Laurel, Mississippi

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Laurel, Mississippi is a small city in southeastern Mississippi known for its historic downtown, timber industry roots, and as the setting of the HGTV show "Home Town."

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Laurel–Hattiesburg area 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision Southern United States
county Jones County
hasArchitectureStyle early 20th-century commercial architecture downtown
hasAreaCode 601
769
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasCulturalAttraction Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
historic residential neighborhoods
hasDaylightSavingTimeZoneAbbreviation CDT
hasEconomicSector healthcare
manufacturing
retail trade
hasGovernmentType mayor–council government
hasHistoricDistrict downtown Laurel historic district
hasHistoricEconomicBase yellow pine lumber
hasIncorporationStatus incorporated city
hasIndustryHistory lumber industry
timber industry
hasMediaMarket Laurel, Mississippi self-linksurface differs
surface form: Laurel–Hattiesburg area
hasNearbyCity Hattiesburg, Mississippi
hasNickname The City Beautiful
hasNotableResidents Ben Napier
Erin Napier
hasParksAndRecreation city parks system
hasPopulationRange 20,000–25,000 inhabitants
hasPostalCodePrefix 394
hasPublicSchoolDistrict Laurel School District
hasRailService served by Amtrak Crescent line
hasRegionalRole commercial center for Jones County
hasTelevisionExposure featured on HGTV
hasTimeZoneAbbreviation CST
hasTransportation served by Interstate 59
served by U.S. Route 11
served by U.S. Route 84
isCountySeatOf Jones County, Mississippi
knownFor as the setting of the HGTV show "Home Town"
historic downtown
timber industry roots
locatedInPhysiographicRegion Piney Woods region of Mississippi
locatedInRegion southeastern Mississippi
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
partOf Jones County, Mississippi
state Mississippi
televisionShowSetHere Home Town

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Laurel, Mississippi hasMediaMarket Laurel, Mississippi self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Laurel–Hattiesburg area
Interstate 59 passesThrough Laurel, Mississippi
Crescent routeVia Laurel, Mississippi
Crescent (train) servesCity Laurel, Mississippi
subject surface form: Crescent