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PAGE 3 - PROFILE
HISTORY
Discovered by the early french explorers d'Iberville and Bienville in 1699, the City of Bay St. Louis, the county seat is located on the predominant ridge on which the early explorers first landed. From this bluff spreads out a small but quaint art and antique community with a business/ government area. Numerous tourist attraction fill this small community, from the famous "Cities of the Dead" cemeteries, to the unique architecture of the City Hall. Site of the only execution in Hancock County's history, the City Hall is a combination of three revival style architectures and once included the city jail. The back door of the city jail was the most popular site of "White Lightening" purchases and caused Bay St. Louis to be hailed as the "Moonshine Capital of the Nation." Delicious small restaurants are interwoven with the antique shops. The Hancock County Historical Society operates the Kate Lobrano House on the side of the Courthouse in downtown Bay St. Louis.
Waveland, like Bay St. Louis, is a site where numerous New Orleanians came to enjoy the cooler climate of the Gulf Coast. Vacation houses on the beaches owned by wealthy planters and merchants have added much to the ambience of the area.
North of Interstate 10, which cuts Hancock County into separate regions, the forestry jSfod agricultural industry has been the predominant (" lifestyle with the exclusion of the Diamondhe Community.
Diamondhead is a 6,400 acre resort / re\ tirement community. Its residents enjoy four large community swimming pools, eight tennis course, two golf courses, a county club, yacht* private air strip, stable, plus a healih'cfncNit' club. The Diamondhead area, with an ^lev^tK 110 feet is the highest coastal prope Florida and the Texas Coast.
SERVICES
Shopping Centers	9
Public Library - City/County	3 Branches
Medical
Hospital Hancock Medical Center Ambulance Service	Yes
Nursing Homes	3
Private Clinics
M.D.	21
Optometrists	3
Veterinarians	5
Dentists	9
PARKS & RECREACTION
Public Beaches
Along the southern border of both Municipalities,
Buccaneer State Park
Located two miles west of Waveland on Beach Road
Includes an Olympic Size Wave Pool
449 Sites 90 sites Yes Yes Yes Yes
Camping Site
RV, 5th Wheel, Motorhome Trails, Picnic areas Food and Campers Store Boat Ramps 24 Hour Ranger
McLeod Water Park
ocated on Jourdan River Off Hwy 43 & 1-10. Incl
Motorhome 35 sites Unlimited
area with grills 24 Hour Ranger
Unsupervised
Yes
2(covered) Yes Yes
POPULATION		’•‘Estimates based on combined figures of Wave-
1988 Estimates		land and Bay St. Louis from area profile by Missis-
Hancock County	33,500	sippi Department of Economic and Community
Waveland	5,860	Development.
Bay St. Louis	7,850	
Commuting area	1,134,000	Median Years of Education
* Percent Male	49%	(Persons age 25 and over ) 1980 Census
* Percent Female	51%	Hancock County 12.2
* Median Age	30 years