Welcome to Bay Saint Louis ...

The city of Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County<1> and is the County Seat for Hancock County.

The location of Bay Saint Louis has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bay Saint Louis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Bay Saint Louis: Bay St. Louis

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bay Saint Louis has a population of 14,044 people<3> (see below for details).

Bay Saint Louis is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Bay Saint Louis lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bay Saint Louis lies within the (228) area code.

Websites for Bay Saint Louis ...

Official Website:   www.ci.bay-st-louis.ms.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hancockchamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bay Saint Louis had an population of 14,044 people. This is an increase of 51.66% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 71.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bay Saint Louis had a population of 9,260 people (or 21.08% of the total population of Hancock County). This makes Bay Saint Louis the county's most populous community.

The population of Bay Saint Louis represents 0.31% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 43rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,260 people, the population of Bay Saint Louis increased 12.8% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,209 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bay Saint Louis.

Communities near Bay Saint Louis ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bay Saint Louis.

• Gulfport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
  • Gulfport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulfport <5>
• Long Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <5>
• Diamondhead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
  • Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <5>
• Pass Christian
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pass Christian
  • Pass Christian is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pass Christian <5>
• Shoreline Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreline Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
  • Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
• Lakeshore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
• Kiln
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiln
  • Kiln is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiln <5>
• North Gulfport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gulfport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
  • North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
• Logtown ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
  • Logtown is located in Hancock County
• Lyman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Harrison County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bay Saint Louis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bay Saint Louis.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bay Saint Louis. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bay Saint Louis.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bay Saint Louis. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bay Saint Louis.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bay Saint Louis ...

Looking for more information about Bay Saint Louis? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bay Saint Louis, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bay Saint Louis.

Adding Bay Saint Louis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bay Saint Louis in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bay Saint Louis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bay Saint Louis post office opened in 1875.

We also found Bay Saint Louis in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bay Saint Louis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bay Saint Louis: www.ci.bay-st-louis.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/