DeLisle (/dəˈlɪl, dəˈliːl/) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,147 at the 2010 census.[2]
DeLisle, Mississippi | |
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  DeLisle  DeLisle | |
| Coordinates: 30°22′44″N 89°16′5″W / 30.37889°N 89.26806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Harrison |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.34 sq mi (13.84 km2) |
| • Land | 5.23 sq mi (13.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.30 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,275 |
| • Density | 243.74/sq mi (94.11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 28-18420 |
Geography
editDeLisle is located at 30°22′44″N 89°16′5″W / 30.37889°N 89.26806°W.[3] It is located on the north side of DeLisle Bayou and the Wolf River, which separate the community from the city of Pass Christian.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.8 km2), of which 5.2 square miles (13.5 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2), or 2.13%, is water.[4]
Settlement
editPierre Le Moyne d'Iberville was chosen by Louis Phélypeaux, comte de Pontchartrain, Louis XIV's minister of Marine, to establish a French colony in the area. On d'Iberville's second trip to the Gulf in 1699-1700, d'Iberville was accompanied by the accomplished royal cartographer, Compte Guillaume Delisle. During this expedition, they charted and named Bayou Portage, Bayou Arcadia, and Bayou Delisle. The unincorporated area north of the bayou, known as DeLisle, shares a zip code with Pass Christian, Mississippi, but is not within the city limits. The early settlement was called La Riviere des Loups (Wolf River). The earliest verifiable records for the DeLisle area show that Barthelome Grelot was followed by his brother-in-law Philipe Saucier, who received two Spanish land grants; one in the St. Louis Bay area, recorded on August 27, 1781, followed in 1794, with a second tract that was situated on Bayou DeLisle, adjacent to his brother-in-law, Bartholome Grelot. These early French settlers were soon joined by Jean Baptiste Nicaise, Pierre Moran, Ramon Lizana, Chevalier DeDeaux, Jean Cassibry, and Charles Ladner.[5]
A post office operated under the name DeLisle from 1884 to 1974.[6]
DuPont opened a titanium dioxide plant in DeLisle in 1979. This plant, now operated by Chemours, is the second-largest producer of titanium dioxide in the world.[7]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,275 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
2020 census
edit| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 690 | 54.12% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 478 | 37.49% |
| Native American | 5 | 0.39% |
| Asian | 7 | 0.55% |
| Other/Mixed | 60 | 4.71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 2.75% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,275 people, 440 households, and 304 families residing in the CDP.
Notable people
edit- Beulah Mae Donald, Civil Rights activist
- Matteo Martinolich, shipbuilder
- Jesmyn Ward, author; recipient of the 2011 and the 2017 National Book Awards for Fiction.[10]
References
edit- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): DeLisle CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute topographic map series
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): DeLisle CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ "DeLisle". delisle.passchristian.net. Archived from the original on July 9, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "Harrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ "Draft Community Plan for DeLisle" (PDF). Harrison County, Mississippi. Harrison County, Mississippi. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ Jones, Tayari (September 13, 2013). "In Their Prime". New York Times.