Editing Saucier, Mississippi

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'''Saucier''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Harrison County, Mississippi]], United States. It is part of the [[Gulfport, Mississippi|Gulfport]]&ndash;[[Biloxi, Mississippi|Biloxi]] [[Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 1,077 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Saucier CDP, Mississippi| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=May 16, 2012| archive-date=December 27, 1996| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/| url-status=live}}</ref>

== History ==
Originally located on the now-defunct [[Gulf and Ship Island Railroad|Gulf & Ship Island Railroad]], the [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] established a [[money order]] [[post office]] and express office in 1893.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Post Offices by County - Postmaster Finder |url=https://about.usps.com/who/profile/history/postmaster-finder/post-offices-by-county.htm |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=[[United States Postal Service]]}}</ref> In 1900, the hamlet had a population of about 110 and had a sawmill, drugstore, [[confectionery store]], and five general stores.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Saucier, Mississippi |url=https://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Saucier.htm |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Mississippi Rails}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In 1906, it had a population of 200.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Rowland |first=Dunbar |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Encyclopedia_of_Mississippi_History/1iQVAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=Encyclopedia of Mississippi History: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions and Persons |date=1907 |publisher=S. A. Brant |page=609 |language=en}}</ref>

During [[World War II]], [[Axis powers|Axis]] prisoners were held at a [[Prisoner-of-war camp|prison-of-war camp]] in Saucier. The camp closed following the war and turned into a recreation area, with only the ruins of an [[Supply depot|ammunition bunker]] remaining.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Frazier |first=Allen |date=October 25, 2023 |title=Mississippi housed Axis prisoners of war during WWII. Were prison camps on the Coast? |url=https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/military/article280939988.html |access-date=October 25, 2023 |work=The Sun Herald}}</ref>

Following the 1954 ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]'' decision, Saucier began to implement [[Racial integration|desegregation]] 24 years later, one of the last towns to integrate schools. The [[Ku Klux Klan]] requested to hold a rally on the grounds of Saucier Elementary but were denied by school board out of concern of inflaming tensions. The Mississippi Civil Liberities Union (the [[American Civil Liberties Union|ACLU]]) joined on behalf of the Klan, who won the lawsuit.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hamblin |first=Robert W. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Living_in_Mississippi/EaUxDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=Living in Mississippi: The Life and Times of Evans Harrington |date=2017-05-31 |publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi |isbn=978-1-4968-1145-5 |pages=52–53 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Ball |first=Howard |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Taking_the_Fight_South/SFIMEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22saucier%22+and+%22mississippi%22&pg=PT140&printsec=frontcover |title=Taking the Fight South: Chronicle of a Jew's Battle for Civil Rights in Mississippi |date=2021-02-01 |publisher=University of Notre Dame Pess |isbn=978-0-268-10918-9 |language=en}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Saucier is located in central [[Harrison County, Mississippi|Harrison County]],<ref name=":0" /> along the [[Canadian Pacific Kansas City]] railroad.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=CPKC's rail network connects shippers to the world |url=https://www.cpkcr.com/en/our-advantage/connecting-a-continent |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241217201041/https://www.cpkcr.com/en/our-advantage/connecting-a-continent |archive-date=2024-12-17 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Canadian Pacific Kansas City |language=en-CA}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|7.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (0.85%) is water.

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 1303
| 2000n = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDPSF22000.DP1?t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&g=160XX00US2865720&y=2000 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>
| 2010 = 1342
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| 2020 = 1077
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census 2010–2020<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?g=160XX00US2865720&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|title=Explore Data|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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=== 2020 census ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Saucier racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2865720&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-16|website=data.census.gov|archive-date=2022-10-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010152208/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2865720&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|url-status=live}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|958
|88.95%
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|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|9
|0.84%
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|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|6
|0.56%
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|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|4
|0.37%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|65
|6.04%
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|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|35
|3.25%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,077 people,<ref name=":1" /> 429 households, and 292 families residing in the CDP. The population was 1,342 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010" />

=== 2000 census ===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDPSF22000.DP1?t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&g=160XX00US2865720&y=2000 |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |accessdate=January 6, 2025 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> there were 1,303 people, 478 households, and 367 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|186.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 507 housing units at an average density of {{convert|72.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.69% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.15% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.15% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.15% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.38% of the population.

There were 478 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,000, and the median income for a family was $44,167. Males had a median income of $30,099 versus $26,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $15,164. About 21.5% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 31.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
The public library is the Saucier Children's Library. It is a part of the Harrison County Library System.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saucier Children's Library - Harrison County Library System, MS |url=https://www.harrison.lib.ms.us/libraries/saucier-childrens-library/ |accessdate=March 15, 2014 |publisher=Harrison County Library System}}</ref>

== Education ==
Saucier is served by both Saucier Elementary School (K-6) and West Wortham Elementary/Middle School (K-8) in the [[Harrison County School District]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Saucier Elementary |url=https://sae.harrison.k12.ms.us/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Saucier Elementary School |publisher=Harrison County School District |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=West Wortham Elementary & Middle School |url=https://msrc.mdek12.org/entity?EntityID=2400-051&SchoolYear=2021 |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=msrc.mdek12.org |language=en}}</ref>

== Media ==
Saucier's newspaper is ''[[The Sun Herald]]'', which serves the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SunHerald |url=https://www.mcclatchy.com/our-impact/markets/sun-herald/#navlink=mi_footer |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=www.mcclatchy.com}}</ref>
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==Infrastructure==
The area is served by a volunteer fire department.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saucier Fire and Rescue |url=https://usfiredept.com/saucier-fire-and-rescue-20421.html |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=USA Fire Departments}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [[Joe James (racing driver)|Joe James]], racecar driver<ref>{{cite web |last=Gates |first=Bob |title=California's Joe James Made His Mark In A Brief Career |url=http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/racing-history/california-s-joe-james-made-his-mark-in-a-brief-career/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222142836/http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/racing-history/california-s-joe-james-made-his-mark-in-a-brief-career/ |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |accessdate=February 16, 2014 |publisher=[[National Speed Sport News]]}}</ref>
* [[Israel Broussard]], actor<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fitzgerald |first=Robin |date=February 14, 2019 |title=Mississippi Coast native co-stars in Valentine's Day thriller 'Happy Death Day 2U' |url=https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/harrison-county/article226144635.html |access-date=January 6, 2025 |work=The Sun Herald}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
In 2004, ''[[The Ladykillers (2004 film)|The Ladykillers]]'', a remake of [[The Ladykillers (1955 film)|the original British movie]], was set in Saucier, though no filming was done there.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lawson |first=Jeff |date=2004-03-24 |title=Hollywood Comes To Saucier? |url=https://www.wlox.com/story/1733146/hollywood-comes-to-saucier/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=WLOX |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Harrison County, Mississippi}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Harrison County, Mississippi]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Mississippi]]
[[Category:Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area]]