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Yeah Biloxi is Nice, I Like it too, Like the beach down there and the Good Sea Food there especially at the casino tho I'm not a gambler
What I never understood tho is Why Biloxi and Gulfport are Not One City? They Border Each other , In the Same County, in fact They're Both The County Seat ...Just Make em One City
If Gulfport and Biloxi Merged if Would give Mississippi it's Second 100,000 city and then Mississippi could say it has two big cities....BiloxiGulfportville AND Jackson, instead of just Jackson
That is a great question, why both cities aren't a combined single city. And yep you are right that Mississippi would have more than 1 city over 100,000, if Biloxi and Gulfport were to combine into one city.
Now this makes me wonder, how big are Vicksburg, Meridian, and Hattiesburg? I'm guessing at first glance that either Meridian or Hattiesburg, would be the bigger of these 3 cities.
I'm looking it up to see what I find out. Vicksburg is at 20,837, Meridian is at 34,385, and Hattiesburg is at 45,845. Not surprised Hattiesburg is the biggest of these 3, since it has University of Southern Mississippi which probably helps its economy.
One last MS city I looked up: Tupelo. They were at 38,432. It's weird to think all these towns are below 50K, but hey Mississippi isn't a very populated state anyway. Although Wyoming would make Mississippi's 2nd tier cities and towns look big, since WY only has 2 very populated cities(Cheyenne and Casper).
That is a great question, why both cities aren't a combined single city. And yep you are right that Mississippi would have more than 1 city over 100,000, if Biloxi and Gulfport were to combine into one city.
Now this makes me wonder, how big are Vicksburg, Meridian, and Hattiesburg? I'm guessing at first glance that either Meridian or Hattiesburg, would be the bigger of these 3 cities.
I'm looking it up to see what I find out. Vicksburg is at 20,837, Meridian is at 34,385, and Hattiesburg is at 45,845. Not surprised Hattiesburg is the biggest of these 3, since it has University of Southern Mississippi which probably helps its economy.
One last MS city I looked up: Tupelo. They were at 38,432. It's weird to think all these towns are below 50K, but hey Mississippi isn't a very populated state anyway. Although Wyoming would make Mississippi's 2nd tier cities and towns look big, since WY only has 2 very populated cities(Cheyenne and Casper).
Southaven is one of the few Mississippi cities over 50,000 it is interesting how it is on track to surpass Gulfport to become the second biggest in Mississippi.....It is the fastest growing city in Mississippi and one of Memphis' fastest growing suburbs. It may one day surpass 100,000, It is Interesting to see if it can escape Memphis' shadow and become a large city in its own right
Thanks y’all. It’s been four years as of February. It sucks, and frankly, I really wish I didn’t have that stain on my thoughts of Mississippi. In some ways she brought it on herself with the company she kept, but still. Nobody deserves a murder. RIP Stephanie Mejia, and more so her pregnant friend.
I don't care for OKC but it's more of a peer to Memphis and Birmingham than it is Jackson.
Just because Oklahoma is better than Mississippi doesn't mean it's a great place to live.
In Oklahoma, you just need to be very, very careful about where you live, since like in Mississippi there isn't very many good places to live in. Rural Oklahoma generally sucks pretty damned bad as a place to live. The people who live there are quite strongly against legalized marijuana in any form, against any more Medicaid as well as social justice reform. On the other hand, the suburbs of metro Oklahoma aren't too bad at all. For instance, Edmond, located just north of Oklahoma City, is rated 92 for livability. Life doesn't get any better rated than that in Oklahoma.
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In Oklahoma, you just need to be very, very careful about where you live, since like in Mississippi there isn't very many good places to live in. Rural Oklahoma generally sucks pretty damned bad as a place to live. The people who live there are quite strongly against legalized marijuana in any form, against any more Medicaid as well as social justice reform. On the other hand, the suburbs of metro Oklahoma aren't too bad at all. For instance, Edmond, located just north of Oklahoma City, is rated 92 for livability. Life doesn't get any better rated than that in Oklahoma.
Well, one of my fiancees friends, who was a Phoenix native, now lives in Mustang with her husband and baby boy, and she likes it. But you couldn't give me all the tea in China to live there. Different strokes. The west coast is where I'm happiest
That is a great question, why both cities aren't a combined single city. And yep you are right that Mississippi would have more than 1 city over 100,000, if Biloxi and Gulfport were to combine into one city.
Now this makes me wonder, how big are Vicksburg, Meridian, and Hattiesburg? I'm guessing at first glance that either Meridian or Hattiesburg, would be the bigger of these 3 cities.
I'm looking it up to see what I find out. Vicksburg is at 20,837, Meridian is at 34,385, and Hattiesburg is at 45,845. Not surprised Hattiesburg is the biggest of these 3, since it has University of Southern Mississippi which probably helps its economy.
One last MS city I looked up: Tupelo. They were at 38,432. It's weird to think all these towns are below 50K, but hey Mississippi isn't a very populated state anyway. Although Wyoming would make Mississippi's 2nd tier cities and towns look big, since WY only has 2 very populated cities(Cheyenne and Casper).
You could look at the urban areas ( Metro & Micro) to get a larger feel per say. I've lived in Hattiesburg & currently reside in Tupelo. Mississippi is modestly populated just a low density state. If I'm not mistaken, there's 6 urban areas with a population that exceeds 100K & combined contains about 48% or so of my state's population.
I think people that doubt they could live in the Sipp haven't lived in micropolitan cities. Everyone is more acquainted to medium to large metros.
Most going on for it? Oklahoma
Better long term or short term future? Oklahoma for both
State with best Scenery and Topography? Oklahoma for its variety (Plains in the west, Ouachitas in the east); Mississippi for its coastal location and greenery
Oklahoma City or Jackson? OKC is a far larger city and has a lot more going for itself than Jackson, which is like a smaller Memphis without any of Memphis's positive attributes. I'm from Jackson, so I said what I said...
Tulsa or Jackson? Tulsa. All that old oil money gave the city beautiful homes and cultural institutions that pack a punch for a city of its size.
Better Secondary Cities - Mississippi. You have Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Tupelo, Meridian, etc. Oklahoma's secondary cities seem smaller and most people seem to live in and around OKC or Tulsa.
State you Personally Prefer? Neither
So Mississippi seemingly has bigger and better secondary cities than Oklahoma outside its two biggest metros? Well, Lawton, OK is bigger than Gulfport, MS. Stillwater, OK is bigger than Biloxi, MS. Stillwater as a college town may have grown enough since 2010 to become Oklahoma's new metro.
Enid, OK is bigger than Hattiesburg, MS. Muskogee, OK is bigger than Meridian, MS. Bartlesville, OK is bigger than Greenville, MS. Downtown Bartlesville is much more highly remarkable for having Frank Lloyd Wright's only skyscraper plan that was ever built at 19 stories tall. Bartlesville's round shaped community center is another interesting architectural feature present there, while holding the Mozart festival there every year. Bartlesville is a famed old Oklahoma oil town where Phillips Petroleum, marketed as Phillips 66 was founded in 1917. Phillips built at least one or two skyscrapers in downtown Bartlesville before becoming Conoco/Philips and moving its HQ to Houston. Quite unlike Bartlesville, Greenville, MS has been losing population to a very alarming extent.
Mississippi fans may find fault with Tupelo not being mentioned with a population of 38,312. But it's livability rating is only 74, compared with 80 for Bartlesville. And Bartlesville being only 45 miles from Tulsa isn't a bad thing.
At best, Mississippi secondary cities do have longer history that may stretch back before the Civil War.
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You could look at the urban areas ( Metro & Micro) to get a larger feel per say. I've lived in Hattiesburg & currently reside in Tupelo. Mississippi is modestly populated just a low density state. If I'm not mistaken, there's 6 urban areas with a population that exceeds 100K & combined contains about 48% or so of my state's population.
I think people that doubt they could live in the Sipp haven't lived in micropolitan cities. Everyone is more acquainted to medium to large metros.
Yes Mississippi sweeps the category of 2ndary Cities, OK sweeps it in Large Cities Mississippi's 2ndary cities have a charm about them that OK's secondary cities seem to lack
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