Clermont Harbor is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

on the western end of Hancock County on the

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. It is part of the Gulfport–

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, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. Clermont Harbor is located directly on the coastline, with the main road in and out of town being Beach Boulevard (unsigned Mississippi Highway 606). Buccaneer State Park lies on the eastern boundary of the community. The community lies along the

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line. A post office operated under the name Clermont Harbor from 1913 to 1989. Clermont Harbor was completely destroyed by

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on August 29, 2005. The 40-room Clermont Harbor Hotel operated in Clermont Harbor from 1915 to 1946.

Notable people

* Lori K. Gordon, artist * Albert Rieker, sculptor

References

Unincorporated communities in Hancock County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area Populated coastal places in Mississippi {{HancockCountyMS-geo-stub