Wiggins

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Wiggins

Total population

4,293

Median home value

$112,700

17.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$49,870

Wiggins$50k

National$74k

Weather88°F · Partly Sunny

Coordinates30.86°, -89.14°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Wiggins is a city in and the county seat of Stone County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area. The population was 4,272 at the 2020 census.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Wiggins, MS from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Mississippi

• Lumberton
  21.6 mi away · pop. 1,320
• New Augusta
  24.9 mi away · pop. 590
• Hattiesburg
  32.9 mi away · pop. 48,619
• DeLisle
  33.7 mi away · pop. 1,906
• West Hattiesburg
  34.4 mi away
• Gulf Hills
  35.3 mi away
• Hide-A-Way Lake
  35.3 mi away · pop. 2,569
• Picayune
  38.8 mi away
• Gulf Park Estates
  40 mi away
• Eastabuchie
  40.6 mi away · pop. 82
• Waveland
  41.6 mi away · pop. 7,062
• Helena
  45.4 mi away · pop. 975

Browse all places in Mississippi →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Wiggins

An Act to Designate the United States Post Office Located at 125 Border Avenue West in Wiggins, Mississippi, as the "Jay Hanna 'Dizzy' Dean Post Office."

United States · 2000

Mississippi Meets Minnesota

Deborah Tronnes Wiggins · 2022

Maritime History of the Mississippi Coast

Chris E. Wiggins · 2015

A Tale of Two (Mississippi) Cities

Chris E. Wiggins · 2012

Mass communication law in Mississippi (The New Forums state law series)

Gene Wiggins · 1992

History of the 33rd Mississippi Infantry Regiment

Sidney Wiggins Bondurant · 2018

Outliving the White Lie

James Wiggins · 2024

Sweet Bitter Blues

Phil Wiggins · 2020

Search results from Open Library.