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Inside Chapter 2 ...
2.1 .
Introduction ............................................................................................ 2‐1
2.2 .
Regional Overview .................................................................................. 2‐1
2.3 .
Study Area Growth Trends ................................................................... 2‐13
2.4 .
Economic Overview .............................................................................. 2‐24
2.5 .
Current Development Overview within the Study Area ...................... 2‐27
2.6 .
Projected Study Area Growth ............................................................... 2‐28
2.7 .
Transportation ...................................................................................... 2‐28
2.1 . Introduction
This chapter provides a profile about the commu Joint Land Use Study ( JLUS ) Study Area . These pr the history and trends that influence the growth each jurisdiction . This chapter also provides gene the JLUS Study Area .
Capturing and describing certain demographic an the participating JLUS communities provides a ba development of feasible compatibility strategies . information that enables stakeholders to underst development trends that have the potential to af operations at Keesler AFB . Further , this chapter understanding by the military about the types of the fence ” when considering future missions and
2.2 .
Regional Overview
The Keesler Air Force Base ( AFB ) JLUS Study Area the City of D ’ Iberville , and Harrison County . Kees city limits of Biloxi in south Mississippi . The JLUS 165 miles south of the Mississippi capital , Jackson Orleans , Louisiana . The City of D ’ Iberville is locat northeast of Keesler AFB . Harrison County encom cities of Biloxi and of D ’ Iberville within the JLUS S Gulfport , Long Beach , and Pass Christian ( outside Harrison County and the cities of Biloxi and D ’ Ibe Gulfport‐Biloxi‐Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistica population of approximately 370,700 in 2010 .
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