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Project Status: DFIRM Effective

County approx. 482.9 square miles

Sub-Basin % of County Sq. Miles
1 Mississippi Coastal 81.5% 393.688
2 Lower Pearl River 18.5% 89.177


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Changes since last FIRM    pdf file

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Meetings
  1. Discovery Meeting - Lower Pearl River - 03180004
    Feb 7, 2012 - Poplarville, MS

  2. Discovery Meeting - Mississippi Coastal - 03170009
    Jun 14, 2012 - Gulfport, MS

  3. Flood Risk Review
    Sep 16, 2015 - Kiln, MS

  4. Preliminary DFIRM Community Coordination (PDCC)
    Apr 13, 2016 - Kiln, MS

  5. Flood Risk Open House
    Apr 13, 2016 - Kiln, MS

  6. Basin Resilience Meeting - Mississippi Coastal - 03170009
    Jul 11, 2018 - Gulfport, MS

Events
  1. Discovery Report Published - Lower Pearl River - 03180004
    Dec 4, 2012

  2. Discovery Report Published - Mississippi Coastal - 03170009
    Jan 8, 2013

  3. Preliminary DFIRM and FIS Delivery
    Feb 29, 2016

  4. 90 Day Community Appeal Period
    Sep 30, 2016   -  Jan 3, 2017

  5. Letter of Final Determination
    Mar 27, 2019

  6. Study Effective Date
    Sep 27, 2019

Documents
  1. Discovery Report - Lower Pearl River - 03180004
    Dec 4, 2012
    Discovery Report   (0.4 MB)  pdf file

  2. Discovery Report - Mississippi Coastal - 03170009
    Jan 8, 2013
    Discovery Report   (1.18 MB)  pdf file

  3. Flood Insurance Study (Preliminary)
    Feb 29, 2016
    Flood Insurance Study Vol 1   (3.71 MB)  pdf file
    Flood Insurance Study Vol 2   (5.58 MB)  pdf file

  4. Mississippi Coastal - 03170009 - RiskMAP Map and Report
    Jul 11, 2018
    Mississippi Coastal RiskMAP Map   (30.1 MB)  pdf file
    Mississippi Coastal RiskMAP Report   (46.0 MB)  pdf file


County Seat: Bay St. Louis
Formed: 1817
Area: 552 square miles
Population: 45,949
Origin of County name: Named for John Hancock, first signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Statistics from the:
Mississippi Official and Statistical Register
Mississippi Blue Book
(2016-2020)

 
Hancock County Mississippi (id:45)
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