REGIONAL ANALYSIS

Regional Context

• Lorman and Natchez campuses are located within 38 miles of each other

• Campuses are located in proximity to the Mississippi River and the Louisiana-Mississippi state border

• Lorman campus is located in Claiborne County and Natchez campus in Adams County. Other counties within a 20-mile radius of the two campuses include Warren County and Jefferson County

• The Mississippi River setting contributes significantly to the campus character and is an important part of Alcorn’s agricultural history

• Lorman campus located within a 5-mile radius of the Mississippi River, is in the river basin

• Ecology: the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley is an ecologically sensitive habitat corridor consisting of bottomland hardwood forests, which provide ecosystem services like flood control and water quality management

• Hydrology: the topography creates a system of perennial creeks and bayous flowing into the Mississippi River

• Land cover: º Higher elevation: deciduous forest, pasture, cultivated crops º Low-lying lands: woody wetlands

• 50,000 people live within an hour of the campus

• The Mississippi side of the river is largely forested, and contains ecological features and historic sites

• There is significant agricultural land on the Louisiana side of the river

The Mississippi side of the river is largely forested, and contains ecological features and historic sites

There is significant agricultural land on the Louisiana side of the river

Alcorn State University Campus

Village with no service

Town with some service (food, clinic, school, football field)

City with many services (theaters, supercenter, swimming)

Agricultural Land

Historic Site/Ecological Site

Population:

Within 30-minute drive: 3,000+

Within 45-minute drive: 20,000+

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