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Not surprising about NC and SC as many spots on the coast are made up of Mobile homes that people vacation in. There are literally Campgrounds dedicated to this.
Exactly- and it's worth mentioning that most of SC and especially NC's population live in the middle/piedmont area of the state. When I moved to NC from FL to attend college (many moons ago), I was amazed at how many middle class North Carolinians had small houses or trailer/campers at both the mountains and the beaches. They wanted the best of both worlds.
Looking at the list, though, I'll bet the percentage of residents in trailers per state must have other factors, as well- zoning, land ownership rules, etc.
Back to the topic, it's interesting- I'd almost consider the difference between "New South" and "Old South" to be more noticeable than deep south and upper south. Generally I'd consider much of LA, AL, MS, GA, SC and even TN to be more traditionally southern, but there are pockets and regions in many other states that have that feel, as well. And sometimes the difference between new and old, or deep and upper south cities- is only a few miles.
New Orleans and much of South Louisiana (Baton Rouge and Lafayette) doesn't feel as traditionally southern as Memphis, Birmingham, or Mobile. SoLa cities are definitely unique in their own right....far less Protestant, Anglican, and "old south" than expects. New Orleans especially.
I associate the Cajun and Creole culture of Louisiana as "just as southern" as the culture of Alabama or Tennessee. In fact as a kid, Cajun culture in my mind was the EPITOME of Southern culture. Blame it on the cartoons or books I read, but to my 7 year old mind... the bayou was the heart of the South. And really? Who is to say it isnt? It holds at least for the Deep South.
I think Memphis invented the term Mid-South but it seems to me to be as Deep South as you can get. I believe the "Mid" referred to east and west rather than north and south.
I associate the Cajun and Creole culture of Louisiana as "just as southern" as the culture of Alabama or Tennessee. In fact as a kid, Cajun culture in my mind was the EPITOME of Southern culture. Blame it on the cartoons or books I read, but to my 7 year old mind... the bayou was the heart of the South. And really? Who is to say it isnt? It holds at least for the Deep South.
It's interesting how the connotations of "Deep" and "Upper" have changed or mean different things to different people. I've mentioned before, I don't consider anything in Tennessee "upper" anything, and the notion that Nashville is considered "upper" South is new to me...
The Upper South is the states and cities that border other regions. Tennessee is bordered by the South on all sides. That would exclude Nashville easily...
The modern consensus is that Maryland is a northern state even though it still maintains elements of the South. Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky are the only Upper South states...
This board was also the only place I heard any part of North Carolina called the Deep South. It's a harder definition to nail. East Texas sweeping east to maybe South Carolina?
I do think there is no actual thing as the Mid-South, it's just a nickname for the Memphis area...
Deep South Cities : Atlanta, Birmingham, Macon, Montgomery, Jackson
Mid South Cities : Nashville, Charlotte, Raleigh,
Upper South Cities : Louisville, Richmond, Norfolk
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