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. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 9,486.[2] It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area.

D'Iberville, Mississippi
City
A D'Iberville school in August 2006
A D'Iberville school in August 2006
Location of D'Iberville, Mississippi
Location of D'Iberville, Mississippi
D'Iberville, Mississippi is located in the United States
D'Iberville, Mississippi
D'Iberville, Mississippi
Location in the contiguous United States
Coordinates: 30°26′13″N 88°53′51″W
CountryUnited States of America
StateMississippi
CountyHarrison
Area
[1]
 • Total10.86 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)
 • Total12,721
 • Density1,204.30/sq mi (465.00/km2)
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.[3]

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.[4][5][6][7]

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.[8] 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.[9]

Geography

D'Iberville is located at 30°26′13″N 88°53′51″W.[10]

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.[11]

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%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]
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
D'Iberville racial composition as of 2020[13]
Race Num. Perc.
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 2020 United States census, 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. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): D'Iberville city, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  3. "History of D'Iberville". Diberville.ms.us. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  4. 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, Miss., on Sept. 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)
  5. "Photograph by Mark Wolfe taken on 09/12/2005 in Mississippi". FEMA. Archived from the original on 2017-05-15.{{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 2017-05-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. "Category:F831 Zr.Ms. Van Amstel (Ship, 1993) - Wikimedia Commons". commons.wikimedia.org. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  8. "Mississippi Renewal". Mississippirenewal.com. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  9. "Grant Park". New Urban Network. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  10. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  11. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): D'Iberville city, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  12. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  13. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  14. Brandon Davis ("Killer B"). Tapology. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  15. "D'Iberville's Jason Knight is training for a UFC bout in Anaheim, California on July 29th". WLOX. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  16. Clark, Jeff (25 May 2016). "Former Miss Mississippi and D'Iberville native plays "bad mom" with Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis". Sun Herald. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  17. Giardina, AJ (29 January 2015). "Seattle Seahawks receiver Kevin Norwood was a special player at D'Iberville High School". WLOX. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  18. Giardina, AJ (26 July 2016). "D'Iberville's Chase Sherman ready for his first UFC fight in Salt Lake City next month". WLOX. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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