Gautier, Mississippi Gautier, Mississippi Location of Gautier, Mississippi Location of Gautier, Mississippi Gautier, Mississippi is positioned in the US Gautier, Mississippi - Gautier, Mississippi Gautier (/ o t e / go-chay; French: [ otje]) is a town/city in Jackson County, Mississippi, along the Gulf of Mexico west of Pascagoula.
In 2002, Gautier took in land nearly doubling its populace to 18,413 by 2010, as stated to the Gautier Comprehensive Plan 2030. Gautier is a bedroom resort improve with two championship golf courses, stately homes, and historic properties surrounded by bayous and wetlands on three sides.
Due to an abundance of vacant territory for evolution and recent expansion trends along the coastal areas, the city's populace is expected to increase at a steady rate amid the coming years to an estimated 22,788 citizens by 2025. The Gulf Coast region, of which Gautier is a part, has been considered a mostly high expansion area of the State; however, the loss of homes and jobs after Hurricane Katrina led to outmigration in 2006.
The home, known by locals as "The Old Place", is owned by the descendants of Fernando Upton Gautier and his wife, Theresa Fayard Gautier (1828 1911), and is used for private and enhance affairs.
The governmental structure of the City of Gautier is mostly young but the region has deep connections to the history of the gulf coast region.
Although the 2005 natural disaster slowed expansion momentarily, the populace of Gautier is expected to expanded at a steady rate amid the coming decades.
The socio-economic demographics of the town/city is similar to that of Jackson County in terms of income, age, gender and education, although Gautier has a higher rate of college-educated persons.
Gautier is positioned at 30 22 54 N 88 38 39 W (30.381536, -88.644169), along Mississippi Sound of the Gulf of Mexico, at the mouth of the West Pascagoula River.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 32 square miles (83 km2), of which 12.2 square miles (32 km2) is territory and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (5.19%) is water.
Gautier, Mississippi (right center) is east of Ocean Springs and west of Pascagoula, off U.S.
Gautier is positioned on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in Jackson County on the West Bank of the Pascagoula River, locally known as the "Singing River." In the city, the populace was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The City of Gautier is served by the Pascagoula-Gautier School District.
The chief secondary school in Gautier is Gautier High School, whose doors opened in 1996 and was awarded blue ribbon status by the Department of Education in 2005.
The town is also served by Gautier Middle School, Singing River Academy, and three elementary schools.
The Jackson County Campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is positioned in Gautier, as one of four campuses of the improve college.
On August 29, 2005 Gautier was one of many metros/cities affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Even with the damages caused by Hurricane Katrina, the historic home of Fernando Upton Gautier remains endured and open for business.
The Gulf Opportunity Zone Act (Go-Zone), passed by Congress and signed into law in December 2005, provided economic evolution incentives inside the 49 most damaged counties of Mississippi and other states affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma.
City of Gautier Comprehensive Plan 2030, City of Gautier Planning Commission (2009), pages 3, 25.
City of Gautier Comprehensive Plan 2030, City of Gautier Planning Commission (2009), pages 25.
Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Mississippi, United States
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