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Notable Sights and Activities

Diamondhead Country Club

Only 30 minutes from Gulfport/Biloxi, and 45 minutes from New Orleans, this 36-hole beautiful and challenging layout is sure to live up to all your expectations. The Diamondhead Pine Course has well-placed bunkers and water that comes into play on many holes and was masterfully carved into the rare rolling terrain.

The Diamondhead Cardinal Course is wooded, built on gently rolling terrain with extra-long sand bunkers and has no parallel fairways. Diamondhead also offers the only indoor/outdoor golf academy along the MS Gulf Coast, featuring a full-service practice facility and golf shop, restaurant and bar.

Diamondhead has been host to the MS Gulf Resort Classic pre-qualifier and qualifier for multiple years. Diamondhead is the right choice for players of all skill levels in search of championship golf, scenic beauty and some of the best greens along the coast.

Fact About Diamondhead, MS

• 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.
• The population density was 745.6 people per square mile (286.6/km2).
• There were 4,308 housing units at an average density of 381.2/sq mi (146.5/km2).
• There were 3,586 households, and the median income for a household in the CDP was $51,361, and the median income for a family was $58,533.
• Males had a median income of $41,725 versus $29,595 for females.
• The per capita income for the CDP was $26,631.
• About 4.3% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.