page_title: Diamondhead, Mississippi
section_title: Parks and recreation
hierarchical_section_title: Diamondhead, Mississippi / Parks and recreation
caption_attribution_description: English: Diamondhead, MS, August 28, 2008 -- Mississippi Gov. Hayley Barbour and Habitat for Humanity&#39;s Wendy McDonald participate in an Open House for a Mississippi Cottage newly made permanent. A pre-fabricated and constructed attachment was added to the cottage to make the structure permanent and was designed by FEMA Long Term Community Recovery staff in Mississippi. The cottage is part of FEMA&#39;s Alternative Housing Pilot Program, which seeks alternative disaster housing solutions. Kiiva Williams/FEMA.
context_page_description: Diamondhead is a city in southeastern Hancock County, Mississippi, United States. The city is located just over 50 miles northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is part of the Gulfport−Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area. In February 2012, Diamondhead was officially incorporated as a city. At the time of the 2010 census, when Diamondhead was an unincorporated census-designated place, the population was 8,425. The city population, with slightly different boundaries, was estimated at 8,048 in 2019.
context_section_description: Since most of Diamondhead was a planned community it has many facilities designed to attract home buyers. Some of these facilities include:
  Marina, Yacht Club, Tennis World, and Country Club with multiple dining facilities
  The Pines and Cardinal 18-Hole professional golf courses (36 holes)
  community pools throughout the area
  community center and separate adult learning center
  community grocery and hardware stores
  multiple ponds and lakes
  several homes have direct access to the Gulf of Mexico, as well as the marina and yacht club
  several restaurants, bowling, hotels, automotive stations
  Private airstrip including direct access between the airstrip and private homes allowing planes to be housed at a home owners house.
  Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 771
caption: Alternative Housing Pilot Program, which seeks alternative disaster housing solutions
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