Hattiesburg, city, seat of Forrest County and also in Lamar County, southeastern Mississippi, at the junction of the Bouie and Leaf rivers, in a pine-forest belt; incorporated 1884. It is a manufacturing, trade, and medical center. Products include chemicals, clothing, electrical equipment, concrete goods, processed poultry, lumber, and paper items. The University of Southern Mississippi (1910) and William Carey College (1906) are here; De Soto National Forest is nearby. The city is named for Hattie Hardy, wife of its founder, William H. Hardy. Population 40,829 (1980); 41,882 (1990); 44,779 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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