Editing Moss Point, Mississippi (section)

==Geography==
Moss Point is in southeastern Jackson County, on the east side of the [[Pascagoula River]]. It is bordered to the south by the city of [[Pascagoula, Mississippi|Pascagoula]], the [[county seat]], and to the north by unincorporated [[Escatawpa, Mississippi|Escatawpa]]. The [[Escatawpa River]] flows east–west through the city into the Pascagoula River.

[[U.S. Route 90 in Mississippi|U.S. Route 90]] forms the southeastern boundary of Moss Point, leading southwestward into Pascagoula and northeastward to [[Interstate 10 in Mississippi|Interstate 10]], which runs through the northern part of the Moss Point city limits. I-10 leads west {{convert|22|mi}} to the [[Biloxi, Mississippi|Biloxi]] area and northeast {{convert|36|mi}} to [[Mobile, Alabama]]. Mississippi Highways [[Mississippi Highway 63|63]] and [[Mississippi Highway 613|613]] (Main Street) are north–south roads through Moss Point. Highway 63 leads south to US-90 and north {{convert|38|mi}} to [[Lucedale, Mississippi|Lucedale]], while Highway 613 leads south {{convert|4|mi|0}} to the center of Pascagoula and north {{convert|5|mi|0}} to Escatawpa.

Moss Point has a total area of {{convert|68.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|62.6|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|6.3|km2|order=flip}}, or 9.11%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Moss Point city, Mississippi |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2849240 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213103458/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2849240 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=August 3, 2018 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>
[[File:MS CoastTowns NOAA.jpg|center|thumb|450px|Moss Point (right edge) is north of [[Pascagoula, Mississippi|Pascagoula]], on [[Mississippi Highway 63]], north of the [[Gulf of Mexico]].]]