Profile for Ocean Springs, Mississippi, MS

Ocean Springs is on the Mississippi Sound

Former and merged names include:
· Lynchburg Springs

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 26. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1.5 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Belly Dance Festival - March 31, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Gulf Islands National Seashore Park, Live Oaks Bicycle Route

Historic sites and museums: Walter Anderson Museum of Art

Colleges and universities: University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

Listed places near Ocean Springs

Cemeteries (4)

Communities (2)

Hotels (26)

Libraries (5)

Military bases (1)

Museums (4)

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• Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce

14% of Ocean Springs residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Ocean Springs ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Ocean Springs
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• Jackson County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MS data
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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Crime in Jackson County
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Ocean Springs was $22,923, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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31% of Ocean Springs residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Ocean Springs festival dates:

• Belly Dance Festival - March 31, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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• Post history questions in Jackson County genealogy forum

Median rent in Ocean Springs, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $523.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $939.

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Libraries in Ocean Springs include Ocean Springs Municipal Library ... View libraries

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Jackson County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Ocean Springs political report.

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The average commute time for Ocean Springs workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 3 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Ocean Springs between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.7 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Ocean Springs include Country Inn & Suites, Days Inn, Gulf Hills Resort, Holiday Inn Express, Howard Johnson Express Inn, Knights Inn, Super 8, Villager Premier Ocean Springs.

• Ocean Springs travel guide
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• Mississippi tourism bureau

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