D'Iberville, Mississippi

D'Iberville is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, immediately north of Biloxi, across the Back Bay. The population was 12,721 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Gulfport—Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Etymology
It is named after Canadian explorer Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, who arrived at the area in 1699. Almost 300 years later, D'Iberville officially became a city in 1988.

History
D'Iberville was one of the Gulf Coast cities hit and extensively damaged by Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. The following month, Mexican marines, the U.S. Navy, and Dutch navy sailors were sent to the city to clean up hurricane debris and distribute aid supplies.

As a result of an initiative by the Congress for the New Urbanism under the sponsorship of Governor Haley Barbour and the State of Mississippi, the City of D'Iberville received town design consulting services from some of the most prestigious urban designers in the country. Since then, the City of D'Iberville has been working with Jaime Correa and Associates on the implementation of its master plan, on a full-fledged New Urbanism SmartCode for its downtown area, and on the implementation of mixed-use neighborhoods and main street.

Geography
D'Iberville is located at 30.43705°N, -88.89762°W.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.0 km2, of which 18.3 sqkm is land and 0.7 sqkm, or 3.84%, is water.

Education
The city of D'Iberville is served by the Harrison County School District.
 * D'Iberville High School
 * D'Iberville Middle School
 * D'Iberville Elementary School

2020 census
As of the census of 2020, there were 12,721 people, 4,979 households, and 3,137 families residing in the city.

Notable people

 * Brandon Davis, mixed martial arts fighter
 * Jason Knight, mixed martial arts fighter
 * Christine Kozlowski, actress and Miss Mississippi 2008
 * Kevin Norwood, former NFL wide receiver
 * Chase Sherman, mixed martial arts fighter