History · Hurley

Hurley’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Hurley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Hurley had a population of 1,557.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,551 people in 2010, 1,557 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 2004.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hurley yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Hurley

1 place in Hurley is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Mississippiby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
1982first listedDeGroote Folk House

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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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