Homes For Sale In Harrison County Mississippi

The State of Mississippi has 3 that border the Gulf of Mexico. The central county of these 3 is Harrison County. Harrison County was named prime real estate Harrison County Mississippi in honor of United States President William Henry Harrison.



The first European settlement in what is now Harrison County was built in Biloxi in 1699. This was a colony established real estate broker Harrison County MS by France. When Pierre LeMoyne D’Iberville landed at ‘old’ Biloxi in 1699, his group of explorers discovered the Indian natives who were called the ‘Viloxi Tribe’ which means ‘First People’.

Biloxi ultimately became the capital of a gigantic area of the country which became known as the Louisiana Territory.

According to the United States 2010 Harrison County MS homes for sale census, the population of Harrison County in 2010 was Harrison County MS realty 187,105 which makes it the 2nd most populous county in Mississippi. The county seats are both Biloxi and Gulfport.

By the 1830’s, both Biloxi and Gulfport began to thrive because of their proximity to the deep water harbor in Gulfport. The establishment of the passenger railway in 1870 created additional opportunities for prosperity which further developed new employment, new businesses to serve an expanding customer base, and an expanded tourism industry.



Gulfport is Mississippi’s gateway to global commerce and is Mississippi's best Harrison County Mississippi realtor principal shipping center.



Harrison County is also served by the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport.

Harrison County is conveniently located andis a 75 minute drive to New Orleans.

Harrison County has a lot to offer, including great deep-sea or freshwater fishing, an array of championship golf courses, museums, historic sites, a vast selection of great seafood restaurants, and the excitement of nine 24-hour non-stop modern casino resorts. Set against a backdrop of over 20 miles of sugar-white sand beach front, the cost of quality homes in Harrison County is surprisingly competitive when compared to other locales along the Gulf of Mexico coastline that are located in Alabama and Florida.