History of Gulfport, Mississippi
Gulfport is the second largest city in Mississippi. It is the larger (population wise) of two principal cities of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city of Gulport had a total population of 71,127. Gulfport is co-county seat with Biloxi, Mississippi|Biloxi of Harrison County, Mississippi. Gulfport is the east coast home to the US Navy Seabees.
On August 29, 2005, Gulfport was hit by the strong east side of Hurricane Katrina, and much of Gulfport was flooded or destroyed (see details below). Much of Gulfport was also severely damaged by Hurricane Camille on August 17, 1969.
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Image:Mississippi-Coast-towns-NOAA.jpg|thumb|430px| Location of Gulfport, Mississippi (center), west of [[Biloxi, Mississippi|Biloxi, on Gulf of Mexico.]]
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