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The MSA's principal city is Hattiesburg. The 2010 census placed the Hattiesburg MSA's population at 162,410, though estimates as of 2019 indicate the population has increased to 168,849. [1] The area is part of the geographical region known as the Pine Belt, famous for its abundance of longleaf pine trees.
The Hattiesburg-Laurel Combined Statistical Area is a combined statistical area (CSA) in southern Mississippi that covers six counties: Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, and Perry. The CSA consists of the Hattiesburg Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Laurel Micropolitan Statistical Area . [ 1 ]
Hattiesburg developed at the confluence of the Leaf and Bouie rivers. It was founded in 1882 by Captain William H. Hardy, a civil engineer. The city of Hattiesburg was incorporated in 1884 [8] with a population of approximately 400. Originally called Twin Forks and later Gordonville, the city received its final name of Hattiesburg from Capt ...
The Hattiesburg GeoTour has a map of the cache locations, with some easily recognizable and others more challenging to find. The tour takes cachers around the city to see some of its more ...
Lamar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi.As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,222. [1] Its county seat is Purvis. [2] Named for Confederate Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, the county was carved out of Marion County to the west in 1904.
Get the Hattiesburg, MS local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... See map. Areas of Malibu are under mandatory evacuations as the Franklin Fire spreads. ... Strong shaking was ...
Lumberton is located at (31.003888, -89.453544 Most of the city is in Lamar County, with a small portion extending east into adjacent Pearl River County. [4] In the 2000 census, 2,200 of the city's 2,228 residents (98.7%) lived in Lamar County and 28 (1.3%) in Pearl River County.
The population of the city remained flat or declined from 1940-2000. As the metropolitan area of Hattiesburg has expanded westward, Sumrall is now once again experiencing economic growth. The Longleaf Trace, a recreational trail which follows the route of the former Mississippi Central Railroad, runs through the center of town.