Henderson Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 170 at the 2010 census.[2]

Henderson Point, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 30°18′33″N 89°17′13″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Harrison
Area [1]
• Total	1.15 sq mi (2.99 km2)
• Land	1.06 sq mi (2.76 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)
Elevation	5 ft (2 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	232
• Density	217.84/sq mi (84.10/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	28-31540

Geography

Henderson Point is located at the end of a peninsula along the edge of the Gulf of Mexico. It is bordered by St. Louis Bay to the west and north, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and the city of Pass Christian to the east. Henderson Point is the site of the east end of the Bay St. Louis Bridge, which carries U.S. Route 90 across St. Louis Bay to the city of Bay St. Louis in Hancock County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.0 km²), of which 1.0 square mile (2.7 km²) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km²), or 8.64%, is water.[3]

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 232 people, 91 households, and 37 families residing in the CDP.

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