These Are The 10 Best Places In Mississippi To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in Mississippi who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in Mississippi, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Magnolia State:

1. Louisville (Photos)
2. Louisville (Photos)
3. Richland
4. Flowood (Photos)
5. D’Iberville (Photos)
6. Byram
7. Waveland (Photos)
8. Petal (Photos)
9. Diamondhead (Photos)
10. Bay St. Louis (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in Mississippi. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in Mississippi in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in Mississippi in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in Mississippi have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in Mississippi.

1. Louisville

Population: 6,498
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.23
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.92
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.23
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 5.23

2. Louisville

Population: 6,498
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.23
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.92
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.23
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 4.46

3. Richland

Population: 7,012
Parks Per 1,000 People: 8.56
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.85
Churches Per 1,000 People: 8.56
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.42

4. Flowood

Population: 8,218
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.3
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.58
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.3
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.07

5. D’Iberville

Population: 10,161
Parks Per 1,000 People: 4.33
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.98
Churches Per 1,000 People: 5.41
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.89

6. Byram

Population: 11,609
Parks Per 1,000 People: 3.01
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.78
Churches Per 1,000 People: 5.17
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.29

7. Waveland

Population: 6,463
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.79
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.46
Churches Per 1,000 People: 6.81
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.77

8. Petal

Population: 10,675
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.25
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.47
Churches Per 1,000 People: 5.62
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.41

9. Diamondhead

Population: 8,275
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.42
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.36
Churches Per 1,000 People: 6.53
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.97

10. Bay St. Louis

Population: 10,313
Parks Per 1,000 People: 1.84
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.29
Churches Per 1,000 People: 4.95
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.68

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in Mississippi where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in Mississippi with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Biloxi (Photos)
2. Olive Branch (Photos)
3. Horn Lake (Photos)
4. Gulfport (Photos)
5. Hattiesburg (Photos)

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Detailed List Of The Best Places In Mississippi To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Louisville	6,498
2	Louisville	6,498
3	Richland	7,012
4	Flowood	8,218
5	D’Iberville	10,161
6	Byram	11,609
7	Waveland	6,463
8	Petal	10,675
9	Diamondhead	8,275
10	Bay St. Louis	10,313
11	Holly Springs	7,585
12	New Albany	8,291
13	Long Beach	15,224
14	Ridgeland	24,209
15	Pearl	26,105
16	Philadelphia	7,446
17	Amory	7,197
18	Forest	5,719
19	Picayune	10,838
20	Ocean Springs	17,446
21	Madison	24,871
22	Booneville	8,775
23	Moss Point	13,690
24	Batesville	7,436
25	Gautier	18,581
26	Columbia	6,446
27	Ripley	5,349
28	Pontotoc	5,754
29	Louisville	6,498
30	Aberdeen	5,492
31	Brookhaven	12,499
32	Natchez	15,563
33	Kosciusko	7,302
34	Cleveland	12,318
35	Clinton	25,486
36	Brandon	22,616
37	Pascagoula	22,239
38	Greenwood	15,873
39	Hernando	14,723
40	Horn Lake	26,486
41	Biloxi	44,527
42	Forest	5,719
43	Vicksburg	23,559
44	West Point	11,200
45	Olive Branch	34,543
46	Laurel	18,720
47	Senatobia	8,063
48	Corinth	14,797
49	Indianola	10,426
50	Starkville	24,457
51	Hattiesburg	46,629
52	Mccomb	12,771
53	Columbus	23,483
54	Oxford	20,200
55	Tupelo	35,345
56	Greenville	33,518
57	Clarksdale	17,497
58	Canton	13,321
59	Gulfport	69,913
60	Southaven	50,389
61	Grenada	12,951
62	Meridian	40,809
63	Jackson	173,631