West Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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City Description

West Hattiesburg, also known as Oak Grove, is, in part, a census designated place (CDP) defined for statistical purposes in an urbanized area west of Hattiesburg, Mississippi in Lamar County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,305, at the 2000 census. The statistics collected by the Census Bureau reflect the unincorporated area outside the city of Hattiesburg. In local usage, "West Hattiesburg" also refers to a portion of the city of Hattiesburg located to the west of the rest of the city and extending into the CDP. The city annexed more land from the CDP in 2003. West Hattiesburg is located at 31°19′16″N 89°22′3″W / 31.32111, -89.3675 (31.321239, -89.367437). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.2 square miles (18.6 km²), of which, 7.1 square miles (18.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it is water. The total area is 1.39% water. As of the census of 2000, there were 16,305 people, 4,464 households, and 2,601 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 892.0 people per square mile (377.3/km²). There were 2,633 housing

City Contained By:

• Mississippi
• Lamar County

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 18.6479143944 km squared

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