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Pass Christian, Mississippi



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Fair
Temperature: 50.6 °F

Humidity: 80 %
Wind Speed: 2 mph SE
Pressure: 30.12 "

Dew Point: 45 °F
Gusts: 12 mph E
Rain Today: 0.00 "





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  • City Description

    Pass Christian is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, along the Gulf of Mexico. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,579 at the 2000 census. Pass Christian is located at 30°19′28″N 89°14′50″W / 30.32444, -89.24722 (30.324463, -89.247214). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.3 square miles (39.6 km²), of which, 8.4 square miles (21.8 km²) of it is land and 6.9 square miles (17.8 km²) of it (44.97%) is water. Pass Christian was named for a nearby deepwater pass, which in turn was named for Nicholas Christian L'Adnier who lived on nearby Cat Island beginning in 1746. (Another nearby pass, Pass Marianne, was named for L'Adnier's wife Marianne Paquet.) The town was a famous resort prior to the American Civil War and the site where the first yacht club of the South (and second in the US) was established in 1849. The town was a favorite location for the beach and summer homes of the wealthy of New Orleans. The row of historic mansions along the town's shoreline, especially Scenic Drive, was one of the country's notable historic districts. Tarpon Hole, offshore of

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    City Contained By:

    • Harrison County
    • Mississippi

    Timezones:

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    Size:

    • 39.6268180881 km squared

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