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| PART I: GEOGRAPHY |
In this section:
Gulf Coast I-10 corridor |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast: Where we are |
...The Mississippi Gulf
Coast is on the northern
shore of the Gulf of
Mexico, between the
states of Alabama to the
east and Louisiana to the
west. The nearest foreign
neighbors are Mexico,
Cuba and the nations of
Central America.
...The cities closest to the
Mississippi Gulf Coast are
Mobile, Ala., to the east,
New Orelans, La., to the
Coast is on the northern
shore of the Gulf of
Mexico, between the
states of Alabama to the
east and Louisiana to the
west. The nearest foreign
neighbors are Mexico,
Cuba and the nations of
Central America.
...The cities closest to the
Mississippi Gulf Coast are
Mobile, Ala., to the east,
New Orelans, La., to the
west and Hattiesburg, Miss., to the
north. The Mississippi Gulf Coast's
largest cities are Gulfport, Biloxi,
Pascagoula and Bay St. Louis, but
there are other large population
centers as well.
...The Mississippi Gulf Coast is
composed of six counties - George,
Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl
River and Stone. Three of those
counties - Hancock, Harrison and
north. The Mississippi Gulf Coast's
largest cities are Gulfport, Biloxi,
Pascagoula and Bay St. Louis, but
there are other large population
centers as well.
...The Mississippi Gulf Coast is
composed of six counties - George,
Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl
River and Stone. Three of those
counties - Hancock, Harrison and
| Gulf Coast I-10 Corridor |
...The Gulf Coast I-10 Corridor is an urbanized region that spans portions of
four states. While definitions can vary, by and large it's a region composed of
seven metropolitan areas and one micropolitan area (26 counties/parishes). The
region's infrastructure includes more than 150 federal and university research
units, hundreds of innovation companies, research parks, business incubators
and more. While long known for tourism, the region also has a large and
growing defense corridor. There are two dozen bases, many of them involved
in aerospace activities. The largest defense contractors have operations, some of
them multiple operations, along the roughly 300 mile area between the Fort
Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin MSA and Baton Rouge MSA.
Next: Part II Aerospace overview
four states. While definitions can vary, by and large it's a region composed of
seven metropolitan areas and one micropolitan area (26 counties/parishes). The
region's infrastructure includes more than 150 federal and university research
units, hundreds of innovation companies, research parks, business incubators
and more. While long known for tourism, the region also has a large and
growing defense corridor. There are two dozen bases, many of them involved
in aerospace activities. The largest defense contractors have operations, some of
them multiple operations, along the roughly 300 mile area between the Fort
Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin MSA and Baton Rouge MSA.
Next: Part II Aerospace overview
Jackson - are on the coast and contain most of the population. One of the most
significant aspects of the three counties is they are linked by the Interstate 10
corridor. The three northern counties - George, Stone and Pearl River - are not
along the I-10 corridor, but are part of the Mississippi Gulf Coast because of
strong social and economic ties with the counties to the south. In addition,
projections show the three more rural counties are areas where the populations
and businesses of the coast are expanding. Fly-through
significant aspects of the three counties is they are linked by the Interstate 10
corridor. The three northern counties - George, Stone and Pearl River - are not
along the I-10 corridor, but are part of the Mississippi Gulf Coast because of
strong social and economic ties with the counties to the south. In addition,
projections show the three more rural counties are areas where the populations
and businesses of the coast are expanding. Fly-through
| Mobile |
| New Orleans |
| Pensacola |
| Pascagoula |
| Biloxi |
| Gulfport |
| Bay St. Louis |
| Ft. Walton Beach |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast |
| United States |
| Gulf of Mexico |
| Caribbean Sea |
| Pacific Ocean |
| Atlantic Ocean |
| Mexico |
| Cuba |
| Hattiesburg |
| Baton Rouge |
| New Orleans-Metarie-Kenner MSA |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent MSA |
| Ft. Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin MSA |
| Baton Rouge MSA |
| Gulfport- Biloxi MSA |
| Mobile MSA |
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| Lucedale |
| Wiggins |
| Picayune |
| Pascagoula MSA |