississippi

D'Iberville (/diˈaɪbərvɪl/ dee-EYE-bər-vil) is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, immediately north of Biloxi, across the Back Bay. The population was 12,721 at the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Gulfport—Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area.

D'Iberville, Mississippi
City
City of D'Iberville
A D'Iberville school in August 2006
A D'Iberville school in August 2006
Location of D'Iberville, Mississippi
Location of D'Iberville, Mississippi
Coordinates: 30°26′13″N 88°53′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyHarrison
BornJuly 9, 1661
IncorporatedFebruary 23, 1988
Government
 • MayorRusty Quave
Area
[1]
 • City10.86 sq mi (28.12 km2)
 • Land10.56 sq mi (27.36 km2)
 • Water0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2)
Elevation
13 ft (4 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • City12,721
 • Estimate 
(2022)[3]
13,309
 • Density1,204.30/sq mi (465.00/km2)
 • Urban
236,344 (US: 167th)
 • Metro
420,782 (US: 129th)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39540
Area code228
FIPS code28-19180
GNIS feature ID0669069
Websitediberville.ms.us

Etymology

It is named after Canadian explorer Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, who arrived at the area in 1699. Almost 300 years later, D'Iberville officially became a city in 1988.[4]

History

D'Iberville was one of the Gulf Coast cities hit and extensively damaged by Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. The following month, Mexican marines, the U.S. Navy, and Dutch navy sailors were sent to the city to clean up hurricane debris and distribute aid supplies.[5][6][7][8]

As a result of an initiative by the Congress for the New Urbanism under the sponsorship of Governor Haley Barbour and the State of Mississippi, the City of D'Iberville received town design consulting services from some of the most prestigious urban designers in the country.[9] Since then, the City of D'Iberville has been working with Jaime Correa and Associates on the implementation of its master plan, on a full-fledged New Urbanism SmartCode for its downtown area, and on the implementation of mixed-use neighborhoods and main street.[10]

Geography

D'Iberville is located at 30°26′13″N 88°53′51″W.[11]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.3 square miles (19.0 km2), of which 7.1 square miles (18.3 km2) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km2), or 3.84%, is water.[12]

Education

The city of D'Iberville is served by the Harrison County School District.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19906,566—
20007,60815.9%
20109,48624.7%
202012,72134.1%
2022 (est.)13,309[3]4.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[13]
2020 Census[2]
Water flowing over Old Hwy 67 and MS 15 near their intersection north of D'Iberville on September 29, 1998, during flooding of the Tchoutacabouffa River caused by Hurricane Georges

2020 census
D'Iberville racial composition as of 2020[14]
Race Number Percent
White (non-Hispanic) 6,943 54.58%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 2,620 20.6%
Native American 34 0.27%
Asian 1,327 10.43%
Pacific Islander 17 0.13%
Other/Mixed 787 6.19%
Hispanic or Latino 993 7.81%

As of the census of 2020, there were 12,721 people, 4,979 households, and 3,137 families residing in the city.

Notable people

References
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  3. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". United States Census Bureau. September 17, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  4. "History of D'Iberville". Diberville.ms.us. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  5. DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Sandberg, U.S. Navy. (Released) (September 9, 2005). "U.S. Navy sailors from the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and Mexican Marines carry a log as they remove Hurricane Katrina debris at the D'Iberville Elementary School in D'Iberville, Mississippi, on September 9, 2005. Once the debris has been cleared the school will be used to provide food and medicine for evacuees. Department of Defense units are mobilized as part of Joint Task Force Katrina to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief efforts in the Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina". United States Navy. United States Department of Defense. Archived from the original on March 3, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. "Photograph by Mark Wolfe taken on 09/12/2005 in Mississippi". FEMA. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. "Photograph by Mark Wolfe taken on 09/12/2005 in Mississippi". FEMA. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. "Category:F831 Zr.Ms. Van Amstel (Ship, 1993) - Wikimedia Commons". commons.wikimedia.org. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  9. "Mississippi Renewal". Mississippirenewal.com. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  10. "Grant Park". New Urban Network. July 22, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  11. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  12. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): D'Iberville city, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  13. United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  14. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  15. Brandon Davis ("Killer B"). Tapology. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  16. "D'Iberville's Jason Knight is training for a UFC bout in Anaheim, California on July 29th". WLOX. July 4, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  17. Clark, Jeff (May 25, 2016). "Former Miss Mississippi and D'Iberville native plays "bad mom" with Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis". Sun Herald. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  18. Giardina, AJ (January 29, 2015). "Seattle Seahawks receiver Kevin Norwood was a special player at D'Iberville High School". WLOX. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  19. Giardina, AJ (July 26, 2016). "D'Iberville's Chase Sherman ready for his first UFC fight in Salt Lake City next month". WLOX. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
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