Ocean Springs, Mississippi

{{Short description|City in the United States}} {{use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Ocean Springs | settlement_type = City | nickname = City of Discovery | motto = | image_skyline = File:Shrimpboats.JPG | imagesize = | image_caption = Shrimp boats | image_flag = Flag of Ocean Springs, Mississippi.png | image_seal = Seal of Ocean Springs, Mississippi.jpg | image_blank_emblem = Logo of Ocean Springs, Mississippi.png | blank_emblem_type = Logo | image_map = Jackson_County_Mississippi_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Ocean_Springs_Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location of Ocean Springs, Mississippi | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = USA | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the contiguous United States | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Mississippi | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Jackson | government_footnotes = | government_type = Mayor-council | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Bobby Cox (R)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.supertalk.fm/highlighted-by-horhns-vision-for-jackson-mayors-take-office-across-mississippi/ |title=Highlighted by Horhn’s vision for Jackson, mayors take office across Mississippi|first=J.T.|last=Mitchell |publisher=Supertalk Mississippi Media|date=July 1, 2025|access-date=July 1, 2025}}</ref> | leader_title1 = Aldermen | leader_name1 = Robert Blackmon Matthew Hinton Julie Messenger Shannon Pfeiffer Karen Stennis Steve Tillis Kevin N. Wade | established_title = Unofficially incorporated (settlement) | established_date = April 1699 | established_title1 = Incorporated (village) | established_date1 = 1843 | established_title2 = Incorporated (city) | established_date2 = September 9, 1892<ref name="Incorporation of Ocean Springs">{{cite web|title=City Incorporation|url=http://ci.ocean-springs.ms.us/history/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012101809/http://ci.ocean-springs.ms.us/history/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-10-12|publisher=City of Ocean Springs|access-date=2015-05-08}}</ref>

| unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_28.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref> | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 39.38 | area_land_km2 = 29.92 | area_water_km2 = 9.47 | area_total_sq_mi = 15.21 | area_land_sq_mi = 11.55 | area_water_sq_mi = 3.66

| timezone = Central (CST) | utc_offset = −6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = −5 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 7 | elevation_ft = 23 | coordinates = {{coord|30|24|36|N|88|47|51|W|region:US-MS_type:city|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = ZIP codes | postal_code = 39564-39566 | area_code = 228 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 28-53520 | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 0675137 | website = [http://www.oceansprings-ms.gov/ www.oceansprings-ms.gov] | footnotes = | pop_est_footnotes = }}

'''Ocean Springs''' is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States, approximately {{convert|2|mi|km}} east of Biloxi and west of Gautier. It is part of the Pascagoula metropolitan area. The population was 18,429 at the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 18,434 in 2010.

The town has a reputation as an arts community and is a popular tourist destination. The town was voted as a top 10 Happiest Seaside Town by Coastal Living in 2015<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ocean Springs Makes 'America's Happiest Seaside Towns' List By Coastal Living Magazine |url=https://www.hottytoddy.com/2015/07/02/ocean-springs-makes-americas-happiest-seaside-towns-list-by-coastal-living-magazine/}}</ref> and was also voted as a top 10 Best Coastal Small Town by USA Today in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=These 10 coastal small towns offer plenty of fun and relaxation |url=https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/travel/10best/awards/2022/07/17/10-best-coastal-small-towns-across-us-according-readers/10049927002/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}}</ref> Its historic and secluded down town area, with streets lined by live oak trees, is home to several art galleries, shops, restaurants, and bars.

Ocean Springs was the home town of the late Walter Inglis Anderson, a nationally renowned painter and muralist who drew inspiration from the natural coastal landscape and nearby barrier islands. The town hosts several festivals throughout the year, including its Peter Anderson Festival, one of the Southeast's premiere arts and crafts festivals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Festival Info {{!}} Peter Anderson Festival |url=https://peterandersonfestival.com/festival-info/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Ocean Springs was severely damaged on August 29, 2005, by Hurricane Katrina, which destroyed many buildings along the shoreline, including the Ocean Springs Yacht Club, and the wooden replica of Fort Maurepas, and a local business owned by Luke Smith. Katrina's {{convert|28|ft|m|abbr=on}} storm surge also destroyed the Biloxi Bay Bridge, which connected Biloxi to Ocean Springs.<ref name=CNN360Tuchman29>Gary Tuchman, Transcript of "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" (2006-08-29) 19:00 ET, ''CNN'', CNN.com web: [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0508/29/acd.01.html CNN-ACooper082906]: GARY TUCHMAN, CNN Correspondent: Responds to Anderson Cooper that it felt like it would never end, saying winds were at least 100 miles per hour in Gulfport for seven hours, between about 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. For another five or six hours, on each side of that, they [Gulfport] had hurricane-force winds over 75 miles per hour; much of the city [Gulfport, Mississippi, in Harrison County] of 71,000 was then under water, let this be a sign of Odin's unearthly rage.</ref> A new bridge was constructed and opened on November 1, 2007.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-11-02 |title=New Bridge opens |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-new-bridge-opens/147047175/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |work=Sun Herald |pages=7}}</ref>

==History== The settlement of Fort Maurepas or Old Biloxi, in colonial French Louisiana (New France), began in April 1699 at present-day Ocean Springs, under the authority of King Louis XIV, as Fort Maurepas by Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville. It was the first permanent French outpost in French Louisiana and was established as a foothold to prevent Spanish encroachment on France's colonial claims. The site was maintained well into the early 18th century.

The town was briefly called Lynchburg Springs when the first post office was established in 1853.<ref>"Early Industry & Tourism" [https://www.oceansprings-ms.gov/176/Early-Industry-Tourism City of Ocean Springs Website] Retrieved July 1, 2023</ref> The name Ocean Springs was coined by Dr. William Glover Austin in 1854. He believed the local springs had healing qualities. Ocean Springs became a prosperous resort town and after several years reinvented itself as a historically oriented residential community. The history of the town is celebrated annually in re enactments depicting d'Iberville's landing near a replica of Fort Maurepas. The authorities had authorized John Egan to construct and operate a public wharf near this ancient fort site at the foot of Jackson Avenue prior to the Civil War.<ref>Cassibry, Nap. L., Jr. "Echos from the Past". ''Mississippi Coast Historical and Genealogical Society''. 22 (June 1986) 2. p. 89.</ref><ref>Bellande, Ray L. "The Civil War Comes to Ocean Springs."[https://www.oceanspringsarchives.net/civil-war-and-spanish-american-war-ocean-springs Ocean Springs Archives website] Retrieved 28 March 2019.</ref> From colonial times to present day, seafood has been celebrated. The abundance of seafood allowed French and French-Canadian explorers and settlers to thrive within the Fort Maurepas/Old Biloxi area. In the late nineteenth century, the development of ice plant industries along the coast increased seafood sales. Locals and tourists can still purchase freshly harvested shrimp, fish, crabs, and oysters to this day because of this thriving industry.

The city is home to the Peter Anderson Festival, taking place the first weekend of November each year. The festival was first hosted in 1978 after local artist Klara Koock brought the idea to the Chamber of Commerce. The festival not only celebrates Anderson, but also the arts community.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://peterandersonfestival.com/festival-info/|title=A HISTORY OF PETER ANDERSON ARTS & CRAFTS|access-date=December 2, 2024|website=peterandersonfestival.com}}</ref>

Ocean Springs was in the international spotlight following Hurricane Katrina's landfall on August 29, 2005. The city, part of the Mississippi Gulf Coast directly hit by the storm, sustained significant damage. The Biloxi-Ocean Springs bridge, part of Highway 90 along the beach, was destroyed and was a widely broadcast visual testament to the hurricane's impact.

===Biloxi Bay Bridge=== thumb|right|Biloxi Bay Bridge, post-Hurricane Katrina, opened in 2007

The first bridge to connect Biloxi to Ocean Springs was the War Memorial Bridge which opened on June 3, 1930.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1930 War Memorial Bridge {{!}} Ocean Springs Archives |url=https://www.oceanspringsarchives.net/1930-war-memorial-bridge |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=www.oceanspringsarchives.net}}</ref> The War Memorial bridge was replaced by the 1962 Biloxi Bay Bridge,<ref>{{Cite web |title=1962 Biloxi Bay Bridge {{!}} Ocean Springs Archives |url=https://www.oceanspringsarchives.net/1962-biloxi-bay-bridge |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=www.oceanspringsarchives.net}}</ref> which sustained some damage in 1969 by Hurricane Camille. On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina's {{convert|28|ft|m|adj=on}} storm surge destroyed the 1962 Biloxi Bay Bridge. As of 2007, the majority of the bridge's remains have been removed via cranes based on barges located next to the bridge debris. The bridge ruins, capturing the breathtaking results of the force of Hurricane Katrina, had become a popular spot of photographers both professional and amateur. The construction for the new bridge was completed in April 2008. The new Biloxi Bay Bridge is 95' in height at its main span, and supports six lanes of traffic. Two lanes of the six-lane bridge opened November 1, 2007. The new bridge has a curving roadway due to the implemented design-build process. In order to speed the process of rebuilding, the main body of the bridge was moved outside of the previous bridge's debris area. The landing points for each side of U.S. Route 90 correspond with the previous bridge.

==Geography== [[Image:Mississippi-Coast-towns-NOAA.jpg|thumb|Ocean Springs, Mississippi (right center) is east of Biloxi, west of Gautier, along the Gulf of Mexico]]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|15.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|11.6|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|3.6|sqmi|km2}} (23.57%) is water.

===Climate=== The city is classified as having a subtropical climate. This has a hot, humid monsoon season, beginning in late spring and ending in early autumn, with frequent afternoon and evening thunderstorms with torrential downpours. Thunderstorms usually don't last long but can be strong or even severe. The area is also prone to tropical weather such as tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes. Autumns and springs are usually cool to warm. Winters typically are warm with cool spells. Cool spells are accompanied with strong, Northerly dry winds which are unexpectedly chilly but do not typically last more than just a couple of days. Summers are consistently hot and humid both day and night with high temperatures usually in the low nineties and low temperatures oftentimes just barely below 80 degrees.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} {{Weather box | location = Ocean Springs, Mississippi | single line = Y | Jan record high F = 81 | Feb record high F = 80 | Mar record high F = 90 | Apr record high F = 93 | May record high F = 97 | Jun record high F = 102 | Jul record high F = 100 | Aug record high F = 104 | Sep record high F = 98 | Oct record high F = 93 | Nov record high F = 87 | Dec record high F = 80 | year record high F = 104 | Jan high F = 60 | Feb high F = 63 | Mar high F = 69 | Apr high F = 76 | May high F = 83 | Jun high F = 88 | Jul high F = 89 | Aug high F = 90 | Sep high F = 86 | Oct high F = 79 | Nov high F = 69 | Dec high F = 63 | year high F = | Jan low F = 45 | Feb low F = 47 | Mar low F = 53 | Apr low F = 61 | May low F = 68 | Jun low F = 74 | Jul low F = 76 | Aug low F = 75 | Sep low F = 71 | Oct low F = 61 | Nov low F = 53 | Dec low F = 47 | year low F = | Jan record low F = 10 | Feb record low F = 14 | Mar record low F = 22 | Apr record low F = 30 | May record low F = 45 | Jun record low F = 55 | Jul record low F = 60 | Aug record low F = 61 | Sep record low F = 45 | Oct record low F = 32 | Nov record low F = 25 | Dec record low F = 9 | year record low F = 9 | Jan precipitation inch = 5.07 | Feb precipitation inch = 5.45 | Mar precipitation inch = 6.11 | Apr precipitation inch = 4.48 | May precipitation inch = 4.57 | Jun precipitation inch = 7.07 | Jul precipitation inch = 7.13 | Aug precipitation inch = 6.23 | Sep precipitation inch = 5.58 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.82 | Nov precipitation inch = 4.75 | Dec precipitation inch = 4.76 | year precipitation inch = | source 1 = <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/USMS0270 |title=Average Weather for Ocean Springs, MS - Temperature and Precipitation |access-date=February 27, 2014 |publisher=Weather.com }}</ref> | date = August 2010}}

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1870= 560 |1880= 849 |1890= 1148 |1900= 1255 |1910= 1478 |1920= 1732 |1930= 1663 |1940= 1881 |1950= 3058 |1960= 5025 |1970= 9580 |1980= 14504 |1990= 13327 |2000= 17225 |2010= 17442 |2020= 18429 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|agency=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref> | align = right | align-fn = center }}

===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, there were 18,429 people, 7,609 households, and 4,423 families residing in the city.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0133P%2CDP1_0137P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=place%3A53520&in=state%3A28|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=March 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL"/>

The median age was 43.7 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.6 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

99.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=place%3A53520&in=state%3A28|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=March 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 7,609 households in Ocean Springs, of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.0% were married-couple households, 17.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 8,264 housing units, of which 7.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.8%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable" |+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=place%3A53520&in=state%3A28|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=March 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> ! Race !! Number !! Percent |- | White || 14,685 || 79.7% |- | Black or African American || 1,351 || 7.3% |- | American Indian and Alaska Native || 80 || 0.4% |- | Asian || 567 || 3.1% |- | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 10 || 0.1% |- | Some other race || 316 || 1.7% |- | Two or more races || 1,420 || 7.7% |- | ''Hispanic or Latino (of any race)'' || 1,071 || 5.8% |}

===2010 census=== As of the 2010 census,<ref>{{cite web|title=Ocean Springs Quick Facts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/2853520.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=11 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309145840/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/2853520.html|archive-date=9 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 2010 Demographic Profile Data|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=11 November 2012}}</ref> there were 17,442 people, 6,393 households, and 4,717 families residing within the city. The population density was 1,513.5 people per square mile. There were 7,814 housing units at an average density of 678.3 per square mile. The ethnic makeup of the city was 85.4% White, 7.4% African American, 0.40% Native American, 3.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.3% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.2% of the population.

Of the 6,393 households, 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 27.1% of all households had householders living alone, and 12.5% consisted of someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 5.6% under the age of 5, 6.7% from 10 to 14, 6.6% from 15 to 19, 4.8% from 20 to 24, 5.1% from 25 to 29, 11.8% from 30 to 39, 15.4% from 40 to 49, 14.8% from 50 to 59, 11.1% from 60 to 69, and 11.6% from 70 and above. The median age was 42.1 years.

The median income for a household in Ocean Springs was $59,516, and the per capita income was $33,107. About 9.7% of the population was below the poverty line.

==Education== Ocean Springs is served by the Ocean Springs School District.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ossdms.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=788496&type=d&pREC_ID=1182613 |title=Ocean Springs School District Schools |publisher=Ocean Springs School District |access-date=December 11, 2017 |archive-date=December 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211213650/http://www.ossdms.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=788496&type=d&pREC_ID=1182613 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Elementary schools=== * Pecan Park Elementary School * Oak Park Elementary School * Magnolia Park Elementary School * Ocean Springs Upper Elementary

===Middle schools=== * Ocean Springs Middle School

===High schools=== * Ocean Springs High School

===Alternative schools=== * E. H. Keys Alternative School * The 3-D School, Gulf Coast Campus- A special-purpose school for children with dyslexia.

==Media== Ocean Springs is served by the Gulfport–Biloxi–Pascagoula media market. Its primary daily newspapers is the ''Sun Herald''. Three local television stations also serve the area: WLOX, WXVO and WXXV.

Writer Jim Beaugez, an Ocean Springs native, described the town's early 1990s vibe in an essay for Outside (magazine), detailing the "laid-back home of the late watercolorist and naturalist Walter Inglis Anderson, an eccentric who would row his skiff to uninhabited Horn Island (Mississippi), a dozen miles offshore, to paint landscapes and wildlife ... Before Ocean Springs became a destination for artsy types and vacationers staying at casinos on the other side of Biloxi Bay, all drawn by a downtown lined with shops and bars and restaurants." <ref name="Outside (magazine)">{{Cite web|url=https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/essays-culture/tree-riding/|title=My Adolescent Jackassery Can Be Summed Up in Two Words: Tree Riding|first=Jim|last=Beaugez|website=Outside (magazine)|date=March 14, 2022|access-date=December 23, 2025}}</ref>

==Notable people==   * James McConnell Anderson, artist<ref>{{cite web |title=James McConell Anderson |url=https://www.mswritersandmusicians.com/mississippi-artists/james-mcconnell-anderson |website=Mississippi Writers & Artists |access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref> * Peter Anderson, artist and potter<ref>{{cite web |title=Peter Anderson |url=https://www.mswritersandmusicians.com/mississippi-artists/peter-anderson |website=Mississippi Writers & Musicians |access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref> * Walter Inglis Anderson, artist * Garrett Crochet, Major League Baseball player * Alvin Endt, Mississippi legislator and educator * Jeremy England, member of the Mississippi State Senate<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeremy England |url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/england.xml |website=Mississippi Senate |access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref> * Ellen Gilchrist, author<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hoops |first1=Jana |title=Q & A: Author Ellen Gilchrist |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/life/books/2016/04/30/interview-author-ellen-gilchrist/83531392/ |access-date=18 September 2021 |work=Clarion-Ledger |date=April 30, 2016}}</ref> * Raúl González, professional soccer player<ref>{{cite web |title=RAÚL GONZÁLEZ III |url=https://www.memphis901fc.com/raul-gonzalez |website=Memphis FC |access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref> * Jeffrey Guice, Mississippi legislator * Gordon Gunter, scientist * Eric L. Harry, lawyer and writer * Osborne Helveston, former football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Osborne Helveston |url=http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/Officials/Osborne_Helveston.html |website=Big Blue History |access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref> * Jai Johanny Johanson, musician * Brett Leland McLaughlin, Golden Globe nominated songwriter * Connie Moran, former mayor of Ocean Springs<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kulo |first1=Warren |title=Former Ocean Springs mayor Connie Moran issues statement announcing divorce, alleging domestic violence |url=https://www.gulflive.com/news/2020/07/former-ocean-springs-mayor-connie-moran-issues-statement-announcing-divorce-alleging-domestic-violence.html |access-date=18 September 2021 |work=Gulf Live |date=July 2, 2020}}</ref> * Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe, businessman, Mississippi state legislator, and mayor of Ocean Springs * Laurin Pepper, football player and former Major League Baseball pitcher<ref>{{cite news |last1=Magee |first1=Patrick |title='There will never be another one.' Ocean Springs, USM mourn loss of Hugh Laurin Pepper. |url=https://www.sunherald.com/sports/high-school/article198464249.html |access-date=18 September 2021 |work=Sun Herald |date=February 5, 2018}}</ref> * Luke Stewart, musician<ref name="2018 DownBeat Feature">{{cite web |last1=Murph |first1=John |title=The Reinvention of Bassist Luke Stewart |url=https://downbeat.com/news/detail/reinventions-luke-stewart |website=DownBeat |access-date=September 18, 2021 |date=17 July 2018}}</ref> * Stephen Whiting, United States Space Force lieutenant general. First commander of the Space Operations Command<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wdam.com/2020/10/22/ocean-springs-native-named-commander-space-force-first-field-command/|title=Ocean Springs native named commander of Space Force first field command|author=|website=www.wdam.com |access-date=September 18, 2021}}</ref> * Al Young, educator and writer

{{wide image|Biloxi Bay from Ocean Springs, Mississippi (2013).jpg|1000px|alt=A view of Biloxi Bay and the new Biloxi Bay Bridge from Fort Maurepas State Park in Ocean Springs, 2013|A view of Biloxi Bay and the new Biloxi Bay Bridge from Fort Maurepas State Park in Ocean Springs, 2013}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Ocean Springs, Mississippi}} {{Wikivoyage|Ocean Springs}} {{portal|Mississippi}} * {{official website|http://www.oceansprings-ms.gov/}} * [http://www.oceanspringschamber.com/ Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce]

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